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Brandeis University / Wireless (WiFi)

Brandeis University / Wireless (WiFi)

WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Brandeis University‭, ‬located in Waltham‭, ‬Massachusetts‭, ‬covers 235‭ ‬acres and is comprised of more than 100‭ ‬buildings‭. ‬It has an‭ ‬enrollment of over 3,500‭ ‬students with each bringing an average of 3.4‭ ‬wireless devices to school‭, ‬so Brandeis embarked on a three year project to install wireless connectivity throughout the campus‭. ‬Brandeis chose Aruba wireless access points and worked with several vendors to determine coverage needs and a phased installation plan based on priority areas‭. ‬Connectivity Point was chosen as the installation contractor and was responsible for the cabling and installation of the wireless access points‭. ‬

Year 1‭ ‬addressed buildings with the heaviest use‭: ‬dormitories and academic buildings‭. ‬Installation challenges included‭: ‬old and‭ ‬historic buildings‭; ‬stone‭, ‬brick‭, ‬block and similar construction requiring surface mounted conduit‭; ‬vaulted ceilings‭, ‬crowded ceiling spaces‭, ‬and non-existent cable pathways‭. ‬Connectivity Point technicians are experienced professionals and were able to overcome the challenges of the project and successfully deployed the wireless access points as designed‭. ‬More than 900‭ ‬access points were installed‭.  ‬

Year 2‭ ‬added another round of 35‭ ‬buildings‭. ‬Although it was smaller in scale‭, ‬the installation of 870‭ ‬access points was just as‭ ‬challenging‭. ‬Brandeis was confident in Connectivity Point’s ability to successfully complete the installation based on our performance the previous year and our ability to apply our experience and lessons learned‭. ‬

In year 3‭, ‬Brandeis funded the final stage of the project and tackled some of the hardest areas‭, ‬as well as filled in gaps that‭ ‬had been identified in coverage‭. ‬To accomplish this phase‭, ‬Connectivity Point re-utilized existing legacy voice cabling‭ (‬Category 5e‭) ‬and re-routed it as needed for the additional wireless access points‭. ‬It is worth noting that many of these buildings were‭ ‬cabled years ago‭; ‬however Brandeis’s policy of cabling with the most current standard of cable‭ (‬Category 5E at the time‭) ‬paid off and enabled the existing cables to be utilized for the wireless access points‭. ‬More than 1,050‭ ‬access points were installed within 52‭ ‬buildings during this phase‭. ‬

Attention to detail‭, ‬flexibility‭, ‬creativity and a can-do attitude characterized the Connectivity Point installation team‭. ‬Large‭ ‬projects‭, ‬such as this‭, ‬require close coordination with the owner‭, ‬and Brandeis IT Facilities staff worked closely with Connectivity Point’s project manager to see the project through to completion‭.  ‬

Senior project management at Brandeis summed it up in an email upon completion of the project‭: ‬“Thanks to all of you and your crews for making this a HUGE success‭!!‬”‭

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