Your challenge is to identify the right solution that can make this promise a reality and provide your students, faculty and guests with the opportunity to embrace ‘everywhere learning’ with robust, reliable connectivity. Put simply, Extricom delivers.

To find out more information click the link below to download the pdf:

extricom school pdf

Are you wanting to offer your guests free WiFi access as an additional incentive to stay with you or to increase revenue and advertising potential?

Solutions House can help. With years of WiFi and wireless experience and hospitality customers ranging from the Sandy Bay Caravan Park in North Wales to The Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington (home of Warrington Wolves rugby league) we are best placed to assist you.
Solutions House are able to build bullet proof wireless networks for you and  your guests. The benefits of using free WiFi phones throughout your site may  save you costs on mobile phone calls and 2 way radios with the added ability to  make low cost or even free calls to outside numbers as well.

Whether you choose to offer your guests WiFi for free or charge them for the service, our    solution can help you increase revenues and profits. The WiFi login ‘splash’ screen gives you  the opportunity to advertise your additional products and services or the option to sell this quality advertising space on to your neighbours nearby. The local supermarket, petrol station, restaurant, pub or cycle hire business for example.

Other uses for your WiFi network may include RFID tagging for your valuable assets, wireless tills, child location services, tv on demand, flexible guest phone system in addition to all the usual benefits of wireless connections and internet access.

Click below for our case studies:-

Holidays – Sandy Bay Caravan Park

Warington Wolves Case Study
 

For further information contact one of our WiFi specialists today -
telephone 01928 515600 or email wifi@solutionshouse.ltd.uk

• Need to order IT equipment now but not yet received your budget or not enough budget?
• No problem. Solutions House have a buy now, pay later option.
• Available for medium to large sized orders.
• Hardware, Software or Engineer Services

Call our sales team today on 01928 515600 or email us at education@solutionshouse.ltd.uk

Solutions House are a specialist ICT Solutions Provider focused on delivering into the education sector. Our core area of expertise is Wireless Networks with a wealth of case studies to look at:- Case Studies

In addition to our delayed invoice facility above we also provide various other types of finance to education:

• Upto 2 months deferred payments option
• 0% Interest free credit option
• Parental Leasing facilities

Solutions House enables you to have the equipment you need, when you need it -

 If you have a capital budget of £50,000 per year for three years, it is only possible to purchase £50,000 of equipment per year. By using Solutions House’s financial services, you can get £140,000 of equipment right now.

Solutions House assists you in acquiring the technology you need now and spreads the cost over your equipment’s useful life. You can free up budget and start realising the benefits right away.

All Solutions House programs are totally flexible so you can add more equipment to them whenever it is required.

Solutions House Finance is the cost efficient way to acquire equipment. Here are just some of the reasons why:

Assists Budgetary Control
Spreading the cost creates instant cash flow benefits, and lets you demonstrate ROI from day one.

Credit Lines Remain In Tact
Solutions House Finance won’t affect your other credit lines, so you can dedicate your existing funding sources to other projects.

Complete Flexibility
Solutions House can cover all equipment types including installation, maintenance and more, in one simple, regular payment.

Straighforward Upgrade & Equipment Refresh Policy
With Solutions House finance you can build in upgrades and migrations, sometimes without increasing your payments.

Freedom of Choice
We’re an independent IT Value Added Reseller, so you can specifiy equipment and services from the supplier or suppliers of your choice or we can work with you and make our recommendations.

If you’re considering a loan, lease, HP, rental or other finance arrangement to help your organisation acquire any equipment whatsoever, talk to Solutions House first.

For further details please go to the finance section of our website:- Finance

Solutions House provide a full range of Software Licensing renewal services. Many of our customers were not aware that they could change provider and are not always tied into contract.

Solutions House have software licensing specialists available to help you decide the best way forward when the time comes to renew or upgrade your options:

• Microsoft
• Sophos
• VW Ware
• McAfee
• Symantec
• Citrix
• Adobe
• Corel
• Autodesk

Call us today on 01928 515600 or email: education@solutionshouse.ltd.uk

After the successful installation of Extricom’s award-winning Interference-Free™ WLAN system by Solutions House, St Catherine’s Primary in Bolton had the following comments to make:

“I would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude to all those at Solutions House who have made, and continue to make, the installation of our wireless solution such a success.

It is obvious that Solutions House aim to provide the highest quality service and I have been very impressed with the way in which communication and support has always been honest, reliable and effective. From sales through to technical support, the service provided by all representatives has been outstanding.

As a teacher embarking on significant IT development in a primary school, it has been a pleasure to deal with such conscientious and genuine professionals. As a result I have absolute confidence that our solution will continue to be delivered and supported effectively and that we are obviously ‘in the very best hands’.

I am aware that Solutions House are hoping to establish links with other schools in Bolton and I would have no hesitation in making the very highest recommendation on your behalf. I have already begun, and will continue to, sing the praises of Solutions House to other colleagues across the authority.”

Kevin Roberts – St Catherine’s School, Horwich, Bolton

To read the full case study please visit the Excellence Gateway website via this web link

For a demonstration, site survey or details of our loan evaluation kit please contact Solutions House on 01928 515 600 or email us at education@solutionshouse.ltd.uk

EduBackup™

Secure online back-up for schools

EduBackup™

Secure online back-up for schools

At last an affordable alternative to tape back-ups!

• Take away the uncertainty of tape backups upgrade your old tape backup to the latest backup system
• Totally secure online data backup, at below tape back-up prices
• The software is free, and comes with all the plug-ins at no extra cost,no buying of hardware or storage media required and as many copies of the software as you like, they all backup to the same data account.
• The support is free
• No extra hidden costs, as many backups and restores as you like!
• Accounts start as low as 25gig and expand to as big as you like
• A very simple and very easy to understand pricing structure, at the most competitive prices, just pence per gig per month without any other costs

How Remote Data Backup Works

Functionality

The Gigasoft software runs a daily fully automated offsite data backup of your important files and data.

After installation of the software you select the files and/or directories that you wish to backup.

Then after encryption and compression a full offsite back-up will be made from the selected files. These files are sent to the Gigasoft offsite servers for safe storage through a SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection.

From that moment on, a daily incremental backup will be made of all new and changed files. This is at a time of the day determined by yourself. Your data is constantly being replicated from our data centre to another secure data storage location to ensure that there’s always a copy available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

You can access and use your remote backup data at any time and from anywhere through a standard internet browser.

You will receive reports concerning data backup status, file sizes as well as an overview of all activities.

Call our sales team for more details today on 01928 515600
or click here for more details EduBackup from Gigasoft and Solutions House

The much-anticipated launch of the Apple iPad in January 2010 was met with a mixture of cheers and groans from the technology media. But however well it may do in the consumer marketplace, the iPad is already attracting immense, and largely positive, attention among those who cover the world of education and IT.

Most commentators think the iPad will make immediate inroads in the education market, an arena where Apple already holds considerable market- and mind-share.

A strong determining factor in the iPad’s education market penetration is wireless LAN, which will be critical infrastructure for making it a viable classroom technology. This means the WLAN must be able to support the greatly increased demand for network resources that will come from iPad users.

In Extricom’s latest Technology Brief, The iPad, Wireless LAN, and Education, Extricom delves into issues that affect integrators and ICT administrators alike, providing an overview of the iPad’s potential as an education tool, discussing its potential impact on wireless LANs in schools and universities, and detailing how WLAN architecture can make a difference in handling the coming wave of iPads.

You can download the Technology Brief here:

The ipad, Wireless LAN and Education – Making Sure Your Environment is ‘Tablet-Ready’

or

www.extricom.com/content/microsite/ipad

The award-winning Extricom Wireless LAN System incorporates multiple breakthrough innovations in a system that raises the bar for WLAN performance, flexibility, and ease of ownership.

Groundbreaking architectural thinking gives you a solution that is fully IEEE 802.11-compliant, but changes all of the paradigms about the Wi-Fi experience.

Solutions House have installed the Extricom Beta Firmware version 4.4 which gives a number of new features at Stoke Park School & Community Technology College.

Read the full Stoke Park – First Again article case study, download the pdf here…

For a demonstration, site survey or details of our loan evaluation kit please contact Solutions House on 01928 515 600 or email education@solutionshouse.ltd.uk.

Both CAT-5 and CAT-5e have very similar electrical specification, but the differences between CAT-5 and CAT-5e show in all aspects of performance: capacitance, frequency, resistance, and attenuation. The superior electrical performance of CAT-5e means that the cable will support bandwidth hungry applications such as gigabit Ethernet or analog video. This is why CAT-5 is no longer a standard to be installed on to a modern network.

Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat-6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards. Cat-6 features more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise. The cable standard provides performance of up to 250 MHz and is suitable for 10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet). It is expected to suit the 10GBASE-T (10Gigabit Ethernet) standard, although with some limitations on length if unshielded Cat-6 cable is used. Category 6 and 6e should be considered for any new facilities to ensure the best life from the infrastructure against developments in technology.

A small note on Cat-7 is that if you have a project that you believe may need Cat-7 then please contact us for more detailed advice. This is due to the particular installation challenges Cat-7 presents. With it having a higher specification for the cores and the shielding, it is very inflexible and difficult to handle. Many traditional termination systems cannot handle the thicker shielding and there may be more suitable alternatives for your networking needs and budget.

What is the difference between the types of cable – UTP, Patch, Stranded, Solid…

UTP stands for Unshielded Twisted Pair. It is a cable type with pairs of twisted insulated copper conductors contained in a single sheath.

Stranded cable has several small gauge wires in each separate insulation sleeve. Stranded cable is more flexible, making it more suitable for shorter distances, such as patch cords.

Solid has one larger gauge wire in each sleeve. Solid cable has better electrical performance than stranded cable and is traditionally used for inside walls and through ceilings – any type of longer run of cable.

Patch Cables are made of stranded copper conductors for flexibility. This construction is great for the flexing and the frequent changes that occur at the wall outlet or patch panel. The stranded conductors do not transmit data signals as far as solid cable.

What is the difference between 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T and 1000BASE-T?

10BASE-T is the IEEE standard that defines the requirement for sending information at 10 Mbps on unshielded twisted-pair cabling, and defines various aspects of running Ethernet on this cabling.

100BASE-T is the IEEE standard that defines the requirement for sending information at 100 Mbps on unshielded twisted-pair cabling, and defines various aspects of running baseband Ethernet on this cabling.

1000BASE-T (also called gigabit Ethernet) is the IEEE standard that defines the requirement for sending information at 1000 Mbps on unshielded twisted-pair cabling, and defines various aspects of running baseband Ethernet on this cabling

What is a cross-over cable?

A cross-over cable is a segment of cable that crosses over pins 1&2 and 3&6. This cable is normally used to connect two computers without the use of a hub, or can be used to cascade two hubs without using an uplink port. Some DSL modems require a crossover cable to the PC or hub they are connected to.

What are the maximum lengths for cables?

For Solid UTP: ?Fast Ethernet 100baseT 100 Meters (328 feet) ?Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)

Solutions House recommended maximum lengths for Stranded Patch Cables: Fast Ethernet 100baseT 10 Meters (33 feet) ?Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)

What are the operating temperatures for cable?

Operating Temp for standard CAT-5e/6/6e cable is between 0C and 60C. However, externally rated cable extends that to between -10C and 70C. It is also important to use externally rates cable for outdoor cable runs due to weathering and EMI. Sun damage in particular can degrade your cable shielding over just one summer. The shielding will go brittle and flake off, rendering you cable useless.

What is EMI and how can you prevent it?

EMI stands for Electro-Magnetic Interference. It is potentially harmful to your communications system because it can lead to signal loss and degrade the overall performance of high-speed, CAT-5e cabling. EMI is interference in signal transmission or reception and is caused by the radiation of electrical or magnetic fields which are present near power cables, heavy machinery, or fluorescent lighting.

Avoiding EMI is as simple as not laying your network cable within 12″ of electrical cable, or if needed switching from UTP to more expensive shielded cable.

I would like some project specific advice?

Either call one of our solutions team on 01928 515 600, or email us some details to contact@solutionshouse.ltd.uk and one of our engineers can give you some tailored advice.