Case Study: La Jolla Country Day School achieves secure, role-based BYOD wireless access with HPE Aruba Networking (ClearPass Policy Manager)

College-Preparatory Chooses Aruba for Secure Network Access

La Jolla Country Day School, a 1,050‑student college‑preparatory school, faced rapidly growing demand for wireless access and BYOD support. Its legacy, non‑controller Brocade Wi‑Fi with a single staff SSID left networks exposed and was costly to manage (85 APs required manual updates). IT needed controller‑based Wi‑Fi, role‑based authentication, AAA/RADIUS, NAC/endpoint checks, and better user/device visibility.

LJCDS deployed an Aruba controller‑based WLAN and Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager for integrated RADIUS, role‑ and device‑based policies, and reporting, tying into Active Directory and existing switches/NAC. The result was centralized, identity‑aware access control with clear user/device differentiation, improved security and troubleshooting, reduced IT overhead, and lower costs while enabling scalable BYOD support across campus.

La Jolla Country Day School

Gabe Gador

Senior Network and Systems Engineer