1. Pima County Public Library
Wireless Network Design
Eller College of Management
University of Arizona
November 20, 2013

2. Team 12
Mo Zhou Krittika Patil Aadil Hussaini Shayan Parhite

3. Agenda
Project Overview
Traditional Solution
Our Recommendation
Cost Analysis
Implementation Timeline
Summary

4. Project Overview
Scope : Wireless Access
Cost: $95,000
Schedule: Two Months

5. Key Requirements
 Satisfies increased demand
 Supports flexible bandwidth management
 Provides scalability
 Optimizes access point placement
Mandatory
 User-friendly for patrons, staff and management
 Offers balance between privacy and security
 Features monitoring and reporting tools
 Adds individual wireless controllers to libraries
Desirable
 Uniquely identifies patrons for access to catalog and printing
Wish-List

6. Traditional Approach
Add additional
Access Points (APs)
to existing
infrastructure
Select more
powerful APs
Optimize AP
placement

7. Major Disadvantages
Slow to deploy
High cost and complexity of hardware controllers
Expanding coverage requires upgrading controllers
Requires trained on-site IT staff
Management interface not user-friendly
Lack of sophisticated monitoring and reporting tools
No flexible traffic or security management features
Requires manual installation of updates and security patches

8. Cloud Networking Solutions
Introducing…

9. Why Meraki?
Leader in cloud networking
20,000+ customers network deployed
Acquired by CISCO
PCI compliant
99.99% reliability
Zero-touch device provisioning

10. Meraki meets PCPL’s needs better…
Traditional Meraki
Demand 5 5
Flexibility 3 5
Scalability 3 5
AP Placement 4 5
User-Friendly 2 5
Privacy/Security Balance 2 5
Management Tools 2 5
Multi-Level
Management
3 5
Ease of Deployment 2 5

11. Meraki Dashboard

12. Real-Time Stats
User/Device Fingerprinting
App Management
Identify which AP is down without going on site
Discover types of devices on network
Push applications on the fly
Reduced workload for Management

13. Application Tracking and Usage
Application Firewall
Traffic Shaping/Bandwidth ManagementContent Filtering
Allocate bandwidth based on application
Restrict bandwidth abusers with defined speed
Do not block the applications. Just redistribute bandwi
Filter content by category
Built-in algorithms to determine blocked content
Child Pornography? Gambling? Control your network

14. AP Placement Optimization
Tool Specific to Meraki APs - “Channel Spreading”
Supports floor plan upload
Fast, accurate AP placement

15. Multi-level Management
Each branch can manage its own devices
Bandwidth management
After-hours internet restrictions
Security settings
All branches can be centrally managed
Bandwidth management
Monitoring and reporting
Security settings

16. User-Friendly Dashboard
Patrons
No change in access
Tools identify most popular devices
for documentation
Employees
Access to management dashboard
Control over users on the network
Control over bandwidth distribution
IT Management
Monitoring tools
Analysis tools
Reporting tools

17. Highly Scalable
Hardware
Meraki APs required only
Existing switches and routers can be used
Software
No additional software
Provided by Meraki via cloud
Setup
Installation done in a couple of hours
Easy configuration with 24/7 support

18. Other Features
One-click security
Restrict access to AP
Group policies
Class Room Application Push
Firmware upgrade
Automatically

19. Free Trial
Risk-Free Evaluation
Try on any
network for free
Gear shipped free
of charge
Technical support
for setup
Attend Webinars
Hosted by Cisco
experts
Live
demonstrations
Complimentary
APs for trial
Instant Demo
Demo cloud
management interface
from browser
Simulated network
devices and users
Experience power of
Meraki in seconds

20. AP Allocation
MR12 MR16 MR24 MR12 MR16 MR24
Joel D. Valdez Main 8 Miller-Golf Links 2 1
El Pueblo 3 Mission 3
Caviglia-Arivaca 3 Murphy-Wilmot 3
Oro Valley Public 3 Nanini 3
Salazar-Ajo 3 Quincie Douglas 2 1
Dewhirst-Catalina 2 Dusenberry-River 3
Eckstrom-Columbus 2 1 Sahuarita 3
El Rio 2 Santa Rosa 3
Flowing Wells 2 1 Southwest 3
Joyner-Green Valley 1 2 Valencia 2 1
Himmel Park 3 Woods Memorial 3
Kirk-Bear Canyon 3 Wheeler Taft Abbett, Sr. 3
Geasa-Marana 3 Martha Cooper 2 1
Library
Branch
Meraki AP Model Meraki AP ModelLibrary
Branch

21. Cost Estimate – Implementation
*Cost may be lower after factoring in discounts
Item Unit
Price
Quantity Pilot Quantity Full
One-Time AP – MR12 $399 3 - 27 $10,773
AP – MR16 $649 3 - 39 $25,311
AP – MR24 $1,199 8 - 18 $21,582
Total AP Cost - $57,666
Recurring 5-Year License $450 - - 84 $37,800
Technical Support Free - - - -
TOTAL Free Eval. $95,466*

22. Seamless WiFi for 12,000+
students across 3 campuses
Easy management of 20 sites
Double coverage for same price
Success Stories

23. Timeline
Rollout
6-8 weeks
Observation
1-2 weeks
Pilot
1-2 days

24. Summary
Project Objectives
Meraki vs. Traditional
Cost-Effective Solution
Quick and Easy Implementation

26. Any Questions?
• Project Overview
• Key requirements
• Disadvantages of Traditional Approach
• Meraki Basics
• Scaled Comparison
• Bandwidth Management Features
• Access Point Allocation
• Additional features
• Cost Estimate
• Success Stories
• Timeline