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A smart campus elevates your reputation and reduces costs

RUCKUS® smart campus technologies support everything that elevates your reputation: academic excellence, student experiences, research, revenue and more. A RUCKUS network also helps administrators and IT manage sprawling campus operations more effectively—from reducing utilities and facilities costs to safeguarding people, property and information.  

Boost your reputation with RUCKUS smart campus technologies that enable: 

  • Indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi
  • Scalable switches
  • IoT integration
  • Secure onboarding of students and devices
  • Cloud-based services
  • Analytics
  • Location-based services
  • Security and safety 
A RUCKUS network

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Strengthens safety and efficiency

A campus is like a specialized smart city—with the same demand for services, safety and savings—and your RUCKUS-enabled smart campus enables it all. A single network gives you connectivity and visibility across your campus. It’s the unifying foundation for integrating IoT devices and systems so you can: 

  • Reduce utility costs with network-based lighting, power and water usage 
  • Create a safer campus by connecting cameras, ID cards, door locks and other smart devices with the RUCKUS IoT platform
  • Reduce facilities costs with preventive maintenance and sensor alarms
  • Use RUCKUS Analytics™ to understand trends to guide investments and optimize services 

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Makes campus life remarkable

It takes a lot to impress students, especially when it comes to technology. Your RUCKUS smart campus enables home-away-from-home comfort and services that make that critical “wow!” impression. With a RUCKUS smart campus, you can impress students with: 

  • Consistent, ubiquitous connectivity across the campus
  • Secure self-service personal networks 
  • Services for transit and parking, payments, building access and more
  • Location-based services for everything from promoting events to aiding emergency response 

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Powers a high-profile esports program

A high-profile esports program is inclusive and far-reaching, involving students from many walks of life, media, sponsors, recruiters, alumni, fans, families and more. The same RUCKUS smart campus network that supports your academic programs can handle the intense demands of esports, including: 

  • Modular switching with the scalability for multigigabit speeds 
  • Secure onboarding with Cloudpath® Enrollment System for guest access 
  • RUCKUS Analytics for insights into network performance
  • Future proofing with Wi-Fi 6/6E access points (APs), 90-watt PoE, IoT-enabled APs, and upgradable uplinks 

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Customer Stories
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Blackpool & the Fylde College

A top college in Lancashire, UK, simplifies wireless connectivity to support mobility and digital learning with Cloudpath® Enrollment System.

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Del Mar College

Learn how RUCKUS Cloud Wi-Fi helps deliver on promise of digital learning and BYOD for Del Mar College (DMC).

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London Design and Engineering UTC

Learn how rock-solid RUCKUS powers London Design and Engineering UTC with reliable connectivity.

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RUCKUS builds and delivers purpose-driven networks that perform in the tough environments of the industries we serve. Contact our sales team to find out how we can help you.

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  • Case Study: Penn State - Reduce Carbon Footprint With Smart Campus Building Automation

    Pennsylvania State University is a public researchintensive university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Ranked as one of the top 50 colleges by U.S. News, Penn State serves 80,000 students and 50,000 faculty and staff.
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  • Case Study: New Zealand Ministry of Education

    The Ministry of Education's, power of connection program aims to allow every student to learn and thrive in a safer and more secure online environment.
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  • Case Study: Del Mar College - RUCKUS Cloud Wi-Fi Helps Deliver on Promise of Digital Learning and BYOD

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  • Case Study: Blackpool and the Fylde College

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  • Case Study: Schools in city district Baden-Baden are preparing students for the digital future

    The city district of Baden-Baden maintains 20 public schools. Read here how a high-performance wireless local area network meets the connectivity needs of the 6.800 students and the 400 teachers and helps them to stay in touch with the digital teaching methods and each other.
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  • Case Study: Universidad Interamericana Para El Desarrollo (Unid) - Spanish

    Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo (UNID) is a multi-campus university system that promotes academic excellence, human development and professional leadership through an educational model that combines values, cutting-edge technology and realworld work experience, facilitating the entry of graduating students in the job market. UNID encompasses 52 locations, 42,000 students and 5,000 teachers in Mexico, from preschool to university and postgraduate levels.
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