Modern campuses aren’t

exactly by the books

Buildings, desks, and thousands of pounds of coffee beans—looks like a
college campus. And while some might argue that caffeine keeps everything
running, what’s really underneath a secure, modern campus are all the network
connections you can’t see.

Take the tour

DIRECTORY

1 Dorm

2 Lecture Hall

3 Campus Cafe

4 Data Center

5 IT Building

6 Campus Security

7 Administration Office

8 Research Labs

9 Library

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network redefine education.

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 Modern campuses aren’t
exactly by the books
Buildings, desks, and thousands of pounds of coffee beans—looks like a
college campus. And while some might argue that caffeine keeps everything
running, what’s really underneath a secure, modern campus are all the network
connections you can’t see.

Take the tour

DIRECTORY
Duck statues and duck lips
The most photographed and shared
fountain on campus, best used as a 1 Dorm
backdrop for selfies 2
1
2 Lecture Hall

Studying meets sunbathing 3 Campus Cafe

TEDx talks and lectures streamed on
3 the lawn 4
4 Data Center

5 IT Building
5

6 Campus Security
6
Schadenfreude 7 Administration Office
The next 7viral fail video, made and
posted. Fast Wi-Fi means your
8 campus is about to get 1M views. 8 Research Labs

9 Library
9
Discover how Cisco helps your
network redefine education.

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 1 Dorm

Pizza boxes and breakthroughs

Sure, it’s a dorm room, but it’s also a safe space where
students can join a course, watch yesterday’s lecture,
brainstorm with classmates on a group project, and review
online material before an exam. All while streaming their favorite
cat videos.

Exceptional Wi-Fi provides strong application performance and

the bandwidth needed for each student, which means they get
the support to learn at their own pace outside of the classroom.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

• Cisco Webex Meetings • Cisco Webex Teams
• Cisco Threat Response • Meraki Wireless
• Cloudlock

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2 Lecture Hall

It’s a big world in there

Classrooms might have walls, but online collaboration with experts
worldwide and virtual field trips mean students gain knowledge
and participate in projects beyond their campus. And since
professors can deliver course information digitally, they can use
class time to connect with students, helping them apply
knowledge and problem-solve instead of rushing through material.

Digital solutions make it easier for professors to implement

project-based learning, flipped classrooms, and other teaching
methods.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

• Cisco Webex Meetings • Cisco Webex Board
• Cisco Webex Teams • Video Conferencing

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 3 Campus Cafe

Lattes and lesson planning

Professors can kick back with a scone and plan lessons,
schedule virtual courses, deliver materials, and set up exams
easily with tools that seamlessly integrate with their learning
management system (LMS). They can also check in with
administrators and share files and data with other
professors—securely.

When questions come in from students, they can answer in real

time from wherever they are, on whatever device.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

• Cisco Webex • Cloudlock
• Meraki Wireless

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4 Data Center

The powerhouse
Your data center—the muscle behind all those network
connections. The end-to-end security, analytics, and application
performance management that drives safe learning, collaborating,
and innovating across (and beyond) the campus.

HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENS

• Cisco Tetration • HyperFlex
• AppDynamics • Cisco Stealthwatch
• Cisco Network Assurance Engine
• Cisco Unified Computing System

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 5 IT Building

Behind the curtain

Your IT department—the place where all the magic happens.
IT keeps a campus running, but that’s just the beginning. It also
opens doors to new platforms for educators and new resources
for students. And everything the IT department does starts with
a secure, dependable, intuitive network.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

• Cisco Software-Defined Access • Cisco DNA Center
• Cisco Network Assurance Engine • Cisco Stealthwatch
• Meraki IT portfolio • SD-WAN

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6 Campus Security

Security on- and offline

Built-in network security means systems administrators can
provide the kind of access professors, students, administrators,
and researchers need to view materials, records, and data. Secure
connections enable collaboration and file sharing around the
world—without sharing security risks.

Smarter security cameras provide administrators with information

that can inform proactive safety measures, while smart lighting and
digital signage can ensure students get where they are going
safely. When an incident does occur, alerts can send targeted
information across the campus.

HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENS

• Meraki MX security appliance • Cisco Threat Response
• Meraki MV security cameras
• Cisco Safer Schools solution
• Cisco Kinetic for Cities Lighting

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 7 Administration Office

Run it like clockwork

Online collaboration between departments both on campus and
across institutions saves travel time and money, and data-driven
information on the use of the network, building spaces, parking,
and transportation helps system administrators make smart
decisions and increase efficiency.

HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENS

• Cisco Webex • Cisco Kinetic for Cities Parking
• Connected Mobile Experiences • Meraki Insight
• Connected Transportation for Education

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8 Research Labs

Beakers and brainstorms

It’s a think tank, an information powerhouse, and an
experimentation zone. When researchers can securely analyze
vast amounts of information, run big-data applications, quickly
scale computing resources, and collaborate with colleagues
around the world, their lab becomes so much more than just a
room. A separate research network helps boost security and
bandwidth possibilities.

HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENS

• Connected Research • HyperFlex
• Cisco Tetration • AppDynamics
• Cisco Unified Computing System

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 9 Library

Collaborate on unsolved equations

A meeting place or a solitary study room—a connected library offers
it all. Students can work independently or partner with other
students on their campus or at universities around the globe to
share and expand knowledge. Library or birthplace of the next
Nobel Prize?

Visit this library to discover how other colleges and universities are
innovating with their own intuitive campus.

CASE STUDIES:
• University of Nebraska
• Purdue University
• University of British Columbia
• Illinois College
• University of La Verne
• Deakin University
• Pfeiffer University

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