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Managing ICT: wireless challenges

School management
Wireless networks are now essential to the day-to-day operation of schools. Gill Tica looks at the challenges schools face in setting up a robust wireless network and offers some advice on getting your network right.

Think of your wireless in the same way you would think of your electricity. It should be a utility working reliably everywhere all the time, be fast enough, scale easily, support a variety of devices, be simple to maintain and cost-effective, and it must provide a high level of security for the network.

A robust wireless network is critical – especially as schools begin to rely more heavily on online cloud services for learning, school administration and management. It should enable your staff and pupils to use their laptops (even at the end of the playing field) and should be consistently reliable.

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