Renton selects Meraki for Wi-Fi access

US-based Renton School District has selected cloud-based wireless networking company Meraki's MR24 cloud controlled wireless access points to provide Wi-Fi access to Renton's 16,000 students, faculty and staff. The Renton School District deployment covers 28 sites, including elementary, middle and high schools, the district office, facilities, and the football stadium. The Meraki MR24 is a 3-stream 802.11n access point and is suitable for classroom environments. Renton is rolling out 352 MR24s in a deployment totalling more than 415 Meraki access points. The coverage supports Renton's Computer on Wheels (COW) programme, which provides classrooms with 'COW carts' to stream video, data and other media. Renton used Meraki's contract with the Washington Learning Source (WLS), which facilitates deployments for Washinton state school districts.