Case Study: The University of Georgia achieves ubiquitous, cost‑saving Smart Wi‑Fi with RUCKUS Networks

University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education Replaces Wired Network with Smart Wi-Fi from Ruckus

The University of Georgia’s Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel is a 300,000 sq. ft., five‑floor facility with 200 guest rooms that needed to replace an aging, third‑party‑maintained coaxial network. IT wanted ubiquitous, secure Wi‑Fi as the primary access method, centralized management, consistent role‑based authentication, predictable performance everywhere, and to avoid the high cost and disruption of running dozens of new Ethernet drops.

One Media Wireless deployed a Ruckus Smart Wi‑Fi solution—9 ZoneFlex 2942 APs, 16 ZoneFlex 2925 Lite Mesh Gateways and a ZoneDirector 1025 controller—for under $14,000, using mesh gateways to eliminate most new Ethernet drops (avoiding an estimated $40K in cabling). The result: full property coverage, centralized administration, consistent user authentication, cut monthly support from ~$3.00 to $1.50 per room, fewer APs required, and a reliable, easy‑to‑manage wireless network that improved guest flexibility and performance.

The University of Georgia

Corey Doster

Associate Director, Information Services