By Pierre Emond
Date of Creation: 2019-11-13
Last Update: 2026-07-14
Your network must be configured to support the synchronous traffic being generated when your language teachers are running classroom activities like conversation pairing and/or screen sharing.
The following devices must all have 1000 Mbps wired network connections:
- SmartClass Server or NAS
- SmartClass Teacher Station for LIVE + HUB
- SmartClass BYOD Manager
- SmartClass HomeWork Manager (aka WEB Manager)
- All network switches and wireless access points.
- SmartClass Student Station for LIVE + HUB, in labs with more than 18 student stations.
WiFi Networks for Students with LIVE + HUB
WiFi networks provide shared network bandwidth for all connected devices, so they can quickly become a bottleneck for overall language lab performance. The following guidelines are recommended:
- Use commercial-grade wireless access points (AP).
- Wireless access points should support IEEE 802.11ac or better.
- There should be a dedicated SSID for the language lab.
- All casual (non-language-lab) users should connect to a different AP.
- Restrict device connections to a maximum of 20 per AP.
- Use only the 5 GHz band on the AP.
- Remove any bandwidth restrictions for lab users.
All users (teachers and students) should be on the same subnet. If this is not possible, make sure that the communication between the subnets is open for all needed TCP ports.
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