The district has standardized on the network cabling/equipment that can be installed on/in the network. This has been done to ensure network stability, good performance for the end users, and for ease of management and troubleshooting by TIS members. We are currently using Cisco Products and will continue to do so. All network equipment installs, i.e. hubs and switches, must go through TIS. Absolutely no purchasing and/or installing of equipment on to the District's Network will be acceptable unless otherwise authorized by a Network Administrator in TIS. Any future equipment purchased and/or connected to the District's LAN/WAN infrastructure will not be acceptable; this includes any kind of hub/concentrator and network printing device in the classroom or office areas.
     Hubs and/or switches will no longer be allowed to be placed in a classroom. The only exception to this rule will be if it is a computer lab. Then a lockable network cabinet can be installed in the room, and the room can be properly cabled as a computer lab. The network cabinet in the computer lab will require a fiber up-link to the main distribution cabinet. All cabling will be placed in the existing large plastic double raceway. If any additional molding is necessary then the installer will provide and install the same molding where needed. A Network Administrator and a Project Manager will be involved in the entire process of the cabling project. The actual physical job of installing and terminating the cables/fiber will be outsourced to an approved vendor by TIS. NetDays or any other kind of "self-wiring" will no longer be permitted. All network equipment will be installed by a TIS Network Administrator. Any future cabling done without the consent of TIS will not be allowed to be attached to the District's LAN/WAN infrastructure.
     Computers and network printers must be within 14 feet of a network jack on the wall. Cables longer than 14 feet will not be allowed. If your equipment cannot reach an outlet, then the room will have to be rearranged to accommodate the wiring already in place. If there is absolutely no possible way for the room to be rearranged then a Network Administrator will come out and survey the situation and start the process of having an additional drop installed if deemed necessary.
     If a network printer needs to be put in place then it must have a HP JetDirect Interface to the Network. Some models of HP printers can have an internal network card installed in them. There is also an external network interface device that will allow you to network a printer which does not require an HP printer. Network Printers/JetDirect Interfaces should also go through TIS before purchasing.

Steps Involved in Cabling Process:

1. The user will contact the help desk and request the new network drops and the reason for why these drops are needed.
2. The Network Administrator will go out on site and meet with the requestor and go over the plan to as where the drops will be installed.
3. The Network Administrator will then figure out the best route for the vendor to install the cables. This involves checking for available room in the molding and wiring cabinets, noting if any additions to the cabinet will need to be made or not.
4. The Network Administrator will then write up the specifications to be given to the vendor that will be doing the installation of the wiring. This will include the routing of the cables, the installation of patch panels if needed, labeling scheme, and if an additional cabinet is needed, the location of that cabinet.
5. The vendor will then come out and meet with the Network Administrator at the location. Afterwards the vendor will submit a bid to the Network Administrator, which then will be reviewed and presented to the original requestor. If approved then a budget # will be given to Network Administrator to have a PO put in for the vendor to do the job.
6. The Network Administrator will then allocate the necessary electronic equipment to hook up the wiring after installation is done.
7. After installation of the cabling is complete, the Network Administrator will then inspect the cabling job of the vendor and approve or disapprove and have vendor make any necessary corrections.
8. Finally the Network Administrator will install all necessary equipment, this involves configuration and labeling of new equipment.

    The network is divided up amongst three employees. Below is their name and the current piece of the network that they are responsible for.

• Steven Rose – Novell Account and GroupWise Administration/Maintenance.
• Robert McConnell – Academic Student NetworkAdministration/Maintenance and Networked Printers on the Academic Side.
• Richard Humphries – Administrative and Office Servers Administration/Maintenance, IP and InterNet Access Management/Maintenance, LAN/WAN Management/Maintenance, and Network printing Other Than Academic ones.