School Case Study

A case study of a schools computer network

General overview of the school network




Questions
1) General overview of the school network
The school has over 2500 computers, 130 wireless access points, 45 switches and 90 servers (some virtual)

2) Schools hardware:
Servers, switches, computers, Dell PowerEdge 
2 core servers (1 in prep, 1 main core in senior school)
Classroom multimedia equipment; projectors, speakers, computers (100+)
Laser links to prep-school (1GBit/ second)
Hardware firewall (fortiguard)
Radio- 150MBit/ second

3) Types of cabling used
Cat-5, Cat-6, Fibre, WiFi, Radio, Infrared

4) Software used
Fortinet, Scholaris, Firewall, Network Operating Software (e.g CISCO)
Filter software (Fortiguard)
We-browser
Anti-Virus
Backup Software
Windows OS
Mac OS
Various application software

5) Protocols used: TCP/IP, DNS, FTP

6) Speed of network: 1G Bit upload/download fibre obtic, dedicated cable to YouTube
Fibre optic cable is shared by Abbotsleigh and Knox to ARNet.





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