Case Study: North Dakota State School of Science achieves a secure, scalable converged Gigabit and wireless network and blocks 2.5M attacks with Hewlett Packard Enterprise TippingPoint

North Dakota State School of Science - Customer Case Study

North Dakota State School of Science faced growing network strain from high‑bandwidth student file sharing, distance learners, CCTV and keyless entry systems, and widespread wireless “dead spots,” all while lacking dedicated security appliances. To address these challenges the college selected Hewlett Packard Enterprise and deployed a secure converged solution including HP/3Com high‑density Gigabit core switches, HP wireless controllers and access points, and a TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System (IPS).

Hewlett Packard Enterprise implemented multilayer Gigabit switches (increasing campus ports from 16 to 100), centralized wireless controllers with 2750/8750 access points to eliminate dead spots and support about 600 active wireless users a day, and a TippingPoint IPS with Digital Vaccine and Security Management System for realtime protection. The deployment blocked roughly 2.5 million attacks in its first 10 days, freed bandwidth by removing illegitimate traffic, simplified management and reduced hardware footprint, and delivered more reliable, scalable network performance for classrooms, labs and campus services.

North Dakota State School of Science

Carl Boomgaarden

IT Hardware Manager