Education
Wi-Fi that keeps up with the classroom
A class set of tablets, a smart board and a room full of phones all pull on the same network at the same time. Instant On access points, switches and gateways carry that load without a network engineer on staff.
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The lesson should not wait for the network
Teaching has gone digital. Coursework, assessment, video and the apps that hold a lesson together all run over the same Wi-Fi, and when it drops the room stops.
Instant On gives you fast, secure coverage indoors and out - in classrooms, halls, libraries and the yard - and it is set up and run from a phone app rather than a console. No controller to license, no annual subscription, and no specialist required to keep it running.
Benefits
What schools actually run into
Thirty devices, one lesson
Smart boards, tablets and streamed video are all bandwidth-hungry, and they are all in use at once. Smart Mesh links the access points so coverage carries across the building without dead spots, and Wi-Fi 6 keeps a full class connected at the same time instead of queueing them. Wire the boards, displays and access points back to an Instant On switch and the whole room runs off one managed network.
Home study does not slow the school
When learning happens off-site as well as on, the network at school still has to hold up. Create separate networks for staff, students and guests, watch which devices are eating the bandwidth, and cap them - so one busy corner of the building does not degrade everyone else.
Keep students off the admin network
Schools are a standing target for ransomware and they rarely have a security team. Instant On has the controls built in: authentication, VLANs, access control lists and port security let you separate traffic and decide who reaches what. The app shows every application running on the network in one view, so unusual activity is visible early.
Recommended for a school network
Access points, switches and gateways sized for classrooms, halls and outdoor space.
Planning for a campus that keeps growing
More devices arrive every year and the network has to absorb them without a rebuild. Instant On scales by adding hardware to the same app-managed network - no controller upgrade, no new licence tier.
Talk to us before you buy and we will size it against your buildings, your device count and the budget you have.