Paideia School Provides a High Density Learning Environment with Xirrus

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Xirrus®, the Wi-Fi "Power Play" that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays across the Paideia School campus, located in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1971, Paideia's 16-acre learning facility is located in the historic Druid Hills neighborhood near Emory University. The school is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools, educating over 900 students from age three through 12th grade across 14 buildings. Xirrus was the only Wi-Fi vendor capable of covering the entire campus for high bandwidth, high-density Wi-Fi applications, with the ability to support an eminent 1:1 initiative.

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Brian Meeks, Network Administrator for Paideia School, spoke recently about his decision to deploy Xirrus and said, "Moving towards a 1:1 initiative, we knew we would need to upgrade our network to an industrial strength Wi-Fi system. Given the fact that our school includes several turn of the century homes – randomly pulling cables and installing APs everywhere just to try and get coverage doesn't work well in our environment. We looked at several vendors – when I found Xirrus and saw the technology that was built into the Array – I knew this was going to be a gold mine. Xirrus offers 'quality vs. quantity' - we cut our required devices in half by deploying Xirrus. I didn't believe it was possible to get the kind of coverage we have now with such ease. With our laptop count rising to match the student and teacher demands – we are confident we have a wireless infrastructure in place that will be more than able to support the amount of wireless bandwidth needed to handle 700+ laptops on campus."

Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays flawlessly supported Paideia's annual auction, one of their largest financial aid fundraising events. This year's event took place in a large refurbished warehouse that presented a unique challenge - due to its lack of an existing wireless infrastructure. Blanketing the entire venue with 802.11n was effortless using Xirrus Arrays – supplying the density and coverage required to pull off a prosperous auction.  

Continuing, Brian stated, "Xirrus has gone so beyond what other wireless solutions offer. The amount of engineering and development that has gone into the Xirrus Array is amazing. There is a plethora of tools built into the device – each Array is easily configured, from 802.1x to MAC configurations. It's great to be able to manage the wireless network with such efficiency. Xirrus offers impeccable service – I know whenever I need support or have an engineering question someone will be available to help. We have had such great success with the product - I always recommend Xirrus."

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About Xirrus

Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi Power Play™, manufactures the Wi-Fi Array® architecture that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings and switched Ethernet or Fast Ethernet to the desktop. Unlike traditional access points, the Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24 802.11abgn radios along with a high-gain directional antenna system, onboard multi-gigabit switch, Wi-Fi controller, firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum analyzer into a single energy-efficient and cost-effective device using 75% fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, power, space, and installation time compared with any other offering.  Xirrus products are designed and manufactured in the United States.  Xirrus is Wi-Fi, Verisign, PCI, FIPS 140-2, and ISO 9001:2008 Certified. For more information, please visit http://www.xirrus.com.

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