Case Study: University of St. Francis achieves seamless, secure campus network expansion with Extreme Networks

University of St. Francis Fits New Science Building with State-of-the-Art Network Equipment

The University of St. Francis, a small Joliet, Illinois university serving more than 3,900 students, needed to extend and secure its campus network to support a new science building, pervasive wireless for BYOD and IoT, and a computing‑intensive environment with a previously weak security posture. After the Enterasys acquisition, the university selected Extreme Networks and its solutions—ExtremeWireless, ExtremeSwitching and Extreme Management Center—to modernize infrastructure from the core to the edge.

Extreme Networks deployed wireless access points, switches and management tools integrated with the university’s legacy equipment, producing a stable, interoperable network and smoother administration. The rollout let St. Francis double its distinct physical locations from 2 to 4 without adding staff, enabled telephony, security and building automation on the same infrastructure, delivered immediate ROI by avoiding extra wiring and reduced expenses, and improved administrators’ agility and decision‑making.

University of St. Francis

Mark Snodgra

Director of Network Support Services