ICT & Network Infrastructure

Recommended School Network Configuration

1.     Wi-Fi

a.     Enterprise Grade vendor

b.     New Version 6E capable

c.     1 x Access Point per 30-40 active users

d.     1 x 2.4 GHz radio

e.     1 x 5 GHz radio

f.      1 x 6 GHz radio

g.     Cloud managed

2.     Switches

a.     10 Gbps F/O backbone

b.     All Cat6e 1 Gbps POE ports

c.     All F/O ports @ front

d.     Dual Power Supplies

e.     Wire-speed, non-blocking ports

f.      Enterprise Grade vendor

3.     Chromebooks

a.     School supplied

b.     Yr 3-6 students

c.     Yr 6 students can buy their device for $100 @ Graduation

d.     Other Yr 6 devices used as Spares

e.     Devices stay & Charge @ School overnight

f.      Standard device vendor re Power connection

g.     4 Year warranty

h.     Wi-Fi 6E enabled (802.11ax)

4.     Network

a.     Keep data, phone, security camera networks separate

b.     Use Monitoring software

c.     Keep DHCP IP allocation at less than 80%

5.     Firewall

a.     Local on-site Firewall Server

b.     Easily Block sites as required

c.     Student activity reporting capability

d.     Block viruses, malware, ransomware, phishing attacks

e.     Cloud managed

6.     Internet

a.     NBN connection

b.     100-200 Mbps speed both ways

c.     Local DNS Server