[February 24, 2009] 'Copernicus University installs wireless network with Meru' Tweet (DMeurope Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nicolaus Copernicus University, in Torund, Poland, has awarded a contract to Meru Networks to replace standalone wireless access points with a centrally-controlled wireless network from Meru. The new wireless network is meant to deal with an influx of new users and growing demand. In the summer of 2008, the university's computer science faculty installed a Meru network consisting of an MC1000 controller and fifteen AP201 access points, which support the IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard for wireless communication. The university then installed another Meru network for other faculties and shared buildings across the campus. The university now has 65 Meru AP 200 access points and an MC3000 controller. In Meru's Virtual Cell virtualised WLAN architecture, a single channel is selected for use by all access points enterprise-wide, and a dedicated 'virtual port' is assigned to each client device. The Meru network is available to visitors from other universities, because it connects to the international secure Eduroam system, which provides user authentication for wireless LANs in educational establishments across Europe. UMK's WLAN was the first network in Poland to connect to Eduroam. (Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com)) Copyright ? 2009 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]