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Today, academic institutions are investing in advanced technologies to give students the experiences they need to operate in the 'real world.' As sophisticated communications and increased mobility continue to transform the network infrastructure, educators must have a realistic strategy for improving information technology systems. The Harrison School District in Colorado Springs, Colorado relies on ProCurve Networking by HP to support next-generation applications and secure wireless access to deliver leading educational opportunities to its students. Harrison School District serves 1500 staff members, 10,000 students and 22 schools. Harrison's 3500-node ProCurve network provides a high level of security for its growing mobile applications, as well as convergence-readiness if Harrison plans to implement Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The ProCurve Networking by HP solution, based on the ProCurve Networking Adaptive EDGE Architecture™ , provides the ultimate scalable solution for Harrison's demanding and evolving computing requirements including enhanced virtual local area network (VLAN) capabilities for secure wireless access, readiness to deploy future applications, and an affordable solution. As a result, ProCurve Networking is helping Harrison students take advantage of the benefits of the latest technology. » Return to top
Harrison School District supports advanced mobility applications, including increased wireless
access to its network. With the help of ProCurve networks, Harrison plans to implement mobile
classrooms, which include wireless PC access to network resources. Since school PCs no longer
need to be wired, they can travel from classroom to classroom creating enhanced learning
opportunities. This is especially important to accommodate special education teachers who travel
between schools with laptops to serve their students with special needs. With increased wireless traffic comes a need for heightened security to prevent unauthorized access, or even worse, network attacks. Through the ProCurve Networking wireless VLAN capabilities and Linux based VPN Gateways, Harrison segments wireless traffic to separate it from the rest of the network. Harrison also uses the ProCurve Networking advanced, easy-to-deploy VLAN functionality in its wired network. Both of these capabilities prevent students from gaining access to or manipulating staff information such as grades and testing information data.» Return to top
Chief Network Engineer Jeff Rachwitz joined Harrison several years ago. At that time, a 3Com network infrastructure was in place. When a technology bond gave Rachwitz the resources for a network upgrade, he and his team evaluated the leading vendors, including ProCurve Networking by HP, 3Com, Cisco, Foundry and Extreme. The team felt most comfortable going with ProCurve Networking based on the company's legacy as a market leader in innovation and development of high performance products and solutions. Harrison needed a one-gigabit uplink between each of its switches, but would have to pay a significant amount to other vendors for the necessary module. ProCurve Networking's affordable products provided Harrison the same as the single uplink from another vendor, plus gave it 24 10/100 ports for added flexibility and future growth. Harrison uses a combination of an HP ProCurve Switch 9304m at the core of its district-wide network, HP ProCurve 4108gl switches for core functionality in each school, and numerous HP ProCurve 2524 switches in the wiring closet. With the ProCurve Networking solution, the Harrison network infrastructure seamlessly connects all 21 school campuses and sites. The HP ProCurve Switch 9300 series offers layer 3 and layer 4 capabilities, a Web interface that allows configuration of switches from any browser on the network, automatic routing switch failover and speed to support future growth. HP ProCurve Switch 4108gl provides layer 2 and layer 3 capabilities, wire-speed switching of intra-module traffic, and ease of scalability for network growth. HP ProCurve Switch 2524 stackables are used throughout the wiring closets, giving Harrison high-performance, affordable switching with high-speed uplinks. ProCurve Networking enabled Harrison to deploy the network upgrade with minimal to no downtime. Rachwitz explained that because of the zero downtime and ease of migration, most users were unaware of changes to the network due to its seamless and reliable implementation. This was of prime importance to Harrison where any amount of downtime could have adverse effects on day-to-day operations across the district. » Return to top
In addition to providing unmatched affordability and new funding opportunities, the ProCurve Networking solution gives Harrison a network with secure wireless accessibility, a flexible environment for integrating convergent applications, and the scalability to support additional users and new applications in the future.» Return to top
- A separate VLAN enables wireless traffic segmentation, delivering secure access for the District's growing mobile applications and wireless access; Network administrators have peace of mind, knowing that students and staff members are ensured secure, reliable wireless support.
- ProCurve Networking provides a highly scalable infrastructure with readiness to deploy next-generation applications such as VoIP. As the District's computing requirements evolve, its convergence-ready network can expand to meet future application needs.
- ProCurve Networking's solution provides a seamless transition to an upgraded network infrastructure with minimal down time and no impact on district operations.
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Lifetime warranty with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries) on most products for as long as the customer owns it *
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Telephone support available during normal business hours
- Technical product support available via e-mail
- Comprehensive network design and configuration services offered at no extra charge
* The HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9300m series and Secure Access 700wl series have a one-year warranty with extensions available.
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When you are ready to explore the benefits a ProCurve Networking solution can offer you, call HP at 1-800-975-7682.
To learn more about ProCurve Networking's Adaptive EDGE Architecture™ solutions, visit our home page.
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