Manor Lodge School has transformed its network into a future-proofed, connected campus for supporting IoT, including a new immersive learning classroom with a Cisco Meraki cloud-networking solution from Redway Networks. The professionally designed, next-gen network is delivering secure, robust wireless coverage with a ten-fold increase in WiFi speed.

Matt Clackett, IT and Digital Services Manager for Manor Lodge School says:

"Our network was end-of-life and increasingly complex to manage, making day-to-day management activities time-consuming. Reliable wireless access is vital for when we open our new immersive learning classroom, and we knew that our existing WiFi needed replacing with a solid IT infrastructure backbone that would create the foundation for our future technology needs."

For Manor Lodge School, the path to digital progression lay in a connected campus that would engage its pupils and deliver future learning experiences through virtual dialogue.

Matt says:

"We chose Redway Networks to design and install Meraki as we had used Redway Networks before, and they were highly recommended and trusted. After taking the school's needs on board, Redway proposed Cisco Meraki WiFi and switching, managed through a cloud dashboard, with a 10-year licence and support agreement.

Since implementing Meraki, Manor Lodge is enjoying highly reliable, fast wireless connectivity and WiFi 6 capabilities throughout the school. Matt's IT team has complete visibility and control over the network, which has improved efficiency.

Matt says:

"Redway Networks was extremely knowledgeable and did a great job on the design and installation, which was completed in just three days. Redway gave us a great service from start to finish including WiFi surveys, planning, financing, testing, go live and report documentation. Once we started moving to our new Meraki access points, we immediately saw a ten-fold increase in WiFi speed which went from 30 Mbps to 300 Mbps."

Matt says:

"Meraki has opened a world of opportunities for us in learning styles that enable our pupils to work, learn and collaborate on campus. The pupil experience has improved as Meraki has made everything more reliable and enabled us to expand our classroom ICT provision. We now have more bandwidth and the foundations for future learning are in place. Reliable and fast wireless all around the building allows us to use internet connected, interactive white boards in the classrooms, all running at high speed and that's a huge benefit. The robust wireless connectivity we have outside means we can now make use of our twenty-six-acre grounds for outdoor learning."

"Our Redway Networks' designed Meraki network is rock solid, secure and easy to manage – its an IT department's dream."

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