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Getting it Right First Time Round: Things to Consider When Building or Upgrading WLANs

What are the essential things you need to consider when looking to build a wireless network? Whether you work in a primary school or the world’s tallest building, needs are not so different - reliability, ease of operation, security and flexibility. So why do so many organisations get it wrong first time around? This presentation will look at the essential things to know about planning or building a wireless LAN. From the physics of RF management to the decision to perhaps place an access point the size of a dustbin lid above someone’s desk, there are numerous considerations when deploying a wireless LAN that have real impact on deployment and use.

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Thursday 20 October, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

Theatre: Wireless & Campus Networks

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Speaker Profile

Roger Hockaday
(Director of Marketing) Aruba Networks

Roger Hockaday is the director of marketing for Aruba Networks, EMEA. The author of numerous articles on wireless networking, and a well-known speaker, he combines extensive experience of wireless (and wired) networking with the application to real world business. Prior to Aruba, he held similar positions with a number of successful US companies and was formerly the vice-president of strategic marketing for Alcatel’s voice and data division in Paris, having joined Alcatel through its acquisition of Xylan.

Aruba Networks, Inc Stand C47

Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, and is identified as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wireless Networks. The company’s Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture unifies wired and wireless network infrastructures into one seamless access solution for corporate headquarters, mobile business professionals, remote workers and guests. This unified approach to access networks dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs.

Aruba’s customers include:
- Microsoft Corporation; every Microsoft office in the world uses Aruba for employee wireless connectivity,
- USAF; every US airforce base in the world uses Aruba for secure wireless flight-line system management and maintenance
- BAA; London Heathrow Airport (and particularly T5) uses Aruba throughout to deliver wireless hotspot services (the world’s largest hotspot), baggage reconciliation, retail concession Point of Sale, and back-office connectivity
- Over 70 UK hospitals rely on Aruba for providing patient acuity monitoring, electronic patient records, mobile imaging (PACS), voice over IP and video surveillance
- Many major universities use Aruba to provision services to students and faculty, voice and video surveillance, including 5 out of the 7 Ivy League universities in the US, Cambridge University, London Business School and Manchester University.

Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow Aruba on Twitter and Facebook.

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Seminars by Aruba Networks, Inc

Wednesday 19 October 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

The End of Client-Server Networks: Where Do We Go From Here?

Roger Hockaday, Director of Marketing, Aruba Networks

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The end of the client–server network has been signalled; Cloud Computing, BYOD, Smartphones, iPads. Networking is longer about connecting a desk-bound user to a basement-bound server. The Mobility Paradigm requires us to connect users to corporate data resources unbound by location, no matter what client they use, yet do it seamlessly and securely.This presentation will explore how the client-server model has led to siloed networks, adding cost and complexity to the IT operation, and will propose alternate architectures that meet the needs of today’s worker, wherever they may work or roam.

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Thursday 20 October 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Secure Guest Access: Delivering Guest, Customer and Contractor Network Access

Roger Hockaday, Director of Marketing, Aruba Networks

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As organisations restructure to deliver greater efficiency, accommodating an increasing number of guests, customers, semi-permanent contractors and consultants has turned an IT molehill into a challenging mountain. Whether you are a mid-sized business or FT100 multi-national, you need strategies to manage and securely connect temporary users to your network and deliver specific corporate data services appropriate to their needs. This presentation will arm you with some of the key methodologies used to deliver guest access; from a corporate HQ to a remote office, from an educational campus to a major retail store.

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Wednesday 19 October 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

Network Design for Unified Communications and Multimedia

Roger Hockaday, Director of Marketing, Aruba Networks

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Laptops, smartphones and tablets equipped to run unified communications such as Microsoft Lync represent a significant opportunity to rightsize networks. With voice and video reliably delivered to mobile devices, IT departments can eliminate the need for traditional telecom equipment and networking ports – a few organisations are even considering getting rid of the desk phone altogether. But for this to happen, the Wi-Fi has to be reliable. Completely reliable. This presentation will address why ‘good enough’ sometimes just isn’t when it comes to UC. It will arm you with the knowledge you need to plan and design networks for the mobile employee that consumes, and generates, latency sensitive traffic.

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Thursday 20 October 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

Getting it Right First Time Round: Things to Consider When Building or Upgrading WLANs

Roger Hockaday, Director of Marketing, Aruba Networks

More +Less -

What are the essential things you need to consider when looking to build a wireless network? Whether you work in a primary school or the world’s tallest building, needs are not so different - reliability, ease of operation, security and flexibility. So why do so many organisations get it wrong first time around? This presentation will look at the essential things to know about planning or building a wireless LAN. From the physics of RF management to the decision to perhaps place an access point the size of a dustbin lid above someone’s desk, there are numerous considerations when deploying a wireless LAN that have real impact on deployment and use.

View full seminar details