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Danville Community School Online Coursework and Student Testing Over WLAN

Profile School district covers 83 square miles

3,000 students, teachers and staff

Nine buildings 

Challenge Upgrade to 11n: Replace existing wireless network

Simplicity: Has to be easy to design and deploy

Minimal disruption to class work during upgrade

Install quickly with minimal management to maintain it  

Solution

Meru 802.11n APs and MC3000 controller

With Meru's technology and 11n's performance and reliability, I'm confident in using the wireless network not just as an adjunct to my wired network, but as the primary network for high-stakes activities such as student testing." - Brad Fischer, director of

technology

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Allegany County Public Schools District-wide to Support Mobile Applications

Profile K-12, 22 schools, 26 buildings

10,000+ students, faculty and staff

Challenge Provide district wide wireless

Demanding app: Safari Montage, educational videos

Flexibility: Radio Switches on Laptop carts

Conserve WAN bandwidth between facilities

Solution

Meru's AP208s APs, RS4000s, and MC5000 controller

“What really separated Meru from the pack was its single-channel approach and the strength of its management system” - Jeffrey Blank,

Supervisor of Networking

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Saint Joseph's University Campus-Wide Wireless Coverage

Profile 4,150 full-time undergraduates and 2,700 graduate

25 buildings, 20 residences, 2 dining halls, student commons, administrative facility and an academic building

Challenge Replace Cisco WLAN with Meru Wireless

Reliability: Wireless will be primary network access

High density: Support dense student classrooms

Support 11b and 11g without performance penalty

Solution

Meru's AP208s APs and MC3000 controller

"We found Meru's Air Traffic Control technology to provide the most cost-effective, efficient wireless solution – and the easiest to manage." -Joseph F. Petragnani, Assistant AP for Information Technology

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Farmington Municipal School District District-Wide Wireless Coverage

Profile 10,000 students and 1,200 staff members

3 high, 4 middle, 10 elementary, and 2 pre-schools  

Challenge Replace Cisco WLAN with Meru Wireless

Increase class time: Eliminate network disconnects

Performance: Resolve network slowdown as number of users increase

Reliability: establish confidence with teachers

Solution

Meru's AP300s APs and controller

"Without the Meru network we would not have been able to effectively distribute large numbers of laptops so quickly," - Charles Thacker, CTO