Case Study: Mott Community College achieves controlled network usage and reduced copyright risk with Exinda

Mott Community College Controls Network Usage, Mitigates Copyright Risk with Exinda

Mott Community College, a 10,000‑student institution in Flint, MI, was struggling with rapidly growing Internet demand from college‑owned and BYOD devices, hosted applications, live streaming and external groups that rent campus space. With two hosted providers’ combined 400 Mbps proving insufficient and rising concerns about copyright‑infringing peer‑to‑peer downloads, IT needed a way to guarantee reliable, prioritized connectivity without continually buying more bandwidth.

The college deployed Exinda 6760 appliances and policy‑based network management to monitor traffic, prioritize educational and business‑critical applications, and throttle recreational/P2P use. The result was smoother live streaming and video conferencing, higher satisfaction from organizations renting campus space, quicker identification and resolution of bandwidth hogs, reduced legal exposure, and a dependable, low‑maintenance solution.

Mott Community College

Randy Schapel

Director of IT, Mott Community College