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15 years without interruption,
lifetime IPs across the whole campus

It started with wireless LAN authentication, and the partnership has lasted more than 15 years. Today the customer runs wired and wireless network authentication and IP mobility on NPass across its entire headquarters and global R&D campus.

Industry
Manufacturing (home appliances)
Scope
Entire wired and wireless network of the headquarters building and R&D campus
Products
NPass Wired & Wireless Authentication · IP Mobility
In operation
Over 15 years

The challenge

At this customer, every employee uses both wired and wireless networks across the headquarters building and a large R&D campus. In an environment where people work across many buildings, the following had to be solved together.

  • Unify wired and wireless network authentication on Microsoft Active Directory users
  • Manage access rights by user, group and location
  • Gain visibility and control over devices, not just users
  • Run an authentication system for tens of thousands of users autonomously with a small admin team
  • A known owner for every asset's IP

Why NPass

  • Selected as the group standard

    NPass was selected as the standard wireless LAN authentication solution for the group this customer belongs to.

  • Wired and wireless on one system

    The same authentication and access rights apply regardless of how a user connects.

  • Authentication and IP management in one product

    IPs are assigned directly to authenticated users, so every IP has a known user.

  • Works with equipment from many vendors

    Standards-based with Netcube's own operational know-how on top, giving excellent interoperability with network equipment from multiple vendors.

How it was deployed

It began with wireless LAN authentication and expanded in stages to wired and wireless authentication and IP mobility across the whole campus.

  1. 2011~2017

    Selected as the group's standard wireless LAN authentication solution. Wireless LAN authentication deployed at headquarters and the R&D center

  2. 2022~2023

    Phase 1 for the headquarters building and R&D campus. Authentication and IP mobility upgraded across the entire wired and wireless network

  3. 2024

    Phase 2 expansion of the R&D campus

The same system is also deployed at the group's key affiliates.

Results

  • 15+ years

    Authentication service running without interruption

  • Whole campus

    Deployed on both the wired and wireless networks of headquarters and the R&D center

  • Phase 2 expansion

    Still in use through the 2024 R&D campus expansion

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