Campus-wide Wireless Project Kicks Off at University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota, the United States announced that it plans to deploy Trapeze Networks Intelligent Mobile 802.11 g wireless network product suite campus-wide. May, and continued in the next five years, about 9,500 access points will be deployed to service more than 80,000 people throughout the country campuses of the two universities, in their efforts to provide secure wireless Internet users regardless of where they live in campus "University of Minnesota to become the forefront of the technology, to provide students and staff with the tools they need to succeed, said:" Steve cawley, the Universitys vice president and chief information officer, information technology. "After a rigorous tender evaluation [process] and 24 WLAN response, we have identified a trapeze solution is suitable to meet the colleges performance and security requirements. In addition, network management and planning tool that will enable us to quickly enter their own CAD drawings and immediately began planning the WiFi 300 buildings, including 1,300 additional floors, "the United States of M campus Twins in 1204 acres in the two campuses. Minneapolis campus across the Mississippi River, and connect to the St. Pauls campus of a university with more than two miles of bus routes long.once network is in use, users will be able to click on a building, Google Earth and similar applications, and Select a specific floor to see whether wireless coverage exists.the new network will also allow for campus wireless barcode scanning tickets in its new football stadium (opening in autumn 2009), to speed up the gate, and to prevent forged tickets The University of existing WiFi network exposure from a series of small-scale pilot projects, the deployment of a number of departments. The trapeze implementation will unify the entire wireless network, allowing administrators to do, centrally managed network.