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| Communications and Equipment Room 01-24 Before Upgrade |
Problem:
In order to stay current with increased network demand, Brevard Schools is attempting to double the wireless access points at all high schools. This doubling of wireless capabilities cannot be completed until the entire existing network is mapped and configured. Due to the age of most Brevard County High Schools, internet connections were installed at different times by different contractors and staff members. When new connections became available teachers and administrators simply connected to any internet access point they could find. This led to what could simply be explained as bandwidth neutrality. The school and tech coordinators did not know who was on what connection so essentially everyone (students, teachers, administration, and support staff) has equal access to bandwidth. In the past this was not a problem, but new demands stemming from common core online testing and with over 1000 personal student devices being connected on any given day bandwidth usage has risen dramatically. In order for the school to function properly the Brevard County Technology Department must address this issue and provide more bandwidth for those departments for which internet access is critical.
In order to stay current with increased network demand, Brevard Schools is attempting to double the wireless access points at all high schools. This doubling of wireless capabilities cannot be completed until the entire existing network is mapped and configured. Due to the age of most Brevard County High Schools, internet connections were installed at different times by different contractors and staff members. When new connections became available teachers and administrators simply connected to any internet access point they could find. This led to what could simply be explained as bandwidth neutrality. The school and tech coordinators did not know who was on what connection so essentially everyone (students, teachers, administration, and support staff) has equal access to bandwidth. In the past this was not a problem, but new demands stemming from common core online testing and with over 1000 personal student devices being connected on any given day bandwidth usage has risen dramatically. In order for the school to function properly the Brevard County Technology Department must address this issue and provide more bandwidth for those departments for which internet access is critical.
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| Communications and Equipment Room 01-24 After Upgrade |
Solution:
To correct this problem all machine wall ports and wireless access points need to be mapped. In order for this to happen a person must physically go to the wall port and send a signal back to the equipment room and so that staff can locate what patch panel the wall port is connected to. Once that is complete the cable from the patch panel to the switch must be located. When the switch cable is identified it is grouped with other like cables. For example, all teachers will be plugged into one switch, all administrators to another, all support staff on another, all printers and air conditioners on another, all students on another and wireless access points on another. Once all switches are identified and organized, the district will be able to control user bandwidth remotely. We were able to complete this VLAN conversion in just under 40 hrs time.
Example :
Please click the image below to view the complete VLAN map for Indialantic Elementary School. When viewing the map note that each box represents a port on the network switch. Abbreviations and user ports can be found by looking at the diagram keys. To view additional communications and equipment rooms completed please click the tabs at the bottom of the page.
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