Forward College Lisbon: high-density Wi-Fi for a campus

Concentration. Students, lecturers and staff gather in the same rooms at the same times, each with a laptop and a phone. A network designed for an office saturates at the first break. The infrastructure must absorb peaks, isolate user types and stay secure without making access complicated.

Physical foundation: cable and rack

• From scratch New structured cabling across the whole campus.
• Rack Tidy, with professional patching.
• Every point certified Tested, labelled and documented.

Wireless layer

• Multiple high-density access points Distributed to absorb the load.
• Signal across the campus For students, lecturers and staff.
• One console Centralised management, with a segmented, protected network.

Security

• Professional firewall Perimeter protection.
• Advanced rules Control over who accesses what.
• Sizing Ready for a high volume of simultaneous users.

The college now has a secure network sized for peak demand, worthy of an international academic institution.

Because a classroom or a foyer brings together dozens of people connected at once, with two or three devices each. High-density access points, central management and segmentation spread the load and keep students, lecturers and administrative staff on separate networks.

A higher education institution for students who want more than a conventional academic path:

• Academic degree Bachelor's degrees from LSE or King's College London.
• Mobility Three years in three countries.
• Practice Real projects with market impact.
• Growth Intensive personal and professional development.
• Close support Individual mentoring and small classes.
• Faculty World-class.

Teaching is built on debate, simulations, concrete cases and work on real problems. Find out more about Forward College.

• Business networks A proven track record in demanding environments.
• Wireless specialisation Critical and high-density networks.
• Certifications From leading vendors.
• Sector knowledge Education and business.
• Speed Agile delivery to international standards.

The network becomes a managed one. As an MSP, DataRoad provides fault detection with alarms, a service desk, remote and on-site support, monthly availability reports and full infrastructure management. On IT Unlimited Premium 365, monitoring and support run 24/7, with nights, weekends and holidays.

Based in Alfragide with support across the whole country, DataRoad is today one of the best companies in Portugal for business IT support and for cabling and wireless network installation. In 11 years, it has earned the trust of embassies, hotels, clinics, public bodies and demanding companies: 232 clients under contract and the Top 5% PME distinction from scoring.pt. We thank Forward College for choosing us.

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• Managed business Wi-Fi Coverage survey, Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7, isolated visitors, central management.
• Certified structured cabling From design to certification.
• Managed firewalls Protected perimeter and secure remote access.
• Managed service desk Tickets with immediate response.
• IT Unlimited Fixed monthly fee, continuous monitoring and alarms.
• Networks and IT for public bodies Eight bodies and the rules of public procurement.

Campus, large office or space open to the public: we design and manage the network. Request a no-commitment proposal.

More than 10 workstations · support contract · remote, on-site and phone support. Call +351 211 459 950 * or write to sales@dataroad.pt.

*Call to a Portuguese landline.