University of Huddersfield revamps Wi-Fi with Meru Networks

the start of the new academicyear.

"We are again working with Capita to do off-plan designs, as well as the university’s estatesdepartment for the cabling deployment, as a lot of new cabling will need to go in so we can doublethe number of access points we have now," says Radley. 

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"This will allow big systems to use the wireless network, such as our attendance monitoringsystem, in which students swipe their campus cards when entering a classroom. It is hugelyinfluential when looking at both student attendance and retention."

Radley adds: "Also, more tablet-based teaching can take place, using software to vote inlessons, share images from iPads and just allowing the class to collaborate more."

The MeruWi-Fi network has meant the university's IT team can feel safe in the knowledge that futureprojects and plans will have a reliable service.

"The network allows us to not have any constraints on how people want to use Wi-Fi, at least forthe foreseeable future," says Radley. "You always get leisure browsing, checking emails or Facebookand so on, but we are seeing people developing new ways to use it within teaching, so we willcontinue to see more and more capacity needed.

"Wi-Fi has changed from a nice-to-have to an absolutely fundamental service. People expect tohave Wi-Fi. Even if you go on holiday you need it, so we need to provide it to our students andstaff." 

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