Researching at home, learning for tests, preparing classes, or interactive design: The potential of Internet usage for students and pupils as well as teachers and staff of modern schools and universities is indispensable today—including at isolated buildings, preferably wireless, and with the users' own end devices.
With the help of LANCOM WLAN solutions, this is easy to implement. By configuring separate networks, the Internet access of the pupils and students is securely separated from the administrative access. Thanks to dynamic VLAN access, the different user groups are assigned to the VLANs that are intended for them, using just one SSID. For example, only staff have access to the university servers. At the same time, school and university students have the convenience of an extensive WLAN guest access, which is so important these days. The authentication in the pupil and student networks (e.g., Eduroam) can be implemented with IEEE 802.1X. This makes it possible for guest students from partner universities to connect to the WLAN of the host university. And even conference guests can be provided with a temporary guest access by means of a voucher.
- Secure login for university affiliates – professors, students and staff of universities can have access to the Internet and various online libraries over the securely encrypted WLAN.
- No access by unauthorized persons to internal data – secure separation of the administrative, students', and professors' and guests' networks within a single infrastructure is ensured with VLAN or Layer 3 tunneling. For more details see the chapter Virtualization and guest access via WLAN controller with VLAN.
- No misuse of the network – with the LANCOM Content Filter, professional, database-supported verification of websites is performed. Undesirable websites or web content can be made inaccessible to specified user groups.
- Comfortable, cable-free Internet access – even in large open areas, guests have Internet access with their WLAN-enabled end devices without a costly and complicated installation.
