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===Key benefits of the upgrade===
:Much higher Internet speeds ~ 50Mbps for staff and public computers.
::Secure, reliable and consistent staff functionality...not affected by public internet usage
   
When:
:Most sites are ready for equipment.You will be contacted by phone when you equipment is ready to be installed. When your equipment is delivered, you can migrate one machine at a time over to the new network...ie both networks operate in parallel to ease the transition.  We do have a recommended procedure, see below.

<nowiki>Things to know:
    Each library currently has a network number...this is the 3rd octet of all your IP addresses.  If your libraries IPs are in the range of 192.168.4.xxx then your network number is 4.  Moving forward and to accomplish segmentation of public and staff computers and traffic, this internal IP scheme should be a guide to use when re-IPing your equipment:</nowiki>


[http://mclinc-ig.beaconnet.com/index.php/network-map: New Internal IP scheme]