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Northern Grid - Broadband Update #211 May 2012
Firewall Change Freeze - 1st June 201209 May 2012To Our Customers: Please note that there will be a change freeze activated on the 1st June 2012. No further firewall changes will be accepted after the 31st May 2012. This change freeze will stay in place until the end of the current contract with Easynet which is the 31st July. On the 1st August firewall rule changes will be managed by BT and the new process will be sent out to you before that... Northern Grid - Broadband Update #119 March 2012
Using ICT Effectively and Saving You Money14 November 2011A guide for ICT Team LeadersCloud Storage - is it safe to use?Cloud based storage and online synchronisation offers individuals many benefits, one of which is removing the need to carry flash pens and portable disks around. The question that needs to be asked is what issues are raised by this increasingly popular and free service. Google Apps and Live@Edu have storage space available as part of their email offering. An increasingly popular trend is... Keep informed about the status of the Northern Grid network24 March 2011On the rare occasions that there are problems with the Northern Grid network we want to ensure that we are able to keep users informed. We have just launched a notification system that will be used when we have important announcements about service affecting issues. Examples of this would be a disruption of service or notification of an upgrade. It will not be used for day to day announcements about content or events; these will continue to be circulated through our Please carry out the following checks. If any of the tests fail then your Cachepilot configuration is not providing adequate protection. Contact Easynet Support on 08453334568 for further advice and assistance. Open your browser and type the URL www.google.com a search windows will open click on the search settings link top right. If you can view and change the SafeSearch Filtering options SafeSearch in not...
The security toolkit provides clear and relevant practical advice to schools to ensure the safety of network users and protection for the network itself. The toolkit addresses those topics that are key to any sound security and risk management strategy. The content will be maintained and updated to ensure that it remains current and reflects the needs of the... Northern Grid's accreditation from Becta has been renewed. The Becta Accreditation of Internet Services enables schools and other establishments to make an informed choice of a managed internet service provider or web content filtering solution. Accredited products and services must meet and maintain specific standards in web content filtering... As part of Northern Grid’s fully, accredited manage service, the Email provision delivered to users should provide the following as a minimum set of requirements to meet Accreditation standards. Northern Grid for Learning has a national reputation for its range of support and materials. Resources are available for organisations with a responsibility to care for and protect children and young people. Northern Grid has... Northern Grid has produced this document to assist you in checking that your CachePilot is configured correctly. It contains a list of sites with instructions on how to test your configuration settings correctly and any actions that should be taken from performing these tests; in addition to these test instructions it also contains a list of FAQs to help answer any questions you may have about the CachePilot system. Further... A local or regional authority may be considering a public service network serving schools as well as other partners. A school may ask if a commercial provider could provide appropriate educational broadband services. This paper provides an overview of areas that need to be considered when designing broadband networks. This paper is intentionally short. For further information, please contact The Technical Service Review is a combination of a remote diagnostic network assessment, the completion of a five minute electronic questionnaire followed by an onsite visit to carry out network audit. The onsite visit also allows discussion on any support related... Documents below detail the consultancies for the required technical and legal services. |
Northern Grid has signed a 5 year contract with BT and will be providing new, fast, affordable and robust broadband connections to schools across the North East of England. The update reports are intended to keep you informed about what to expect during the installation process and the services that will...
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Northern Grid can offer a range of e safety services to its partner and non-partner schools as well as the independent sector.
Northern Grid wishes to engage consultants to support the next procurement of their regional broadband network.
