The cards allow the students to get e-mail and use the server without being connected by a wire. 650 Access Points are deployed in classrooms, the library, an auditorium, the lobby, lounge, faculty community room, and even the cafeteria. Students remain connected to the network while they are in the hallways, and even outside sitting under a tree. When Episcopal High School students first received BayStack wireless products, they wanted to see how far they could go and still be connected. There have been many benefits from the BayStack wireless solution.
Students use the wireless technology to access their email, surf the web, and get class assignments.
Many of the teachers at Episcopal High School have their own web site, and post student assignments on their home page. Students can get class assignments and turn them in anytime, from anywhere on campus. Students can also receive school notices from the administration department via email. This comes in handy when a message from a parent needs to be relayed to a student immediately. Teachers benefit from the wireless LAN by planning or modifying their lessons on their laptops, while sitting in the faculty room.