The university’s main campus is a 350-acre setting serving over 5,200 students and housing more than 1,000 students in 11 residence halls. The outdoor mesh network will also ultimately be expanded to support the university’s satellite campuses.
Specifically, Lewis University has selected Proxim’s ORiNOCO AP-4000MR WiFi mesh access points. Proxim’s mesh technology uses the ORiNOCO Mesh Creation Protocol, which allows creation of self-forming and self-healing non-line of sight mesh networks.
Proxim’s WiFi mesh products also feature a dual-radio configuration, increasing system capacity by allowing one radio to focus on Wi-Fi access and the other radio to perform mesh backhaul duties.
