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A DREAM IS REALIZED.. A PROJECT STARTED
After 2 years of planning, budgeting and
designing, Vicom was awarded the contract to make
New Horizon Education Center’s technology
dreams become a reality. Under the direction of
the center IT Director, Winston Greenwell, a timeline
was plotted. The catch to the project was to make
sure the impact to the classes at the schools involved
were minimized.
The scope of the project involved 4 sites. There
were 4 separate MDFs feeding 16 IDFs. The existing
copper infrastructure was upgraded to include a
fiber optic backbone. To accommodate the increased
usage of mobile devices, including laptops, Vicom
installed 71 Meru Access Points connected to 2 Meru
MC4100 Controllers. Utilizing the Ruggedized external
APs, NHREC was able ‘light up’ external
commons areas for the student and staff as well.
For network connectivity, Vicom installed and programmed
31 Extreme layer 2 network switches for a total
of almost 1000 ports. The reliability of the Extreme
switches coupled with the ease of programming using
XOS made the creation of the newly needed VLANS
a snap.
Vicom next addressed the
voice communication side of the project. To solve
their issues, an Avaya Enterprise class system,
running Communications Manager, was installed. The
system consisted of 330 IP handsets deployed network
wide. There were 2 Avaya S8500 servers contained
in 2 G450 Gateways, each with Local Survivable Processors
for fault tolerance. The other 2 sites ran on G350
Gateways. It was a true labor of love to see the
way the teachers, administrators, and students responded
to the new level of technology they now possessed.
They are now well positioned for future growth as
they continue to expand. Intuity Audix Messaging
was installed to integrate with the existing Microsoft
Exchange Mail solution giving NHREC a Unified Communications
solution.
The next part of the communication need for NHREC
was a VoWiFi system designed for
demanding workplace environments and customized
to ensure optimal mobility and workflow efficiency.
The ASCOM i75 solution enabled NHREC to benefit
from increased efficiency, productivity and security.
An integral part of the Ascom VoWiFi communications
solution, the i75 Messenger handset provides high
level of quality communications with other on-site
and off-site telephones.
The Ascom i75 Messenger handset improved efficiency,
safety and productivity at NHREC.
• Complete 4 site integration
• Wired and wireless integration
• Mobile Wi-Fi SIP Solution
• Implementation of county-wide Metro Ethernet
for routing infrastructure upgrade
• Intuity Audix to Microsoft Exchange integration
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