4ipnet Blog: All About Wireless Networking

Located in the heart of downtown Taipei, Taiwan, Ningxia Night Market has always been high on the checklist for travelers visiting Taiwan. The various kinds of Taiwanese snacks and desserts make it the perfect choice for travelers who want to sample the full gamut of night market foods. The night market not only gained popularity among tourists, but is also loved by the locals. Ningxia Night Market was selected as the "Favorite Night Market in Taipei" in the 2015 Taipei Night Market Festival. Where there are crowds, there is business. The network service provider of the night market was seeking a better way to monetize their wireless network. On top of that, given the rapid growth of Wi-Fi enabled devices such as smartphones and tablets, visitors today expect to be constantly connected to the internet, regardless of where they are in the night market. Therefore, the night market's biggest challenge was to find a solution to keep offering the best Wi-Fi coverage and c

Established in 1976, Chung Shan Hospital is a community-based general teaching hospital located in Taipei, Taiwan. The medical and health services include 31 medical specialties with emphasis on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics, and Urology. The hospital has a high doctor/nurse to bed ratio, employing more than 200 medical experts while only containing 217 beds, which ensures a caring and comfortable environment for patients. In order to respond to the recent BYOD trend in the healthcare industry, Chung Shan Hospital decided to deploy a managed WLAN infrastructure to ensure wireless network quality and performance. With Wi-Fi, clinicians are able to obtain patient information in a timelier manner, and visitors can check e-mails or surf the Internet while waiting for their loved ones in the waiting rooms. The first thing that the hospital had to consider was coverage. The main building stands eight-floors tall, each containing numerous mobile medical carts and nursing station

Congresium International Convention & Exhibition Centre is a leading exhibition center in Ankara, Turkey, with top-level facilities and an expansive area of 80,000 m² that can be customized to fulfill the needs of all kinds of events. A notable event it hosted was the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s Twelfth Session of the Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP12), held from October 12-23, 2015. Decision-makers and participants from 195 member states attended the COP12 to discuss climate change issues and their solutions. During the conference, Internet access was a primary demand for the guests. However, for Congresium, providing wireless coverage to service more than 3,000 concurrent users across the different areas of the vast premise was not an easy task. Coverage and high user density were the most primary concerns, as there could not be any Wi-Fi dead spots. Also, given the high number of users and devices during the event, the APs needed to be well-

Located in Bhubaneswar, India, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University is a prestigious institution of higher education offering professional programs in a wide range of disciplines, including Engineering, Medicine, Management, and Law. In recent years, Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices have become increasingly ubiquitous, building a strong momentum for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in both enterprises and campuses. As a result, users are demanding reliability and high performance mobility for Internet services. The administration at SOA University noticed this trend, realizing that in order to meet these demands they had to offer a secure Wi-Fi environment that could handle a large capacity of concurrent mobile devices. There were several challenges that SOA University faced when it came to providing mobile-ready campus Wi-Fi. First, since the university encompasses a wide area, the deployed APs needed to support fast roaming as users moved from one AP to the next. Second, given

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) is a nonprofit research institution and the center of the Biotech Campus Gatersleben in central Germany. As an internationally renowned botanic genome research institution, it is essential for Leibniz IPK's Wi-Fi network to provide comprehensive coverage and reliable connectivity for its researchers. To meet this objective, the top priority of the institution's IT department was to upgrade the existing legacy Wi-Fi network to a reliable solution based on the latest 11ac standards. "Given that we receive so many types of users on a regular basis, it is crucial for us to provide campus-wide Wi-Fi coverage and multiple user authentication methods," said Torsten Reuner, senior administrator of the institute's wireless infrastructure. After evaluating several vendors' Wi-Fi solutions, Leibniz IPK decided on 4ipnet as their final choice. 4ipnet WHG-series WLAN gateway-controllers are unique f

Located in Dubai, Bilva Indian School is aimed to provide students with the best possible learning opportunities in academic subjects, personal development, moral values and life skills and the ability to face opportunities and challenges of the 21st Century wherever they may be. To accomplish their mission, a tech-savvy learning environment is a must. As the student experience in the classroom is changing and faculty and staff are more reliant on online learning, a reliable and robust Wi-Fi network is at the top of the priority list. After comprehensively evaluating several competing WLAN solutions, Bilva Indian School found that 4ipnet’s WLAN solution best fulfilled their needs. With 4ipnet WHG525, the IT administrator are able to differentiate network access privileges between faculty members, students and guests with unique access policies depending on schedule, evaluating security and efficiency for wireless networks. By combining ticket printing at the front desk with guest

Quietly located between Taiwan’s Central Mountain Ranges and the Pacific Ocean, Promisedland Resort & Lagoon is a vacation wonderland surrounded by natural beauty. It is also the only hotel in Taiwan chosen by the book "100 Hotels & Resorts" as one of the world’s top resorts and named "Destinations That Lift the Spirit!" For Promisedland Resort & Lagoon, guest satisfaction matters the most. In 2014, the hotel initiated a plan to provide Wi-Fi coverage throughout its 250-hectare property, including the lobby, villas (250 guest rooms), restaurants and an outdoor public area, to enhance guest experience. After thoroughly evaluating several solutions, the hotel chose to deploy a state-of-the-art network solution by 4ipnet, equipping itself with capabilities to deliver reliable and secure Wi-Fi service to its guests. The solution includes 4ipnet’s WHG525 gateway-controller for performing AP and user management, and EAP701, EAP220 and OWL530 access poin

Yorozuya Corporation operates a large-scale Japanese chain restaurant & bar in the northern Kanto region of Japan -- the "Icho" chain -- spread out over the Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi, and Nagano prefectures. Each of Icho's 40 locations is furnished elegantly with approximately 80 private rooms, and serves an impressive variety of dishes for its diners. In order to reduce wait times and improve the dining experience, Icho introduced a self-ordering system that enabled customers to place orders in their own rooms through wireless tablets. However, providing a stable Wi-Fi signal for the system was extremely challenging due to the complex physical layout in each store. "The ordering system often became unstable at lunch time when the restaurant was crowded and the signals could not reach the further private rooms. We were soon facing complaints and bad reputation problems," recalled Toshinobu Tabei, head of Icho's IT system construction. Icho's man

Adrián Hoteles owns three outstanding luxury hotels - Jardines de Nivaria, Roca Nivaria, and Colón Guanahaní- in Costa Adeje Tenerife. Given the vast property of the three hotel chains, the primary concern for Adrián Hoteles was to provide sustained Wi-Fi coverage, while having the capacity to manage access points and perform user access control. Initially, Wi-Fi service was limited to common areas of the hotels; however, as Wi-Fi became more indispensable for guests, Adrián Hoteles decided to increase the network’s coverage across the entire hotel property, and to upgrade the existing equipment with the latest Wi-Fi technology. “The project was a big risk for Adrián Hoteles and I was looking for a solution, which was feasible, stable, and very simple to manage,” said Héctor González, head of the hotels’ IT department. Following a detailed review of several vendors’ Wi-Fi solutions, Adrián Hoteles selected 4ipnet as their offering of choice, supported by 4ipnet’s local distributor

FLC Samson Beach & Golf Resort features the largest golf course-resort-hotel complex in northern-central Vietnam. In addition to its golfing facilities, the resort also offers various amenities across its 450 hectare property, including a 1,300-seat International Conference Center and an amusement park. In an era where guests expect stable and high-speed Wi-Fi service in luxury hotels, it was crucial for FLC Samson Beach & Golf Resort to meet customers' satisfactions. As a newly constructed multi-complex resort, the primary concern was to provide sustained Wi-Fi coverage, while having the capacity to centrally manage all the access points and perform detailed user policy enforcement. "It is essential that we meet customers' expectations, since their feedback can greatly impact our long-term success," said Nguyen Van Kien, head of the resort's IT department. After evaluating several vendors' Wi-Fi solutions, Mr. Kien and his team decided on 4ipnet

Ideally located near the beautiful beaches and city center of LIoret de Mar on the Costa Brava, the award winning Evenia Olympic Resort shines as an one-of-a-kind 4 star hotel complex. Covering more than 30,000 m2, including swimming pools, restaurants, bars, gardens, etc., the Evenia Olympic Resort is also a popular place for hosting various types of events. Evidently, the hotel staff is dedicated to providing their guests with the best possible quality of service. However, they perceived delivering high quality of service to be a challenge without the availability of a reliable wireless network. Due to the vast scale of the property, the primary issues faced by the Evenia Olympic Resort were to provide sustained Wi-Fi coverage, and being able to manage access points (APs) and user access. According to the IT team, the soon to be upgraded Wi-Fi infrastructure was to meet several fundamental requirements. First, the APs needed to support fast roaming to avoid interrupted connection

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