In this video, you will learn how to tackle the wireless connectivity challenges that schools face every semester, without compromising on the quality, safety and security of the Wi-Fi connection. Schools these days are expected to keep up with the high demands of the tech-savvy generation glued to their Wi-Fi devices. Delayed, slow or complicated connectivity issues immediately put off students. They don't think a moment before ranting about it on social forums that cause an irreparable damage to the reputation of the school. While students expect easy and flawless wireless connectivity from day one, the school's IT teams struggle to keep up with the barrage of devices each student brings in. IT also has to ensure wireless LAN solutions provide uninterrupted Wi-Fi connectivity in classrooms, libraries and in every corner of the campus, which adds to the endless anxiety of the school staff. Wireless registration, authentication and access don't have to be so cumbersome and complicated. Meru's bring-your-own-device (BYOD) solution for universities ensures network security and balanced network loads at all times thereby providing hassle-free Wi-Fi access. It also automates many of the requirements for maintaining and managing a secure, high-performance network, giving the much needed relief to the IT staff.

1. Day 1
of School
10,000 Students
Seeking Immediate Connectivity for their
30,000+ BYODs
(Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops,
Xboxes, PlayStations, Wii’s)

2. Frustrated
Students and IT Staff

3. Sing the Move-in Day Blues

4. FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER!
Students are paying
thousands of $$ to
attend your school
Having to wait in lines
or jump through hoops
to get Wi-Fi access
sends the wrong first
impression
Negative social posts
about this year’s movein day can turn away
next year’s prospective
applicants.

5. STUDENTS WANT: CONNECTIVITY EVERYWHERE
Campus
Stadium
Library
Classroom
Classroom
Classroom
REMOTE
OUTDOOR
Home, Distance Learning
Quad, Stadium, Mesh
Dorms
Dorms
Clients
INDOOR
Library, Classroom, Dorm
Dorms

6. CURRENT WAYS TO PROVIDE THIS
1
2
3
Hands-On:
Self-service Guides
Hands-Off:
Connectivity days
Automation:
IdM tools
 Everyone hates reading
long self-service instructions
 Students bring their devices
to experts for help.
 Schools’ self-help pages
often struggle to keep up
with the latest technological
developments
 IT staff spends hours or
even days handling student
tech support
 Home brewed utilities – help
users in an automated
fashion, but require IT
resources
 3rd party solutions – do not
integrate into your network
All are cumbersome, time consuming, difficult to scale
NEED TO ADOPT BEST PRACTICES

7. WHAT YOU NEED IN A SOLUTION
Onboard
Connect
Learn
BYOD
Management
WLAN
Solutions
Academic
Applications

Streamlined Processes

Scalability

Support Across Varied Devices

Year-round Connectivity

Tools for Automated Management

8. BEHIND THE SCENES: IT WANTS TO ENSURE…
Proper device
registration
Network
security
Balanced
network loads
Compliance
with network
requirements
and mapping to
IT policies
Connections to
appropriate
access
point, SSIDs and
VLANs
Configuring
802.1X and
certifications

9. WIRELESS NETWORK BEST PRACTICES
1
3
2
Manage
expectations
Automated.
Integrated.
idM
4
Segregate
Wi-Fi traffic
Devote
appropriate
resources

10. IdM CONNECTIVITY – A KEY SOLUTION
COMPONENT
BYOD
Provisioning
Guest
Management
Federated
Access

11. VALUE OF IdM
FEWER WI-FI
COMPLAINTS
CONVENIENCE OF
SINGLE SIGN-ON
IMPROVED IT
PRIORITIES
INCREASED
REVENUE

12. NEXT GENERATION: INTEGRATED IdM
Hands On
Higher
Hands Off
Benefit to Students
IT-developed
IdM
Automated Identity
Management
Integrated IdM
WLAN
3rd Party Solution
IdM
Residence Hall
IT Greeters
Online Help /
Orientation Packet
“Connectivity
Day”
Lower
Do Nothing
Value (Number of Students Helped / FTE)
Lower
Higher

13. NEXT GENRATION IdM
CONTEXT – AWARE APPLICATION LAYERS
Dedicated, Segregated Channels for Different App Classes
IdM
User
TIME
USER
LOCATION
DEVICE
APP
GUEST
STUDENT
PROFESSOR

14. NEXT GENERATION IdM: SET UP IN 3 EASY STEPS
15
STEPS
3
STEPS
Authenticate
using Web
authentication
Download
an applet to
configure
802.1x
Automatically
connect with
802.1x

15. You don’t have to sing the
Move-in Day Blues
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