CASE STUDIES
citrix metaframe

Area of assistance: Network systems

Technology involved: Citrix MetaFrame, ISDN line

Problem: The client need a reliable network that would give administrators the ability to monitor youths' online activities. Also, given the remote location of the institution, network administration must be possible via the Internet from our offices.

Analysis: A campus-area network was presented that would allow teachers and administrators to keep track of students' movements on the Internet from another building on the campus. A server-centric network was also suggested so that the client could take full advantage of older, donated workstations. Since the servers would be doing all the work in this environment, there is a greater deal of flexibility offered in the age and variety of the workstations.

Strategy: Install an ISDN line to connect the campus-wide, server-centric Citrix MetaFrame. Set up a central admin workstation for the faculty members to monitor the students' workstations. Connect the workstations to the server and the server to our facilities for administration.

Conclusion: This system gives the client more effective supervision of their children's computer activities. It allows Epoch Online to maintain control, perform diagnostics and repair problems from a remote location. The system is also capable of using the client's resources more fully by having the ability to use donated workstations of varying age and type.

If you would like to know more about this solution or the client for whom we provided it, please contact us.