University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg attracts more students by offering a secure, mobile, interactive and collaborative e-learning experience.

South AfricaEducation

The university was formally established in January 2005 and has four campuses spread over Central Gauteng with 49,000 full-time students and 5,800 permanent employees, and is one of the largest residential universities on the African continent.

Solutions used

Connected Solutions and Devices
Autonomous Network
Data Center
Unified Communications

It’s the value for money and the return on investment. If we look at comparisons, it’s much quicker to return and it’s an investment. I can sweat an asset for maybe 3 to 5 years. I’ve had the benefit of having a stable base to work from without needing to budget for replacements on a much more regular basis. So if times are tough you can sweat it a bit, if money becomes available you can grow it a bit.

Francois Mynhardt, Enterprise Network Manager, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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Challenges

Availability – 24/7/365 uptime to be offered
Needed a secure WiFi network spanning over all four campuses plus outside areas and student quarters, offering network collaboration and user experience as good as a physical network connection
Resilience to cut back in case of failure
Integration to 3rd party networks and open standards

Results

Cost effective solution compared to competition
No loss of features at good cost
Ease of central management and customer experience

Products & Solutions

Products

8 Series IP Touch Phones
OmniAccess Wireless Access Points
OmniAccess Wireless LAN Switch
OmniSwitch 6450
OmniSwitch 6900
OpenTouch Business Edition
OpenTouch Customer Service

Solutions

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