Tachibana High School

At Tachibana High School, the core philosophy is to recognize and build on what students can do, rather than dwell on what they cannot. Guided by this approach, the school has been using Cynap for the past five years to support the independence of students who are not attending school in traditional settings.

Now, five years after the transition to fully wireless classrooms, we spoke with Vice Principal Mr. Matsui about how the system is being used today.

At Tachibana High School, HDMI cables are no longer used to connect devices to projectors. Instead, all devices brought into the classroom connect wirelessly. The school introduced Cynap in April 2020, and now, over five years later - in September 2025 - we spoke with Vice Principal Tomoaki Matsui about how the system has evolved since its implementation.

“It’s been five years since we installed Cynap in every classroom, and today, wireless mirroring has become second nature to us,” Mr. Matsui explains. “In my English classes, I often play YouTube videos to help students relate to the language in real-life contexts. Being able to move around freely while controlling playback really highlights the convenience of a wireless setup.”

At the school, Cynap devices are connected to the internal network via wired LAN. This setup ensures that both Windows laptops and iPads - commonly used by teachers - can access the internet and mirror content smoothly. “It’s incredibly convenient,” says Mr. Matsui, “because it allows seamless mirroring from iPads while staying connected to the web.”

One of the key reasons for choosing Cynap was its native compatibility with standard mirroring protocols like Miracast and AirPlay. “No USB dongles or app installations were needed - everything just worked straight out of the box,” he recalls. “But in reality, what teachers value most in a wireless presentation system is reliability. If the connection drops or video playback becomes choppy during class, it discourages use, and people naturally go back to using cables.”

“Cynap, however, has proven to be extremely stable. Of course, I wouldn’t say we've never experienced a disconnection - but over the past five years, we've had no hardware failures and performance has been consistently reliable. In terms of long-term durability and stability - factors that can’t be fully judged at the time of purchase - Cynap has truly lived up to our expectations.”
 

While features such as no dongles or apps required, multi-OS compatibility, and support for up to four simultaneous connections are well-known advantages of Cynap, this case study has also highlighted two additional key strengths: long-term operational stability and flexible connectivity options - both of which have proven essential over more than five years of continuous use at Tachibana High School.

At the school, Cynap is connected to the internal network via wired LAN. Of the two available wireless modes, they operate Cynap in Access Point Mode, which allows Windows laptops to use Miracast P2P mirroring without going through the school network, while tablets connect via AirPlay, which uses the internal network.

Alternatively, switching to Infrastructure Mode enables devices to connect through the school’s existing wireless access points. This means Cynap can flexibly support environments where networks are segmented - for example, separating teacher and student devices - while still enabling screen mirroring from both.

Running on a Linux-based operating system, Cynap also offers robust security. Uncommonly for devices in this category, it also provides a dedicated Security White Paper, reflecting WolfVision’s strong commitment to data protection and IT compliance.