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Infrastructure Up-grade

Science College - Liverpool

Science College - Based in Liverpool

Number of Sites: One School - Three Sites

Length of Project: Three Month Install

Client's Requirements

Rapid Technologies were requested to:

Remove the Science College's old workstations and supply and install new workstations for the pupils.
Install the existing workstations for staff members.
Supply and install new servers to replace the Science College's outdated server equipment.
Supply and install a modern high capacity switch infrastructure.
Supply and install 15 Interactive Whiteboards across the campus.
Replace the Science College's insecure Unmanaged Wireless equipment with a secure Managed Wireless Network.
Remove and dispose of the Science College's redundant electronic hardware in accordance with the EC Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment: http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee
Remove and dispose of the waste packaging for the Science College.

Issues Raised

The Science College required a quick and efficient deployment and configuration of the new Network without a compromise in the quality of the installation in order to avoid interference with the start of the school term.

Solution Provided

Rapid Technologies:

Removed and disposed of the Science College's redundant electronic hardware in accordance with the EC Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment: http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee
Removed and disposed of the waste packaging for the Science College.
Supplied and installed 180 Fujitsu Siemens Scenic E Workstations for the pupils.
Installed the Science College's existing HP Workstations for the staff.
Supplied and installed 7 Acer Servers.
Supplied and installed 7 network printers.
Carried out a switch infrastructure up-grade to replace the Science College's existing switches with a 3Com managed switch solution comprising 4950 core and 4400 edge switches.
Supplied and installed 15 SMART Interactive Whiteboards with Epson Data Projectors.
Provided the teaching staff with comprehensive training on SMART Board software for use on SMART's Interactive Whiteboards.
Supplied 10 days' on-site specialist network engineering expertise.
Supplied a Managed Service Contract for the network.
Supplied and installed a 3Com Managed Wireless Network solution to replace the Science College's existing wireless equipment, using 3Com's WX1200 Managed Wireless Switches and AP2750 Access Points.

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