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Build a connected campus to transform work, learning and safety
Today’s smart campus network is built on a foundation of connectivity designed to increase productivity, efficiency, learning, and safety. Reliable high-speed fiber rings, inside plant fiber, PoE (power over Ethernet), and powered fiber create a solid infrastructure for Wi-Fi®, cellular, and IoT network coverage—inside and out. Converged wired and wireless management simplifies support, enhances network performance, and makes everything easier to use.
More than a vital IT asset, the campus network—and all it enables—reflects the vision and values of the organization. Whether you’re building a smart university campus, smart medical campus, or smart corporate campus, RUCKUS® Networks helps you shape and transform the future.
A RUCKUS network offers these benefits for your smart campus
Delivers better user experiences
From Wi-Fi to indoor cellular and everything in between, RUCKUS wireless networks connect your always-on users everywhere and anywhere. A better user experience means a more productive workplace.
Provides reliable and secure connectivity
RUCKUS Networks builds IT and OT networks that are stable, secure, uninterrupted connections for your people and things.
Increases efficiency and simplifies network management
RUCKUS Networks simplifies network complexity by minimizing network silos, consolidating wired and wireless infrastructure, automating network monitoring, and providing a single source for managing your entire physical layer.
Customer Stories
Huntington Independent School District (ISD)
Lessons of the past lead IT to prioritize top-notch support and forward-looking technology to support more online learning and improve safety, security and emergency communications. All with a simplified, single pane of glass to manage the network of access points (APs) and switches.
San Leandro Unified School District—How one school district is making technology invisible
Build a smart, high-performance network that supports 21st-century learning into the next decade without disrupting teaching and learning.
Novato Unified School District
Reopening Novato Schools with RUCKUS Wi-Fi and cloud management opens more possibilities.
High School Oos-Moot, South Africa
High School Oos-Moot embraces modern IT infrastructure with the RUCKUS portfolio of network connectivity solutions.
Stafford County School
The RUCKUS portfolio of high-speed Wi-Fi solutions provided a powerful, flexible network that could serve multiple roles with improved coverage and capacity.
How to buy
Looking for a local Partner that understands your unique business and industry needs? Find a RUCKUS channel Partner.
Featured Products
Wireless access points
Provide secure, reliable Wi-Fi access no matter how demanding the environment, with our complete line of RUCKUS APs.
RUCKUS Analytics™
Provide powerful network analytics to help you get the most from your RUCKUS enterprise network.
RUCKUS SmartZone™ WLAN controllers
Enable unified wired and wireless management that is ideal for medium-to-large enterprises and managed service providers.
Automated infrastructure management (AIM)
Monitor and manage every physical layer connection in real time for improved efficiency and performance with imVision® automated infrastructure management.
IoT Suite
Create IoT access networks that are fast to deploy and easy to manage without adding or replacing infrastructure, with IoT management solutions.
Ethernet and IP switches
Keep network switching simple, secure and scalable with Ethernet and IP switches that work together for superior performance.
Powered fiber cabling
Prepare to meet tomorrow’s higher speed, lower latency demands with today’s top smart campus fiber cabling portfolio.
Distributed antenna systems
Simplify and improve indoor cellular coverage with the ERA® all-digital distributed antenna system.
Featured Resources
Safety and security
Nothing is more important than safeguarding the welfare of employees, guests and students. Safety on the smart campus relies on an interconnected network: IoT-based sensors, intelligent lighting, smart locks, video surveillance, and campus-wide Wi-Fi, IoT and cellular coverage.
See the hyper-connected campus
Universal connectivity is the primary requirement for a smart campus, supporting all manner of users, devices, and applications. It includes a campus-wide network featuring copper and fiber backbone; ubiquitous wireless coverage—Wi-Fi and cellular, indoors and out; high-speed switching and reliable powered fiber; plus, the vision and experience to bring it all together.
Connected edge devices
Every campus is different, but all face a common challenge: how to power and connect a variety of remote devices to deliver network dependability and physical safety throughout the campus. RUCKUS smart campus solutions make it possible without intruding on the environment.
SCS: the fact file
The lowdown on structured cabling systems, which are ubiquitous. We look at their history, application, technologies and how they will evolve in the future.
Wi-Fi 6: What you need to know now
Demands on enterprise Wi-Fi networks continue to grow as users adopt new devices and applications, and IoT deployments take off. Learn how Wi-Fi 6 can significantly increase your ability to meet the rising demands.
Smart building connectivity
The smart building is the building block of a smart campus. Discover the technologies, designs, and best practices that are needed for a connected and efficient smart building.
Additional resources
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Case Study: Rally Ready Driving School
With RUCKUS Networks, Texas' Rally Ready Driving School creates an economical yet robust and reliable network to accommodate hundreds of visitors.
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Case Study: Huntington Independent School District (ISD)
Learn how Huntington ISD used RUCKUS solutions to transform their solow, unreliable Wi-Fi into one of the fastest education networks in Texas.
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Case Study: East Side Union High School District - Beyond the classroom: digital learning with Wi-Fi
Learn how RUCKUS helped close the homework gap at East Side Union High School District
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Ordering Guide: Campus Fiber Solutions - North America Region
A guide for designing NAR campus fiber networks and ordering the components for a complete fiber backbone.
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Case Study: Penn State - Reduce Carbon Footprint With Smart Campus Building Automation
Pennsylvania State University is a public researchintensive university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Ranked as one of the top 50 colleges by U.S. News, Penn State serves 80,000 students and 50,000 faculty and staff.
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Case Study: Forest Hills Public School District - Provides a Secure and Reliable Network, Cloudpath delivers BYOD security
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Case Study: Rally Ready Driving School
With RUCKUS Networks, Texas' Rally Ready Driving School creates an economical yet robust and reliable network to accommodate hundreds of visitors.
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Download
Case Study: Huntington Independent School District (ISD)
Learn how Huntington ISD used RUCKUS solutions to transform their solow, unreliable Wi-Fi into one of the fastest education networks in Texas.
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Download
Case Study: East Side Union High School District - Beyond the classroom: digital learning with Wi-Fi
Learn how RUCKUS helped close the homework gap at East Side Union High School District
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Ordering Guide: Campus Fiber Solutions - North America Region
A guide for designing NAR campus fiber networks and ordering the components for a complete fiber backbone.
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Download
Case Study: Penn State - Reduce Carbon Footprint With Smart Campus Building Automation
Pennsylvania State University is a public researchintensive university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Ranked as one of the top 50 colleges by U.S. News, Penn State serves 80,000 students and 50,000 faculty and staff.
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Case Study: Forest Hills Public School District - Provides a Secure and Reliable Network, Cloudpath delivers BYOD security