Operating one of the largest geographic entities – about 9.4 million square feet – served by a single wireless network, MIT sought a cost-effective way to enable ubiquitous wireless connectivity and a seamless user-experience for students/faculty/staff.

Conversely, IT sought a “birds-eye” view of MIT’s network (for future planning/ROI) to manage/control/secure their vast, ever-growing wireless environment and support ongoing upgrades for new applications/user requirements without significantly raising the current IT headcount/budget resources available or burdening the support staff.

As a result, MIT turned to AirWave Wireless, Inc., the leading developer of network management software solutions that provide administrators with intelligent control to monitor, analyze, and configure their wireless network infrastructure of nearly 3,000 access points connecting 10,000+ students/faculty/staff.

With AMP, the centerpiece of the AirWave Wireless Management Suite, MIT was able to securely and remotely manage their rapidly growing campus-wide wireless network, enabling students and faculty to seamlessly access the tools they need to succeed from every inch of MIT’s campus– which is particularly important considering the university’s strong emphasis on conducting visionary scientific research.

Due to such a large concentrated urban campus though, MIT had experienced interference on the fringe of their network. They had also grappled with rogue access points in the dorms and with complete coverage indoors and on campus they had been trying to stomp out these access points for interference issues. AirWave’s software, however, provided the ability to detect rogue access immediately and eliminate any interference.

Thanks to AirWave’s technology, the MIT campus is now able to assess the health of their entire network in minutes, from one screen with an intuitive user interface, enabling network administrators and the Help Desk staff to support and control their large network and automatically monitor, analyze, and configure their wireless networks without raising costs or adding to IT’s support burden.