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More widely, this capability has allowed OUH to support a growing bring-your-
own-device trend, thus increasing patient and employee satisfaction, without
compromising systems required for clinical excellence. OUH now offers free guest
Wi-Fi, for example, with a per-user limit of 50Mbps. “The CX modules really
opened that door for us,” McVeigh says. “We held off offering free guest Wi-Fi
until we had the modules in.” The CX module also filters the content that users can
reach on the hospital network, to safeguard against patients or visitors accessing
adult or gambling sites, for example.
own-device trend, thus increasing patient and employee satisfaction, without
compromising systems required for clinical excellence. OUH now offers free guest
Wi-Fi, for example, with a per-user limit of 50Mbps. “The CX modules really
opened that door for us,” McVeigh says. “We held off offering free guest Wi-Fi
until we had the modules in.” The CX module also filters the content that users can
reach on the hospital network, to safeguard against patients or visitors accessing
adult or gambling sites, for example.
Finally, having just one vendor for security means maintenance and training costs
have dropped, because most OUH technicians already have a good knowledge
of the technology, and an ample public knowledge base of information exists on
Cisco products. Compared to its previous vendor, OUH is saving around GB£10,000
(US$17,000) a year on maintenance. Adding URL filtering into the equation, the
savings rise to about £33,000 ($56,000) a year.
have dropped, because most OUH technicians already have a good knowledge
of the technology, and an ample public knowledge base of information exists on
Cisco products. Compared to its previous vendor, OUH is saving around GB£10,000
(US$17,000) a year on maintenance. Adding URL filtering into the equation, the
savings rise to about £33,000 ($56,000) a year.
Next Steps
Use of Active Directory-based authentication by OUH has so far been on a trial
basis across two sites. However, plans are under way to extend this capability
across the hospital group following work on the Active Directory system. This
will help with compliance by allowing the trust to eventually eliminate generic
user accounts, which can pose a security risk. OUH is also planning to use Cisco
Security Manager to administer all its firewalls, further reducing administration.
basis across two sites. However, plans are under way to extend this capability
across the hospital group following work on the Active Directory system. This
will help with compliance by allowing the trust to eventually eliminate generic
user accounts, which can pose a security risk. OUH is also planning to use Cisco
Security Manager to administer all its firewalls, further reducing administration.
Customer Case Study
Craig McVeigh
Senior Network Consultant
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Network Consultant
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
For More Information
To learn more about the Cisco architectures and solutions featured in this case
study, go to:
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Product List
Security
• Cisco ASA 5555-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls
• Cisco ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliances
• Cisco ASA 5510 Adaptive Security Appliances
• Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliances
• Cisco ASA CX Modules
• Cisco Security Manager
• Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client
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