K-12 School Networks

Matching technology to the specific needs of an organization is critical. NETGEAR has the networking solutions that enable educational institutions of all sizes to do more with less.

Opportunity
Schools must integrate their facilities with networks that are cost-effective and scalable for growth. They must have high-value, standards-based solutions that ensure compatibility with legacy and future technologies. And their systems should be secure as well as reliable, with very low maintenance requirements.

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Objective
An affordable, flexible network with up-to-date communication and productivity tools that support emerging instructional technology for high quality, learner-centered environments.

Campus or Single Building For 50-500+ Users
Administrators face an increasing need for staff to communicate instantly among themselves and across school grounds for everything from day-to-day conversations to emergency management. For strong communications, school campuses need flexible networking solutions for multiple buildings, remote users, and roamers using hand-held assistants, notebook PCs, and cellular phones with Internet capabilities both outside and within buildings.

NETGEAR networks offer:

  • Secure anywhere, anytime access to content, communication, and collaboration tools
  • Effective time management and increased productivity with improved delivery of information throughout the campus’s buildings
  • Interoperability among content delivery and data collection systems
  • Manageable wired and wireless networking
  • Mobile use of PDAs and pocket and notebook PCs
  • Secured storage and transmission of student information
  • Simultaneous support for emerging applications and existing network technology
  • Resiliency against untimely disruptions of services
  • Advanced safeguards protecting the network and network components
  • Improved cost/value ratio and reduced IT support costs
  • Advanced quality of service (QoS) capabilities for dependable transmission of high-bandwidth multimedia
  • Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) for telephony applications such as voice and fax mail
  • Secure connections to remote sites

NETGEAR wired and wireless campus network solutions include:

  • Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet in the backbone to connect to each educational facility
  • Layer 2 Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet Managed switches to deliver 10/100 Mbps capability to the desktop
  • MultipleWireless access points, antenna and adapters to extend wireless connectivity or roaming
  • VPN firewall router for secure transmission of data
 

Classroom/Learning Lab/Library For 20 - 50+ Users
K-12 schools need to provide students and teachers with the best tools they possibly can to give students the best opportunities for learning, preparing for higher education, and achieving eventual success in the workplace.

NETGEAR networks offer:

  • Real-time communication with administrative office, other staff, and site library
  • Access to instructional technology, achievement resources and student performance analysis
  • Secure remote access to network resources
  • Secured storage and wireless transmission of student information
  • Capability to quickly extend the network without adding costly new wiring
  • Mobility of shared wireless equipment

NETGEAR wired and wireless classroom network solutions include:

  • Layer 2 Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet Managed switches to deliver 10/100 Mbps capability to the desktop
  • MultipleWireless access points, antenna and adapters to extend wireless connectivity or roaming
  • VPN firewall router for secure transmission of data
 

Administrative Office 2-10+ Users
School administrative offices are busy places with many complex tasks to accomplish. Workers need easily managed tools to maximize their time and resources.

NETGEAR networks offer:

  • Real-time communication with classrooms, site library, and other staff
  • Monitoring and analysis of teacher and student performance
  • Implementation of instructional and achievement resources information
  • Secure remote access to network resources and mobile users
  • Safeguarded storage and delivery to content, communication, and collaboration tools and other confidential information
  • Home to school connectivity
  • Capability to quickly extend the network without adding costly new wiring
  • Reduced IT support costs

NETGEAR wired and wireless office network solutions include:

  • Layer 2 Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet Managed switches to deliver 10/100 Mbps capability to the desktop
  • MultipleWireless access points, antenna and adapters to extend wireless connectivity or roaming
  • VPN firewall router for secure transmission of data