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CASE STUDY
have been significant and time consuming with
multiple room visits required to be sure new access
points were plugged into the correct switch and port,
and again for commissioning.
A more efficient method was required to identify
cables and switch connections and so Select
Property Care purchased the SignalTEK NT from
IDEAL Networks. This transformed the
installation process because installers
were now able to simply plug in and
check the data jack in each hotel room
to confirm if it was pulling the expected
IP address from the VLAN dedicated
to the access points and check that it
was plugged to the correct switch. In
ten seconds or less the SignalTEK NT
provided information on which port it
was plugged into plus the switch MAC
address so that installers knew what
needed to be unplugged and connected
to the new switch.
Josh Whicker of Select comments
that, “This made a huge difference
to the way we work. What used to be
a two-person job could now be done
more quickly and by just one installer,
without the need to go back and forth
to the IDF closet. The SignalTEK N BF