Packaged Services from Equanet

With the end of term on the horizon, it’s time to recall the lessons of summers gone by and ensure that all your IT upgrades are planned, purchased and implemented and installed on time and budget.  

Here at Equanet for Education, with our range of outstanding packaged services, we can help alleviate the annual August angst through our seamless end-to-end installation services.   With a broad ranged of services and quick turn around time, we can assist you across your entire IT Suite, including all your Audio-Visual, Business PCs, Network Cabling and Video Conferencing needs. 

Business PC Installation

With PCs becoming an increasingly important tool in across education, it’s best not to leave their installation to chance.  Get the professionals in and be confident that your PCs will be installed at a fixed price and over an agreed time frame. Our experienced engineers will unpack and check your equipment and install it in the agreed location.   Our Gold Service also provides connection to your local network socket and testing to ensure it connects to the network.

Service Standard

Silver

• Agree PC locations
• Unpack and check the PC equipment
• Install and build equipment in agreed location(s)
• Overview of basic operation

 Gold

• Agree PC locations
• Unpack and check the PC equipment
• Install and build equipment in agreed location(s)
• Overview of basic operation
• Connect the PC to the local network socket—max 3m from PC
• Turn on PC and ensure it connects to the network
• Overview basic operation

 
Network Cabling Installation

Fundamental to the importance of the PC in schools, has been the growth of the networks that link them all together!  Once again our team of experts can give you the confidence that your network will be installed at a fixed price and over an agreed time frame. Our experienced installation team will design, plan and implement the perfect network for your current and future needs.  We’ll provide advice, planning and installation of your network infrastructure.

What is Included:

• Installation of CAT5e cabling within localised office area
• Design, planning and implementation
• Supply of 24 port patch panel installed within the existing wired cabinet
• 5 metre fly leads per point
• 1 metre patch lead per point
• Pair testing and labelling per point
• Installation within normal working hours 9am -5pm
• Pricing is subject to survey
• Installation within surface mounted trunking and/ or suspended ceiling voids.

Video Conferencing

Dramatic improvements in video conferencing quality and flexibility now mean that more schools are taking advantage of this innovative technology. With ease of use and reliability improvements at the same time as cost reductions, video conferencing is an inexpensive alternative to physical meetings. As a green option, it helps save you time and money whilst saving the planet.

Vega X5® High-quality Set-top Video Conferencing System
Vega® X5 is a high-performance system ideal for medium and large-sized videoconferencing sessions that require enhanced audio and video quality. The Vega X5 as standard is a point to point system. The X5 can be enhanced to a multipoint conferencing unit, with a simple software upgrade.

• Crystal clear audio and superior video quality
• Built-in MCU connects up to 8 sites with Continuous Presence and embedded PowerPoint® presentation*
• Fully featured set-top solution with embedded XGA ports and support for 3 monitors*

With a range of options to tailor the solution to fit your needs let the experts create the perfect video conferencing solution for your business. 

A technical engineer will come to site to install and configure the equipment (including connecting it to suitable existing video and audio equipment). User training will also be provided for an administrator on site during the installation and configuration day.

Deployment

Equanet has one of the largest teams of skilled I.T. engineers in the UK at your disposal.  With industry specialists for networking and licensing for example, we are able to offer advice and support for an entire business infrastructure.

Network installation service

Our team of engineers can operate nationwide; across multiple locations and large deployment projects are overseen by Prince2 and ITIL qualified Project Managers.

The network installation service covers all design, planning and deployment. Once your network is installed, our skilled engineers will boot up and test the PCs and network functions, such as file-sharing, printing and Internet connectivity with your ISP.

Client-Server Networking installation service

As the network grows a server will provide better centralisation, performance, stability and security, lowering total cost of ownership, making administering your data easier.

Equanet’s professional services for client-server networks include:

• Technical consultancy to advise you and ensure we understand your need
• Designing a bespoke network
• Building the Servers and PCs to meet your needs
• Installing your network using our accredited engineers
• Supporting your network with our technical helpdesk and field engineers

Once the specification of the network and plan for installation is agreed, an engineering team will be appointed to:

• Configure PCs
• Install the Network Operating System
• Install the structured cabling or Wireless infrastructure
• Configure a secure Broadband Internet connection
• Configure any networking hardware
• Set-up the firewall and Anti-virus Protection
• Storage Network Services

Our storage consultants are able to understand your business requirements, they design and install a storage solution to meet your needs. Our specialists can assist with any storage enquiry including storage area network and network attached storage.

For more information about any of the above services, please contact your account management team on 0844 871 2409.