The school is now able to offer staff, students, and parents all the benefits of the most current Internet-enhanced learning and communications through an enterprise-class network that includes significant new capabilities in network security, wireless networking, remote access, disaster recovery, content filtering, and reporting.

Presentation High School (PHS), based in San Jose, California, is known as one of the most academically advanced educational institutions in a highly competitive metro area. In order to combat waves of Internet threats, increase the reliability of the network, and introduce new capabilities such as wireless and remote access, the school undertook a complete upgrade of its existing infrastructure based on the full portfolio of SonicWALL's security, connectivity, and data protection technology.

IT consultant Jeffrey Martin and SonicWALL worked with the school to create an integrated, easily-managed system that not only provides for the school's current needs but will also scale and adapt to meet future requirements.

"The SonicWALL network provides the solution to our major concern: the safety of our students while they are on our network, without compromising the reliability of our network infrastructure," said Mary Miller, Principal of Presentation High School. "Our primary goal for the network upgrade was to enable the school to take advantage of technology while remaining secure and in control of the information entering and leaving the network.-

"The physical installation of the network is just the first step in deploying a secure and stable network," said Douglas Brockett, vice president and general manager at SonicWALL. "The true benefit comes from developing policies to control and protect the school network, while at the same time providing the user community with simple access to the tools and resources they need. The PHS environment, with its mixed user base of students, faculty, parents, and visitors, requires special attention in regard to who can access the network and how they are authenticated."