Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Selects Aruba's Solution

The Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, or “SUFE,” has upgraded the Wi-Fi networks at its four campuses with Aruba 802.11n wireless LANs and the AirWave (News - Alert) Wireless Management Suite, or “AWMS.” 

Founded in 1917, SUFE is China’s oldest financial university and a world-renowned research institution. 

“Wi-Fi usage has been rising steadily over the past few years, and it simply outgrew the capacity and capabilities of our Fat AP network,” said Liu Hong, director of the Education Technology Center at SUFE, in a statement, adding that the new Aruba system addresses all of these issues. 

It is designed to scale to support thousands of access points, all centrally managed, and it provides both state-of-the-art security and self-optimizing wireless that is tailor made for SUFE multi-media electronic learning initiatives. 

“We have laid the foundation for a network that can keep pace with the fast growth and dynamic learning environment of our four campuses for many years to come,” Hong said.

Aruba officials said that the SUFE deployment includes dual 6000 Mobility Controllers and hundreds of AP-105 and AP-125 802.11n Access Points mounted both indoors and outdoors. 

The 6000 Mobility Controllers feature 80Gbps throughput, a field-upgradable design, integrated wired and wireless security, and guest access features. 

Hong said that the AirWave solution streamlines the way in which SUFE handles routine management tasks such as updating controller configurations, software versions, and problem resolution. 

“Our legacy system was unable to define parameters for different users, and as a consequence Macintosh users faced recurring log-on issues,” Hong said. “The AirWave Suite provides our IT administrators with visibility into the entire wireless network.”

“We can remotely check a user’s log-on details and history trails, and if a problem is found it can be resolved remotely,” he added, which frees the IT staff to work on enhancing the user experience and supporting exciting new applications.

In January, Unna School District in Germany’s Ruhr Valley has selected and deployed Aruba Networks’ (News - Alert) 802.11n wireless networks across the first five of its 21 schools as part of the district’s innovative Unit21 project.