Education
Education
Drensys empowers educational institutions with secure, efficient, and compliant solutions, streamlining administrative tasks, enhancing student engagement, and supporting academic services and operational needs.
Service Highlights
Case Study
Client Overview
A private K-8 school in Brooklyn, New York, sought to strengthen its technology infrastructure to support scalable, reliable network systems for state-mandated online testing and other educational needs.
Challenges
The school required a cost-effective, durable solution to upgrade its network while managing budget constraints. Drensys leveraged available educational grants through a detailed procurement process, maximizing funds to create a future-proof network infrastructure. Our expertise in hardware configuration and network functionality enabled us to design a flexible solution that would meet current needs and allow for growth.
Network Security and Enhancement
Drensys delivered a custom solution, installing a state-of-the-art network system featuring Cisco Catalyst switches and fiber optic multimode wiring across floors for seamless, low-latency connectivity. The system includes 10GB SFP fiber uplinks and a robust WiFi mesh network using UniFi Ubiquiti enterprise-grade access points, ensuring uninterrupted WiFi coverage both indoors and outdoors. Load balancing was configured for continuous internet availability, utilizing Optimum Lightpath dedicated fiber optics, Verizon Business FiOS, and 5G failover for redundancy.
Outcome
Drensys successfully modernized the school’s technology infrastructure, creating a high-performance network and WiFi system that supported seamless state testing for all students during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Conclusion
The private school is highly satisfied with the results, now relying on Drensys' managed IT monitoring and support services to ensure stability and uninterrupted network performance 24/7. If your business could benefit from a similar solution, reach out to discuss your needs with a senior engineer at Drensys. We’re here to help you build a robust, scalable network tailored to your goals.
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Network Architecture & Support
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Routers and Firewalls
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WIFI and Switches
Network Architecture & Support
Network architecture plays a crucial role in both small local area networks (LANs) and large wide area networks (WANs), ensuring efficient and secure data flow. It impacts how smoothly users access resources like files, applications, databases, and printers. A well-designed network architecture enhances security, ensures stable daily operations, and optimizes performance for all users. Proper network mapping and design are essential to creating a successful, easy-to-maintain network.
- Network subnets, VLANs, QoS configuration and monitoring
- Device connectivity and Latency with uptime monitoring
- SNMP monitoring and Device Mapping
- Packet Capture and analysis
- Ongoing monitoring and maintenance, with on-demand tech support
Routers and Firewalls
The heart of any network lies in its routers and firewalls, which handle crucial tasks like directing data between the Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) while ensuring security. Routers manage the traffic flow, making sure data reaches its destination efficiently, while firewalls protect the network by blocking unauthorized access and safeguarding sensitive information. Drensys certified technicians have extensive experience supporting and managing top brands like SonicWall, Cisco ASA, Sophos, Mikrotik, Juniper, Cisco Meraki, and more. We ensure your network runs smoothly and securely, with expert configuration and monitoring of routers and firewalls for optimized performance, stability, and protection.
- DHCP servers with various DHCP options for IP management.
- Secure port routing, packet filtering, port-forwarding/triggering with custom alerts
- Firewall and NAT device routing for secure data flow and no unauthorized access
- Multi-WAN support with Failover and Load Balancing
- Warm standby units always available as emergency failover solution
- VPN server and client access (Drensys-approved models) with subscription and license support
WIFI and Switches
Wireless technology is essential for daily operations, but not all products offer the same performance or features. Choosing the right technology depends on the expertise of the team installing and supporting it. At Drensys, our skilled technicians are equipped to handle advanced network setups, including creating VLANs and optimizing traffic with QoS, all through modern switches that can divide networks efficiently into multiple subnets over a single cable. Then, ongoing network support kicks in, utilizing wireless access points to ensure reliable WiFi coverage even in most challenging environments. The latest WiFi access points, powered by a single POE cable, support frequencies from WiFi 5 to WiFi 7 and create secure MESH networks that ensure seamless, zero-drop data exchange between endpoints.
- Wireless Access Points (POE and Powered) design, installation, and support
- Air-based technology is ideal for rural areas delivering 1GB connections over lond distances
- Layer 2,3 Network Switches with various VLAN and QoS configuration for traffic prioritization for best quality of service
- Layer 7 monitoring and packet capture for various application monitoring
- SNMP monitoring and graphing with Drensys proprietary systems
- Unified platform to manage, update and operate all WIFI access points
- Multi-location WIFI solutions for unified