Customer Stories: Higher Education

Meraki's cloud networking platform is the solution of choice for higher education campuses, delivering superior performance, reliability, management, and cost savings to leading universities.

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  • Community College of Denver

    Community College of Denver

    • Community college deploys APs, switches, and security appliances on two campuses
    • Integration with Cisco ISE authenticates users onto Wi-Fi seamlessly
    • Visibility in the dashboard allows small IT team to quickly solve network issues
  • Pfeiffer University

    Pfeiffer University

    • Deployed Meraki to support digital learning initiatives across campuses
    • Multigigabit access points and switches future proof the network
    • Centralized management provides enhanced visibility in network analytics
  • 静岡理工科大学

    静岡理工科大学

    • 理工学部と情報学部及び理工学研究科をもつ静岡県内唯一の私立理工学系総合大学
    • 認証の種類が豊富で設定しやすいこと、APIでデータ活用の自由度が高いことがポイントとなり、MR アクセスポイントとMS スイッチを採用
    • ローケションアナリティクスやヒートマップの可視化、分析機能を活用した教育利用をしている
  • Goucher College

    Goucher College

    • College campus needed higher bandwidth and secure network access for students
    • Upgraded wireless, switching to support video learning and network connectivity
    • Preconfigured hardware before unboxing, ensuring an error-free deployment
  • Oulu University of Applied Sciences

    Oulu University of Applied Sciences

    • One of the largest universities in Finland with 8,500 students
    • Hybrid network caused challenges due to lack of overview
    • Meraki dashboard makes monitoring and troubleshooting easy
  • Ottawa University

    Ottawa University

    • Layer 2 to Layer 3 transition to improve bandwidth efficiency and management
    • Adoption of Meraki wireless, switching, security, and EMM across multiple sites
    • New campus in Surprise, AZ set up entirely using Meraki networking equipment
  • Colegio Sagrada Familia Hijas de Jesús

    Colegio Sagrada Familia Hijas de Jesús

    • 550 mobile devices managed remotely with Meraki’s Systems Manager.
    • Geofencing rules control students’ activities while on the school premises.
    • A full-stack Meraki solution enables seamless troubleshooting across the network.
  • Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

    Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

    • Universidad implementa AP Cisco Meraki
    • Más de 4000 personas conectadas
    • 112 puntos internos y 7 puntos externos
  • MIT

    MIT

    • High throughput wireless network with a growing user base
    • Consistent policies across wireless and wired networks
    • Delivered an improved wireless experience while integrating into existing infrastructure
  • Albany State University

    Albany State University

    • Seamless WiFi across high-density campus with Cisco Meraki wireless APs
    • Expansion of 802.11ac in campus buildings with the deployment of over 100 MR32s
    • Round-the-clock intrusion prevention in residential housing units with Air Marshal
  • De Kade campus Het Anker

    De Kade campus Het Anker

    • Organisation provides education and support to those with autism
    • Composed of 6 units with numerous locations around Brugge, Belgium
    • Deployed Meraki APs, MX, and MDM for remote, centralised management
  • Onze Lieve Vrouwecollege

    Onze Lieve Vrouwecollege

    • School providing primary and secondary education in Antwerp, Belgium
    • Deployed Meraki APs, security appliances, Layer 3 switch, and MDM
    • Unified, centralised dashboard makes management simple for small IT team
  • John Cabot University

    John Cabot University

    • International university in Rome offering undergraduate and study abroad programs
    • Deployed Meraki APs, Layer 3 Access Switches, and Aggregation Switches
    • Benefiting from centralised management, visibility, and granular customisation
  • Florida Universitaria

    Florida Universitaria

    • Spanish University provides bachelors, vocational, and postgraduate studies
    • Meraki 802.11n & 11ac APs provide reliable WiFi in high density campus
    • MDM profile on devices simplifies management and provides added security
  • Study Group

    Study Group

    • Australian higher education company deploys Meraki full stack worldwide
    • Dashboard provides visibility and helps IT team make modifications on the fly
    • Real-time analytics enable IT to prioritize resources and device updates
  • Hautes études d'ingénieur (HEI)

    Hautes études d'ingénieur (HEI)

    • French engineering school with 5 sites deploys Meraki APs & Security Appliances
    • Site-to-site VPN allows small IT team to easily manage distributed sites
    • Fine-grained settings ensure high performance in challenging WiFi environments
  • City College of San Francisco

    City College of San Francisco

    • Multi-campus city college deploys cost-efficient WiFi to support 90,000+ students
    • Cloud management provides heightened visibility and control, saves IT staff's time
    • Thousands of clients transfer over 100 GB daily
  • Syracuse University, London

    Syracuse University, London

    • Syracuse's London campus provides WiFi to allow study-abroad students to call home
    • 35 dual-radio APs provide reliable wireless coverage for students and staff
    • MX Security Appliances create site-to-site VPN tunnel to main Syracuse campus
  • Naturalis Biodiversity Center

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center

    • Leading Dutch academic research & cultural heritage institution deploys Cisco Meraki
    • Seamless 802.1X RADIUS integration with eduroam
    • Naturalis Biodiversity Center branded splash page designed using the dashboard
  • Fondazione Milano

    Fondazione Milano

    • Independent schools in Milan deploy Cisco Meraki WiFi & switches across 6 locations
    • Seamless RADIUS integration enables simple, secure authentication for staff & pupils
    • Plug-and-play deployment enables each school to be live within a day
  • University of Virginia

    University of Virginia

    • University research center provides wireless for 29 residential buildings
    • Single internet connection powers large mesh wireless network in rugged environment
    • Self-healing outdoor APs withstand storms, re-route traffic during connectivity loss
  • Davidson County Community College

    Davidson County Community College

    • Cloud-managed WiFi and switching support 14,000+ students and BYOD for all campuses
    • Plug-and-play APs with mesh enable spontaneous creation of new learning spaces
    • One-click security configuration facilitates network segmentation
  • Phoenix College

    Phoenix College

    • Meraki APs provide seamless WiFi for 12,000+ students across 3 campuses
    • Multiple SSIDs securely separate network access for different classes of users
    • IT staff has complete visibility of users and devices via web-based dashboard
  • Westmont College

    Westmont College

    • Liberal arts college blankets 111 acre campus with wireless for over 1,100 students
    • 1,500 clients access Meraki network each day, transferring over 180GB of data
    • Limited IT staff troubleshoots connectivity over the web, without special training
  • Sweet Briar College

    Sweet Briar College

    • High performance Meraki APs provide coverage for 3,000 acre women's college
    • “Insanely fast” network installation with PoE and no per-AP configuration
    • Dashboard provides visibility into network performance and connected devices
  • Remington College

    Remington College

    • Thousands of users over 20 campuses nationwide, managed over the web centrally
    • Hassle-free deployment of wireless access points – one day for each college campus
    • Superior control and reporting functionality ease IT burden
  • Florida Coastal School of Law

    Florida Coastal School of Law

    • Rapidly growing high-tech law school needs scalable wireless solution
    • 70 APs deployed in one day with no downtime for users
    • Cloud-managed wireless offers built-in redundancy without requiring on-site support
  • EUC Lillebælt

    EUC Lillebælt

    • Multi-discipline school in Denmark provides specialized skills courses for students
    • Meraki APs offer robust wireless for daytime students, boarding students, and guests
    • Active Directory with captive portal required for student authentication
  • Cirencester College

    Cirencester College

    • Beacon status sixth-form college rolls out full WiFi coverage across 14-acre campus
    • 100+ Meraki wireless APs installed in 2 weeks
    • 1,800 students plus staff enjoy fast, reliable WiFi connectivity for the first time
  • Burton College

    Burton College

    • 11,000+ students across 3 campuses served by 100 APs and 3 security appliances
    • College branded splash pages used for staff/student and guest login
    • Entire network managed without dedicated staff
  • Universidad de las Américas Puebla

    Universidad de las Américas Puebla

    • Meraki access points provide seamless and reliable coverage a massive campus
    • Complaints about the performance of the University’s WiFi fall to zero
    • Meraki enables the University to prevent unauthorized guests onto the network