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Library District Checks Out Bluesocket for WLAN
(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
Bluesocket, a provider of wireless access and enterprise mobility,
announced that the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District (FVRL) has
selected Bluesocket s BlueSecure product family to launch a wireless
local area network (WLAN) across 13 locations.
Bluesocket said that the new network unifies wireless services and
management across the library s many branches, making it more cost
effective and less time consuming for the IT staff to offer
high-bandwidth Internet connectivity to the district s 1.5 million
annual visitors.
To support its wireless needs, FVRL has deployed a BlueSecure
Controller at its main location and more than 34 BlueSecure 1500 Access
Points (APs) across its remote locations. The IT staff set up two
networks for use across the 13 locations one for visitors and one for
staff members both of which can be managed from the main data center,
thereby reducing travel, manual labor and operational challenges.
Prior to the Bluesocket deployment, only two of the district s
locations were equipped with wireless access, which was run with an
open source hotspot program. Continuous Wi-Fi network outages and
costly troubleshooting time prompted library IT administrators to seek
a more robust wireless network to support the needs of its staff and
patrons. FVRL chose Bluesocket because of the reliability, scalability
and ease of use of its wireless solution.
A great benefit in working with Bluesocket is the wide-ranging
capabilities of its wireless products. There are so many features that
we haven t even touched yet and we are extremely confident that the
solution will continue to support our expanding network and mobility
needs, said Kwang Kye, technology director for FTRL.
Using Bluesocket s high-performance Controller and APs, FVRL s IT staff
was able to implement a high availability secure, manageable WLAN
solution. Leveraging the BlueSecure Controller s Web-based
administration capabilities, the district s IT administrators can
quickly and easily manage APs at the library s branch locations,
eliminating the need for travel or on-site manual configuration. The
solution s support of the SIP2 protocol, also allows administrators to
authenticate visitors wireless access using either their library
cards/PIN or e-mail address, enhancing the administration of visitor
services.
As for future infrastructure plans, the library district is in the
process of replacing two branch buildings and constructing a new main
library building, and will be expanding their Bluesocket WLAN network
to these three locations. In the long-term, they are also considering
adding voice applications to the network in order to extend mobility
capabilities to the staff and visitors.
The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District deployment is a great
example of how customers with many regional locations benefit from the
security, flexibility and scalability of the Bluesocket solution, said
Mads Lillelund, CEO at Bluesocket. As we move into the next generation
of wireless technology, Bluesocket remain committed to successfully
meeting and exceeding the demands of a variety of vertical markets,
such as the library sector, where our strengths deliver unmatched
security and an enhanced user experience.
((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@closeupmedia.com))
((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd -
http://www.m2.com))
((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com))
Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News
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