The IT office at New College realized that, although their homegrown authentication and registration solution had succeeded for many years, new security measures were needed because of student-driven demand for campus-wide wireless and wired connectivity.
New College decided to deploy Bradford Networks’ Campus Manager. Bradford was the only vendor that could meet the college’s technical requirements. These included: dynamic management of switched ports that let students use the same password for wired as well as wireless access; the ability to configure VLANs more productively and assign membership based on level of membership access; and reducing the incidence of virus-related outbreaks. With Bradford’s solution in place, New College could track and shut down rogue access points quickly, expand wireless connectivity and access points throughout the campus, and deliver infrastructure continuity to the entire campus. In addition, more acute visibility into student behavior empowered the college to save time updating their machines, exercise more consistent control, and maintain operational integrity over the college’s vital network infrastructure.
“Bradford Campus Manager has provided me with detailed insight into who’s using what machine on our network. That’s information we just didn’t have previously and, practically speaking, it’s not visibility we would ever turn down. We’re very pleased with the decision we’ve made.”
James Dore, IT Officer
New College at Oxford University