ANSecurity, a leading specialist in network security and wireless solutions, has successfully delivered one of the UK education sector’s first campus-wide Wi-Fi 7 deployments at Sir William Perkins’s School, providing the Surrey-based independent school with a secure, high-capacity wireless infrastructure designed to support its growing digital learning ambitions.
Serving around 580 students and 142 staff, Sir William Perkins’s School has fully embedded 1:1 iPad usage into daily teaching. However, the school’s legacy wireless network struggled to cope with the increasing density of devices, particularly when large groups connected simultaneously via Apple Classroom. Ensuring secure authentication, safeguarding compliance and consistent performance across hundreds of devices became increasingly challenging and other vendors were unable to meet the school’s strict technical requirements.
“We spoke to multiple providers, but none were able to implement the solution we envisioned. ANSecurity not only made it possible — they tested it, validated it and delivered it flawlessly,” said the school’s IT Manager.
A structured, consultative approach
Introduced by RUCKUS Networks, ANSecurity began by validating the school’s design requirements and conducting extensive laboratory testing to confirm compatibility with Jamf School’s certificate-based authentication and the school’s existing network architecture. A collaborative deployment plan followed, with a tight three-month schedule carefully aligned with the school holidays to avoid disruption.
ANSecurity then deployed RUCKUS Wi-Fi 7 access points and configured Cloudpath to seamlessly issue certificates to nearly 550 school-managed iPads — a capability other vendors were unable to deliver. Wi-Fi 7 provides significantly higher throughput, lower latency and improved efficiency through technologies such as wider channels and multi-link operation, enabling fast, reliable connectivity even in dense device environments such as classrooms.
To support safeguarding and compliance, ANSecurity integrated RADIUS and API-driven workflows to ensure accurate user-to-IP mapping across both the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall and the ContentKeeper filtering service. Additional networks were created for BYOD and guest access, with Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE) used to protect traffic on open networks. ANSecurity also supported network restructuring, implementing new VLANs and updated firewall policies to ensure the right users and devices could securely access the appropriate resources.
Following deployment, a comprehensive wireless site survey was conducted to confirm optimal signal strength, signal-to-noise ratio and throughput across indoor areas and key outdoor locations on the campus.
A high-performance, future-ready outcome
The school now benefits from fast, stable and secure Wi-Fi coverage across the entire campus. The new network reliably supports nearly 800 devices, with the majority operating seamlessly on 5 GHz and is fully prepared for future upgrades, including WPA3 and 6 GHz Wi-Fi once supported by Jamf School. Integration with existing security solutions ensures all safeguarding, logging and compliance requirements are met. Improvements to switching, segmentation and overall network architecture have further enhanced performance and manageability.
Delivered within the agreed three-month timeframe, the project positions Sir William Perkins’s School at the forefront of digital education. Wi-Fi 7 provides the performance headroom required to support emerging educational technologies — from AR and VR learning to high-bandwidth cloud applications — ensuring the school remains prepared for future digital demands.
With upcoming initiatives including Cyber Essentials Plus certification, expanded security controls and wired network access control, the relationship between the school and ANSecurity continues to strengthen, built on trust, technical expertise and a shared commitment to innovation.
