Google Education – access infrastructure guide User Manual
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Access area
Small network
Medium network
large network
Network
Management
software &
monitoring
SW
A management software
will help you manage your
network from a single point,
many times with a GUI.
See the network management
for considerations. When
evaluating these tools,
consider which and how many
devices you can manage.
When choosing a network
management software, check
which features are available
for free, and which are paid.
Also check is there’s a version
available for your platform.
Most network management
solutions also have monitoring
functionalities. But you can
also find standalone network
monitoring software only like
For medium and large
networks the same network
management and monitoring
software can be used. Note
that the licensing model for
some of these paid solutions
is based in number of devices
managed/monitored. So the
larger the network, the more
expensive the software license
will be.
For medium and large
networks the same network
management and monitoring
software can be used. Note
that the licensing model for
some of these paid solutions
is based in number of devices
managed/monitored. So the
larger the network, the more
expensive the software license
will be.
Content
filtering
Within an education institution
content filtering is a must.
To ensure you can block
pornography, not expose your
organization to legal action
for copyright infringement
because people are using
torrents to download SW
and movies, not to mention
the bandwidth optimization.
Examples of open source web
filters is the
If you use an open source one,
or a commercial proxy / filter
consider the following:
1) Being able to use a
transparent proxy so you
dont have to put proxy
configurations on all
your clients
2) Ensure the proxy can
cope with all the internet
traffic going through it you
don’t want it to become
a bottleneck.
3) Consider redundancy or
machine virtualization so the
proxy is not a single point
of failure.
Within an education institution
content filtering is a must.
To ensure you can block
pornography, not expose your
organization to legal action
for copyright infringement
because people are using
torrents to download SW
and movies, not to mention
the bandwidth optimization.
Examples of open source web
filters is the
If you use an open source one,
or a commercial proxy / filter
consider the following:
1) Being able to use a
transparent proxy so you
dont have to put proxy
configurations on all
your clients
2) Ensure the proxy can
cope with all the internet
traffic going through it you
don’t want it to become
a bottleneck.
3) Consider redundancy or
machine virtualization so the
proxy is not a single point
of failure.
Within an education institution
content filtering is a must.
To ensure you can block
pornography, not expose your
organization to legal action
for copyright infringement
because people are using
torrents to download SW
and movies, not to mention
the bandwidth optimization.
Examples of open source web
filters is the
If you use an open source one,
or a commercial proxy / filter
consider the following:
1) Being able to use a
transparent proxy so you
dont have to put proxy
configurations on all
your clients
2) Ensure the proxy can
cope with all the internet
traffic going through it you
don’t want it to become
a bottleneck.
3) Consider redundancy or
machine virtualization so the
proxy is not a single point
of failure.
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