SmartTown® for Education

Enables Chromebooks to connect to SmartTown® for Education Passpoint Networks

Transform the educational experience with SmartTown® for Education – the ultimate Wi-Fi solution for Chromebooks. Designed for seamless integration, our app ensures students and educators automatically connect to secure, Passpoint® networks. Managed by Calix, SmartTown® leverages advanced network security with ProtectIQ® and ExperienceIQ® to deliver a safe, filtered online environment. School IT administrators can effortlessly provision and manage the app via the Google Admin Console, enabling remote deployment of the Passpoint profile. Join the SmartTown community and elevate learning with unparalleled connectivity and protection.

SmartTown® is a Community Wi-Fi solution managed by Calix that enables broadband service providers to extend Wi-Fi into and around the community. Built upon the Wi-Fi Alliance Passpoint® standard and secured with ProtectIQ® and ExperienceIQ®, SmartTown utilizes the latest network security and content filtering to provide a private, secure, and safe experience.

SmartTown for Education is a community within the SmartTown network to specifically support the needs of students and educators.

School IT administrators will provision SmartTown® for Education app via the Google Admin Console and provides the following capabilities:

• The ability to add/remove the app remotely with minimal end-user interaction

• The ability to add/remove the appropriate Passpoint profile specific to the user or user group

Other information

• User access policies and authentication are controlled in Calix Cloud.

• Students, educators, and faculty are a part of a SmartTown community.

• There is no specific SSID as all SmartTown connections utilize the same SmartTown SSID.