Campus WLAN

Wireless infrastructure on campus scale.

Scope

  • Wireless connectivity for student academic needs
  • Wireless connectivity for staff and teacher academic support to students
  • Stable network suitable for online testing
  • Install necessary switches, routers and access points
  • Add necessary cabling to support new equipment
  • Traffic management and QoS for priority traffic
  • Robust security and network segmentation
  • Manage device authorization on network
  • Scalability

Potential Issues

  • Faulty connections
  • Obsolete network gear currently part of the network
  • Obsolete/faulty ports
  • Power reliability
  • Staff and student disruptions due to down time of network
  • Insufficient broadband speed for number of users
  • Equipment sourcing issues due to low supply due to market conditions

Design considerations

  • Lab is primarily root of network
  • Secondary node in server room of admin building
  • Admin build has less device needs but higher reliability needs eg, staff and principal’s offices.
  • Staff room is housed in south building
  • Wi-Fi should be accessible throughout the whole campus
  • Consider possibility of PBX and/or camera systems could be added in the future
  • Network bandwidth should prioritize exam connectivity and office operations
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