Hancock Public SchoolDistrict 768

Stevens County Economic Improvement Commission, Inc. ( SCEIC)and

Blandin Foundation Grant Information

Amy DoughertyDistrict Technology Coordinator

Grant Award/$7,000

What was Purchased?

1. 1 HP 2910-AL 24G Core Switch for $1,799.99 and

2. 5 HP 2510 48GB at $1,150.00 for a total of $5,750.00*the additional $549 was covered by the Hancock District

HP 2910 AL 24G Core Switch: ( Main switch for the entire school ) for $1799.99

• Four 10.0Gb fiber ports and 24 1.0 Gb copper (Cat 6 ) Ethernet ports for core network

• Layer 2 switching means VLANs sense what is plugged into each port.

• Core Switch ( Center of Network ) with traffic prioritization. This allows us to give certain networks ( Admin / ITV ) priority over others (Labs ) as far as speed goes.

1st Item Purchased with Grant

HP 2510 48G Port Switch: ( 5 of these connected to the Core Switch)$1,150.00 each for a total of $5,750.00

(the additional $549 was covered by the Hancock School District)

• 48 ports of 1.0 Gb Ethernet• Auto-sensing on each port • we can plug in a computer, ITV, ip phone , wireless access

point or even the security cams into a single port and still maintain separate networks on a single port.

• Layer 2 VLAN with throughput at 70 million packets per second ( pps ) .... That's fast : )

2nd Item Purchased with Grant

BEFORE

AFTER

AFTER

Why These Switches Were Needed

• Increased number of students• Increased number of computers and wireless devices in the

district-iPods, iPads and Kindle Fire’s• Interactive white boards in every room• Increased security on the network

• Without this grant, Hancock may not have been able to take the steps necessary in updating the infrastructure at Hancock School. This new technology will take us into a remodeled or a new building in the future.

ON BEHALF OF THE HANCOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS

GRANT