Wi-Fi for a hospital
How to keep clinical staff, hospital systems and visitors each on their own network, with management kept on-site.
What the site needs
- Clinical devices and staff tablets need a dependable connection as they move between wards.
- Patients and visitors expect Wi-Fi, but must never share a network with clinical systems.
- Hospitals usually require management and authentication to stay within their own premises.
Where to use Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi 7
Wards, clinics and nurse stations
Clinical devices and staff tablets get the most capacity and the cleanest spectrum.
Wi-Fi 6
Waiting areas, cafeteria and administration
Visitor browsing and office work are well served by dual-band Wi-Fi 6.
How to do it
Ward and public-area coverage
Ceiling access points cover wards, clinics and waiting areas, with roaming between them.
Strict separation
Clinical, administrative and visitor traffic run on separate SSIDs and VLANs, with 802.1X for staff devices.
Visitor sign-in
Newbridge IAM provides a captive portal for patients and visitors on an isolated network.
On-premise deployment
Controller and IAM run on on-premise appliances inside the hospital network.
Products for this design NB-AP722-CNB-AP744-CNB-AP644-CNewbridge IAMNewbridge ControllerGateway & AppliancesNX Switches
What you get
- Staff devices stay connected while moving between wards.
- Visitor Wi-Fi is available without exposure to clinical systems.
- Management and authentication data remain on-site.
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