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GOING GOOGLE?IS YOUR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE READY?
Presented by
JOSEPH KUZO, DIRECTOR OF IT QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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ARUBA AT A GLANCE
Leader: 2014 Wired & Wireless Magic Quadrant
ACCESS POINTSControllerless
Instant or Controller-
based
CONTROLLERS
SWITCHES ACCESS MANAGEMENT
ClearPass
NETWORK MANAGEMENT AirWave Central
PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
ARUBA FOR K-12
Reliable & Predictable Wi-Fi
Application Visibility &
Control
Secure Network Access
Flexible Architecture
Management Options
4500+ K-12 CUSTOMERSWIRELESS & NAC LEADER
Leader: 2013 Network Access Control Magic Quadrant
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QUAKERTOWN CSD @ A GLANCE
• 5500 Students
• 10 Schools
• 1Hr North of Philadelphia
• Rural/Suburban Area
• Digital Learning Day 2013
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TECH @ QCSD
• 4 Building-Level Techs
• 2 Network Engineers
• 1 Database Tech
• 1 IT Director
TECH TEAM
• One-to-One
• BYOD
• Google Apps for Edu
• Learning Mgmt
System
• Web-based
Curriculum
• Online Testing
INITIATIVES
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Intro to Tablets
Intro to Personal Devices
Dell to HP transition
MISSING COMMON CORE IMPERATIVES
SECURITY
DISTRICT CONTROL
DEVICE PERFORMANCE &
DURABILITY
CONSIDERATIONS
FIVE YEARS AGO…
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CHALLENGES
Budget
•Maintenance/Predictability
•More with the Same $$$
Bandwidth Requirements
Network Capacity
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TODAY...
• Google Apps, LMS,…
• Online E-books
• 1:1 Devices + BYOD
NEED FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE
WI-FI
+
=
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QCSD REQUIREMENTS
SPEED
RELIABILITY
SECURITY
CONTROL
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Future proofing?Controller
Architecture?
Cloud Wi-Fi?
Old 802.11n
standard? New
802.11ac speeds?
Current Wi-Fi Vendor?
Rip & Replace?
FOUR CRITICAL DECISIONS
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VENDOR CONSIDERATIONS
Cost & structure. Yearly support renewals.
Cost savings of roughly $25k w/ Aruba
Redundant “ACTIVE” controller licensing costs
Overall vendor involvement & support to
customer
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FINAL SOLUTION
ARUBA AP 225
Gigabit (802.11ac) Wi-Fi
3x Faster than 802.11n APs
1.3Gbps in 5Ghz, 600Mbps in 2.4Ghz
Designed for high-density & max
coverage
ARUBA 7200 Controller
Optimized for 802.11ac
Capacity for BYOD (+32000
devices)
Policy Enforcement Firewall,
Adaptive Radio Mgmt, Spectrum
Analysis, etc.
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QCSD NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
• 1GB back to core from each building
• 10GB back to core from District Office, FC, SHS
• 40GB uplink to each Aruba 7220 Controller
• Minimum 1G to each AP / SHS has 2GB to each
AP
• 150MB Internet Pipe / Currently bumped to
300MB
• VOIP Phone System
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BE PREPARED!BEST PRACTICES/TIPS
WATCH OUT FOR COMMON ISSUES!
• Can your backbone support the Wi-Fi?
• Personal device saturation
DO
• Pilot technology in building (Vendor
permitting)
• Be confident in your integration partner
(Comm)
• Site surveys, post validation
• Evaluate solutions entirely, not just costs
• Think future, not present
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FUTURE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES
1:1 Expansion to Middle School
Evaluate Web Based Devices (Chromebooks, HP
Stream)
Continue Tech ROI Evaluation via Student
Achievement