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Client Spotlight: Dallas Summer Musical

Our April Client Spotlight features Dallas Summer Musical.

Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) is the preeminent nonprofit presenter of Broadway theatre in North Texas.  DSM produces, presents and promotes excellence in live musical theatre with year-round performances for diverse audiences of all ages, impacting the lives of children and families through community outreach and education and enriching the cultural landscape of Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and the Southwest Region.  This year DSM is celebrating their 75th anniversary.

DSM wanted to provide wireless access for its’ patrons, so Victor Kaplan, the IT Systems Manager, called on DSM’s Information Technology Partner, Intelinet Systems, to determine the scope of the project.  Intelinet performed a wireless assessment to determine the optimal placement of access points to provide coverage of the lobby, common areas, dining facility, and auditorium of DSM’s location at The Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, TX.  The art deco building opened in 1925 and is constructed mainly of concrete, which presented a higher degree of difficulty compared to a standard office building, especially for running the cables needed to connect the access points to the DSM’s data network.

Working closely with Victor, Intelinet designed and installed a complete solution for wireless access that provides the coverage and capacity needed. Cisco’s Meraki access points were selected for their excellent performance and Cloud Networking.  Meraki Cloud Networking provides centralized management, visibility, and control without the cost and complexity of controller appliances or overlay management software and can be accessed by the administrator from any device with internet access.

Upon first accessing the wireless network, a new user is asked to login via Facebook, or to enter an e-mail address. DSM is using this information in their marketing efforts.

“It was a pleasure to provide a turnkey wireless access solution to a North Texas institution like Dallas Summer Musicals” – John Jeffrey, President Intelinet Systems

“I am the IT Systems Manager here at DSM responsible for Network Engineering, Systems Administration, workstations, end user support, phone system support, video in the common areas, IT procurement and Telco provisioning. As the list shows, it is too much for just one person to handle and here is where Intelinet comes in play; because of the wide array of services they offer they can help me with anything that I may need.” Victor Kaplan

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