Tetso College: Campus-Wide Authenticated Wi-Fi 6 Network
How Indio Networks deployed a secure, high-performance, and centrally managed Wi-Fi 6 infrastructure for Tetso College in Nagaland, powered by UniBox U-500 Gateway and UniMax UM-325AX Access Points.
About Tetso College
Tetso College was founded in 1994 and is affiliated with Nagaland University, located in Chümoukedima, Nagaland. It is a premier NAAC-accredited institution offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Arts, Commerce, Management, Social Work, Information Technology, and Music.
With a strong institutional focus on skill development, research, and digital learning, the college proudly upholds its foundational motto: "Strive for Excellence". Tetso College nurtures learners from across Northeast India and beyond, with a mission to provide an environment and modern resources that empower students, faculty, and staff to unleash their highest potential and continue growing personally and professionally over a lifetime.
Spread across expansive green acres, Tetso College supports an active, diverse campus population. To facilitate online learning modules, digital classroom seminars, academic research, and extracurricular operations, the college required a fast, robust, authenticated, and centrally controlled wireless network across all academic wings, libraries, student lounges, and outdoor spaces.
Project Profile
Overview, Requirements & Solution
A consolidated executive summary of Tetso College's campus wireless network transformation with Indio Networks.
Overview
Tetso College is one of the leading colleges in Nagaland, catering to students across Northeast India with undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Arts, Commerce, Management, Social Work, IT, and Music. To support online learning, research, and campus activities, Tetso College required an authenticated, fast, and robust Wi-Fi network across its expansive campus.
Key Requirements
- Campus-Wide Authenticated Wi-Fi: Secure access for students, faculty, and visitors.
- User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive captive portal registration capturing user profiles.
- Fast & Robust Wi-Fi: High-throughput Wi-Fi 6 coverage for dense academic blocks.
- Bandwidth Management Policy: Fair-share bandwidth quotas per user group.
- Centralized Management & Tracking: Real-time user activity logs and AP diagnostics.
How We Helped
- Provided an affordable, highly cost-effective network solution.
- Created a customized captive portal capturing email, phone, and IDs.
- Enforced group-based bandwidth allocation for guests, students, and staff.
- Implemented MAC binding, discouraging multiple logins on the same account.
- Blocked mature & non-academic URLs while tracking detailed website logs.
- Centralized single-dashboard management with automated AP alerting.
Operational Challenges & Technical Solutions
Addressing the networking and security hurdles of a sprawling educational institution with enterprise controller hardware, Wi-Fi 6 access points, and intelligent policy enforcement.
The Operational Challenges
Unauthenticated traffic, bandwidth abuse & unmanaged APsUnauthenticated Access & Traffic Congestion
Spread across large acres with a sizable student and visitor base, anyone within range could connect directly. This caused severe bandwidth congestion, unmonitored traffic, and major security vulnerabilities.
Absence of Captive Portal & User Accountability
The lack of a captive portal prevented the IT team from recording incoming and outgoing users or capturing essential identifiers such as email IDs, phone numbers, and physical device MAC addresses.
Credential Sharing & Multiple Simultaneous Logins
Multiple students shared the same login ID and password across numerous unregistered devices simultaneously, exploiting campus internet access and overloading the network.
No Group-Based Bandwidth Policies
All students, staff, and visitors were treated equally on flat bandwidth rules. This led to uneven consumption, severe speed drops during peak academic hours, and interrupted online classes.
Lack of Centralized AP Monitoring & Web Filtering
Admins had no central dashboard to monitor individual access points or troubleshoot failures, while unblocked mature and non-academic websites distracted students and consumed valuable bandwidth.
The Indio Solution
UniBox U-500 Gateway & UniMax UM-325AX Wi-Fi 6 APsUniBox Network Gateway U-500 & AAA Portal
Installed the UniBox U-500 Gateway with built-in AAA server and customized captive portal, capturing email IDs, mobile numbers, device MAC IDs, student IDs, staff IDs, and visitor data upon registration.
MAC Binding & Automatic Re-Authentication
Implemented MAC binding to tie accounts directly to specific physical hardware. Registered devices reconnect automatically without re-entering credentials, strictly preventing account sharing.
Role-Based Bandwidth Allocation & Fair Usage
Segmented users into distinct groups (Students, Staff, Guests) with tailored download speeds, session durations, and bandwidth caps, eliminating peak-hour congestion across campus.
Web Content Filtering & Academic Whitelisting
Configured URL filtering on UniBox to block mature, non-academic, and distracting websites while whitelisting approved educational portals and recording comprehensive web activity logs.
UniMax UM-325AX Wi-Fi 6 APs & Central Console
Deployed dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) access points offering 3000 Mbps throughput and 2x2 MU-MIMO for 100+ concurrent users per AP, managed via a unified dashboard with MAC-level issue alerts.
Implementation Journey
Indio Networks executed an end-to-end deployment strategy at Tetso College, transforming an open, unmanaged campus network into a secure, high-speed, and centrally controlled Wi-Fi 6 environment.
Cost-Effective Academic Network
Combining the UniBox U-500 Gateway with high-density UniMax UM-325AX Access Points delivered an enterprise-grade solution engineered specifically within institutional budget parameters.
Phase 1: Campus-Wide RF Site Survey & AP Mapping
Conducted a thorough RF heat-mapping audit across academic blocks, libraries, auditorium, outdoor amphitheater, and administrative zones to calculate optimum AP placement and eliminate coverage dead spots.
Phase 2: UniBox U-500 Core Gateway Installation
Installed the UniBox U-500 Gateway at the campus core, configuring the built-in AAA authentication server, DHCP scopes, user registration database, and custom captive portal.
Phase 3: UniMax UM-325AX Wi-Fi 6 AP Deployment
Mounted high-density UniMax UM-325AX enterprise access points with 2x2 MU-MIMO and omnidirectional antennas, ensuring 100+ concurrent student connections per AP at 3000 Mbps aggregate speed.
Phase 4: Policy Enforcement, MAC Binding & Dashboard Handover
Enforced group-based bandwidth allocations, enabled MAC binding, activated URL web filtering/whitelisting, and trained campus IT administrators on the centralized management dashboard.
Project Results & Academic Impact
The deployment of Indio Networks' UniBox and UniMax solution created a robust digital foundation for higher education and research at Tetso College.
Authenticated Users
Captive portal registration ensures every student, faculty member, and visitor is authenticated and accounted for.
Wi-Fi 6 Throughput
Dual-band 802.11ax access points provide blazingly fast connectivity for seamless digital learning and research.
Concurrent Users / AP
Inbuilt 2x2 MU-MIMO antennas effortlessly handle packed classrooms, auditorium events, and campus lawns.
Credential Sharing
Device MAC binding strictly limits accounts to registered hardware, eliminating unauthorized password sharing.
"The deployment of UniBox Network Gateway U-500 and UniMax UM-325AX Access Points has delivered a secure, high-performance, and digitally ready campus network. Our faculty and students now enjoy seamless connectivity, fair bandwidth distribution, and a safe online academic environment."
Tetso College Administration
Chümoukedima, Nagaland · Affiliated with Nagaland UniversityDeployed Architecture Components
Enterprise networking controllers and Wi-Fi 6 access points powering Tetso College's campus network.
UniBox U-500 Gateway
Centralized AAA server, captive portal, group-based QoS bandwidth allocation, and MAC binding engine.
View GatewayUniMax UM-325AX APs
Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) access points with 3000 Mbps throughput and 100+ concurrent user support.
View APsWeb Content Filter
Real-time URL filtering, academic website whitelisting, mature content blocking, and audit web logs.
Campus SecurityCentralized Console
Single-pane-of-glass dashboard for live AP health monitoring, MAC-level alert notifications, and bandwidth reporting.
View Console