The Presidency College, Kolkata, in a bid to establish itself as an all-round
point of excellence using state-of-the-art, modular and scalable technology
appointed Cisco to convert its campus into a Wi-Fi zone and to deploy wireless
access points across the college campus.
The company successfully deployed Cisco Intrusion Detection System IDS 4215
and Cisco Security Server Agent with VMS 2.3 along with other security devices
to make the entire campus area network secure. High-end routers (Cisco 2811)
were used for high bandwidth leased lines. It also laid the foundation for the
implementation for IPTV broadcast server to be used for e-classroom or
e-learning.
“The products deployed are very advanced in the technical aspects and are
also one of their kinds in their respective fields,” said Dr P Dasgupta of
Presidency College.
Forte India and Cisco together delivered a futuristic solution, which will
serve the college for a long time to come and also aid in the advancement of the
institution.