SMART WI-FI SOLUTION FOR SCHOOLS

With account-based Wi-Fi access to the internet, a school can easily create new accounts for Wi-Fi users across the campus and dormitories. The convenience also makes account management and permissions effective, keeping traffic on the link stable and optimising the wireless transport signal.

Wicell's Dynamic Mesh Bridging lets access points link wirelessly to one another automatically to carry the signal, so the whole Wi-Fi system can be installed with no network cabling at all — preserving the building's appearance, leaving the architecture intact, cutting installation costs and extending service life compared with conventional cabling, while performance stays stable and signal attenuation stays within 20%.

User administration through a controlling server lets you build access and resource-usage policies for everyone on the system. The operator can also cap a user's data volume or session time by setting a quota per account or per group.

The charging model suits students, pupils and school staff alike. Charges can follow a default daily or monthly package, or be based on the data actually used. Accounts can be postpaid or prepaid. Payment is flexible and quick.

Beyond WPA/WPA2 encryption, there is MAC filtering to specify exactly which devices may or may not connect, client isolation to stop users reaching one another on the same network, and account authentication before any Wi-Fi user may connect — maximising information security.

A school may have thousands of devices online at once. Access points therefore need powerful hardware to serve so many users. Wicell equipment allows 60 – 120 concurrent users on a single access point, enough for a class of up to 100 students. Support for the newest 802.11ac/n Wi-Fi standard gives up to 1300 Mbps of bandwidth, and very high transmit power keeps the Wi-Fi experience stable with a strong signal and fast access. Being able to serve many users at high speed saves a great deal on project cost.

Automatic Smart Roaming keeps users connected as they move between access points, latching onto each AP in turn for a continuous wireless experience with no break in the link — particularly well suited to fast transfers in OTT applications such as Zalo, Skype and Viber.

With very high transmit power of 500 mW – 1,000 mW across both the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands under the 802.11ac/n Wi-Fi standards, connected devices receive the strongest possible signal.

With Wi-Fi as it stands today, a modern school can let students, lecturers and staff reach the internet from anywhere. Students can seek out study material and pursue creative research. Teachers can raise the quality of their lessons with material from the internet. The school can also use the Wi-Fi connection to survey teachers and students, or send announcements to everyone quickly.

Why not build an online library from the largest body of data in the world? The school can just as easily host online seminars jointly with other education bodies around the globe. Applying wireless Wi-Fi technology brings many benefits: beyond the money saved, 100% Wi-Fi coverage presents the image of a modern, intelligent school that applies information technology in the most professional way.