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Addressing BYOD in 3 Simple Steps - Onboard, Connect & Learn 1:1 computing is not new, but having students use their own personal device is, and its gaining popularity. However, BYOD does pose challenges. Most school wireless networks were not designed to support hundreds of students, teachers, and staff members constantly accessing the network-anywhere, anytime, using any number and type of mobile devices, all running multiple applications, each with their own diverse bandwidth needs. What happens when devices can't connect, or connections are dropped? What is the impact in the classroom? BYOD challenges such as these are addressed by the Meru Education-grade (MEG™) wireless platform. All of this is achieved without your IT team ever having to configure any user device or access points. It's all centrally managed, monitored, and reported. Join our session to learn more about our solutions. Presented by: Vernon Carter, System Engineer, Meru Networks Vernon Carter is a Senior Systems Engineer at Meru Networks, a leader in virtualized Wireless LAN. He is responsible for pre-sales and post-sales solutions development in the positioning, design, implementation, integration and testing of Meru's MobileFlex wireless solutions. Vernon brings over 20 years of leadership, consulting and professional services experience in IT. Vernon served as a Company Commander in the US Army Communication Corps and was later recruited by inCode Wireless (A VeriSign Company) as a Consulting Manager to serve as the Practice Lead for their Enterprise Wi-Fi practice under their Emerging Technologies Division. Over the course of his career his duties included developing operational and deployment strategies, evaluating, conducting network audits and developing complex solutions. His experience includes routing, switching, VoIP, Wi-Fi, RFID, WiMax and Content Delivery. He has designed and delivered projects across a numerous industries, he has evaluated a multitude of vendor products and has design/deployed over 20 million square feet (indoor) and over 120 acres (outdoor) of secure, enterprise-grade 802.11 wireless LANs across North America. Vernon joined Meru after years of owning his own Consulting firm servicing customers such as Research in Motion, Bell Canada, Telus, IT Works and Ericsson. Born and raised in the USA, Vernon lives with his wife, four children and a large dog in Markham, Ontario. Vernon has been with Meru Networks since May 2012. www.it4k12.org