Higher Education Networking Solutions

Simplify and secure IT operations with AI-powered cloud networking solutions for higher education.

Extreme Platform ONE™

Helps reduce manual tasks up to 90% and offers the deepest, widest network visualization.

Network Fabric

Automation, security, and resilience across campus, data center, and branch connectivity.

Wireless Access

High performance 6 GHz Wi-Fi portfolio for an always-on, indoor and outdoor experience.

Wired Access

Broad edge-core portfolio with consistent operations and free fabric with purchase.

Cloud-Based Networking

Unified management with AI for wired, wireless, SD-WAN, and security.

Connecting the Future of Higher Education

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Secure Student Data

Protect sensitive student records and data with advanced network security and access controls.

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Enhance Student Experience

Deliver reliable connectivity for students, supporting collaborative tools, online learning, and campus services.

Support Education Innovation

Enable smart campuses, power research initiatives, and connect devices with a scalable network.

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Streamline Campus Operations

Automate IT management and optimize campus-wide networks to improve efficiency across campus.

Unified, Simplified, Secure End-to-End Access

A secure network fabric solution that enables automated macrosegmentation and microsegmentation for users, devices, and resources. Extreme Fabric is the only network fabric solution that offers network automation and security services scalable over ExtremeCloud SD-WAN. Extreme Fabric can unify the entire network, end-to-end, in a single, secure, and automated topology.

Secure Student Data

Protect sensitive student records and data with advanced network security and access controls.

Enhance Student Experience

Deliver reliable connectivity for students, supporting collaborative tools, online learning, and campus services.

Strengthen Wireless Security at the Edge

Wireless networks are often the weakest link in enterprise security. Extreme’s built-in wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) goes beyond rogue detection to deliver real-time threat mitigation, cloud-based policy management, and forensics insights to help ensure a secure, always-on wireless experience.

Automate Policy Enforcement to Reduce Risk and Cost

Manual security configuration is time-consuming and error-prone. Extreme automates access policy enforcement across its Universal Wired and Wireless hardware—eliminating the need for additional controllers and reducing operational overhead while maintaining consistent zero-trust protection.

Support Education Innovation

Enable smart campuses, power research initiatives, and connect devices with a scalable network.

The Power of the Connected Campus

Learn how major universities like Oral Roberts University, Baylor University, and more have transformed connectivity on their campus to enhance student experience, improve operational efficiency, promote sustainability, and establish a foundation for future learning.

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Extreme Collegiate Incubator Experience Program

The Extreme Collegiate Incubator Experience (ECIE) is a program sponsored by Extreme Networks to support higher education institutions. The program provides these institutions with access to network infrastructure and equipment that is separate from their main operational network. This allows colleges and universities to conduct research, innovate, and train their staff without affecting their primary network.

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A Connected, Smart Campus Layout

Smart campuses integrate advanced technologies to offer a unique, personalized student and faculty experience, relying on a robust network to support connectivity.

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Trusted by Industry Leaders

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Florida Gulf Coast University

“Even though it is a huge change, switching vendors, specifically when you are looking at wired and wireless infrastructure across major organizations, I didn’t have any issues after working with Extreme. They were collaborators. They were partners.”

Deepak Sharma

Director of Infrastructure and Operations

Florida Gulf Coast University

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Baylor University

“Extreme has amazing technology, they are very robust. They’re leaders, I feel, in Wi-Fi technology. But what I believe helps me the most is their willingness to support me.”

Bob Hartland

Associate Vice President for IT Infrastructure

Baylor University

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Oral Roberts University

“As our world continues to become more digital, we have to be prepared as an athletic department to be on the cutting edge. Upgrading our network and technology avenues is incredibly important and has already paid huge dividends.”

Tim Johnson

Athletic Director

Oral Roberts University

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University of Florida, Athletics

“The partnership with Extreme—my favorite part is the customer service and support we get. It is very rare these days, I have worked with a lot of different vendors and as things change that personal and caring customer service side is usually the first to go. But Extreme is always right there, they listen; they want to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly.”

Matt Vincent

Assistant Athletic Director

University of Florida, Athletics

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San Diego Community College District

“Modern technologies like shortest path bridging, there is just nobody that could compete with Extreme. Everything is in one place to see it, react to it, and monitor it.”

Jon Ambrosia

Enterprise Network Specialist

San Diego Community College District

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At-a-glance

Extreme Networks Powers Networking and Security Solutions for Higher Education

Higher Education continues to rapidly evolve. Extreme makes it simple to deliver secure, resilient solutions with AI, access points, and switches.

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Delivering ROI with Extreme Fabric: Views from the Field

Discover how Extreme Fabric from Extreme Networks drives AI networking at scale, enhancing security, efficiency, and rapid deployment for unparalleled ROI.

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Global Colleges and Universities Transform Learning with Extreme Networks

High-speed Wi-Fi and AI-native cloud networking solutions from Extreme Networks enhance and secure student and staff experiences.

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Make Your Campus Stand Out with the Fabric Technology Advantage

Cutting-edge technologies create a better-quality student experience both on and off campus. And fabric networking is the perfect way to weave it all together.

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Higher Education Networking Solutions

Extreme Platform ONE™

Network Fabric

Wireless Access

Wired Access

Cloud-Based Networking

Connecting the Future of Higher Education

Streamline Campus Operations​

Keep Access Security Simple

Unified, Simplified, Secure End-to-End Access

Secure Student Data​

Education

Enhance Student Experience​

Strengthen Wireless Security at the Edge

Automate Policy Enforcement to Reduce Risk and Cost

Support Education Innovation​

Education

Streamline Campus Operations​ ​

Unified, Simplified, Secure End-to-End Access

Secure Student Data​

Enhance Student Experience​

Strengthen Wireless Security at the Edge

Automate Policy Enforcement to Reduce Risk and Cost

Support Education Innovation​

The Power of the Connected Campus

Extreme Collegiate Incubator Experience Program

A Connected, Smart Campus Layout

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Florida Gulf Coast University

Deepak Sharma

Baylor University

Bob Hartland

Oral Roberts University

Tim Johnson

University of Florida, Athletics

Matt Vincent

San Diego Community College District

Jon Ambrosia

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Streamline Campus Operations

Secure Student Data

Enhance Student Experience

Support Education Innovation

Streamline Campus Operations

Secure Student Data

Enhance Student Experience

Support Education Innovation