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Coventry Blue Coat CE School upgrade WirelessCoventry Blue Coat Church of England School were experiencing reliability problems with their existing wireless network which lead to a high level of support calls and frustration of staff and pupils.Daconi performed a wireless survey to verify existing WiFi coverage and to identify problems such as WiFi interference from both WiFi and other devices using the WiFi spectrum (2.4 and 5GHz bands). Daconi then installed enterprise-grade Proxim AP4000 access points which feature reliable performance with market leading throughput achieved using dual radios (WiFi a/g). Steve Penny, ICT Resource and Network Manager, said "Daconi's wireless expertise was critical in solving our wireless problems. The features which ensure network integrity, such as Link Integrity, are key to user satisfaction and have reduced our support calls to zero." Steve White, ICT Technician, said "I was impressed by Daconi's site survey tool, it allows you to see problem areas and optimise wireless coverage." Daconi provide a comprehensive wireless survey as part of an installation. About Coventry Blue Coat Church of England SchoolBlue Coat is a Church of England Comprehensive School with 1337 pupils in the 11- 18 age range, drawn from over 60 primary schools. Blue Coat also has a high achieving Sixth Form and is situated in Terry Road, Coventry, central England. The original Blue Coat School was founded in 1714 as a charity school for girls close to Holy Trinity Church in the centre of the City, it moved to the current site in 1964.St Christopher's brings broadband to the classroomSt Christopher's Primary School in Coventry wanted to provide Key Stage 1 & 2 pupil's with access to the Internet in the normal classroom environment to gain instant access to learning materials. Providing access within the classroom minimizes class disruption because trips to the IT room are no longer required. Using wireless laptops allows pupils to face the teacher whilst accessing internet based resources, which encourages learning as normal pupil/teacher interaction is maintained.Daconi installed a WiFi a/g compliant high performance network to cover all classrooms. A key requirement was to allow simultaneous access of up to 30 Toshiba laptops. This was achieved by deploying Proxim AP4000 high performance dual radio (WiFi a/g) access points. Gary Watson, head of IT, said "The solution Daconi provided is working well for us and their support is excellent. Part of the Daconi service was a useful wireless coverage report which shows us the connection speed we can expect in each classroom." Daconi provide a comprehensive wireless survey as part of an installation. About St Christopher'sSt Christopher's is a 500 place Primary school, situated in the Chapelfields area of Coventry, in central England. The school is named after St Christopher, the patron saint of travellers and has Pegasus, the flying horse, as its emblem. |
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