PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART WIRELESS LAN UPGRADES to a Densely Populated College Campus
PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART WIRELESS LAN UPGRADES to a Densely Populated College Campus
2 PagesSimplifying Enterprise IT. 800.283.6387 // datanetworks.com The challenge To support learning and other activities, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) offered wireless network access on campus. However, the network’s performance was sporadic. The problem was density-related. While SMCM had suffi cient signal coverage, if too many people simultaneously tried connecting to the network through a single wireless access point (WAP) the network slowed to a crawl. SMCM had previously installed a few 802.11b APs in the library as a wireless network strictly for that building. From there they continued to add autonomous wireless access to other buildings, with no long-term vision. The solution Previously, Data Networks conducted a wireless “site survey” of the entire SMCM campus.
