Industry Sector: Childcare
Location: Ascot, Berkshire
Childcare
in Case study
Challenges:
- Legacy Exchange Migration to Office 365
- Domain Host Migration
- DNS / Web Protection
- Site wide WiFi installation
- Mobile device deployment
Solutions:
1. Legacy Exchange Migration to Office 365
Protec advised our client regarding the advantages of migrating from their legacy Exchange 2016 email platform and leveraging the advantages of Office 365. Using our middleware platform Protec successfully migrated the clients Exchange environment to Office 365 with zero downtime.
Shareponit/OneDrive was provided as the central platform for file storage along with a robust cloud based backup solution to protect the business.
2. Domain Host Migration
Our client required assistance in migrating from their current domain host to a new provider. Protec assisted our client in finding a suitable provider to cater to their needs and IT policies. Protec performed multiple backups of the current DNS and web hosting settings prior to migration. Migration of this platform was scheduled over a weekend to minimise downtime.
3. DNS / Web Protection
To ensure safe guarding of the children at the nursery Protec implemented a cloud based DNS / Web Filtering protection platform across the site. Protec worked with our client to ensure specific categories of web content and specific sites will be blocked over both the WiFi and hardwired network. Additional configuration was deployed to whitelist and allow managers and admin staff to access a collection of specific sites.
4. Site wide WiFi infrastructure deployment
Protec performed an in-depth WiFi heat-map audit of the clients site to confirm suitable WiFi Access Point placement. Structured cabling was arranged for the client to facilitate the connections of the WiFi Access Points. PoE network switches and WiFi 6 access points were configured with multiple VLANs to allow segregated networks between the children and staff. MAC address filtering was implemented to ensure only authorised devices were allowed to connect to the staff WiFi network. Children and Guest WiFi access traffic was routed to an external web filtering services to ensure websites not suitable for access were blocked.
5. Mobile Device Deployment
Our client required a number of tablet devices to allow on-premise access throughout the nursery to required applications and websites. The tablets were provided with rugged cases suitable for the environment along with unsuitable web content blocking provided by the DNS / Web Filtering service. Tablets were configured for tracking in the event of being lost/stolen along with being encrypted and a secure login screen PIN.