Juniper Mist, E-Rate User Manual

Juniper, Mist, and E-Rate

Maximize your E-Rate project with AI-driven digital learning-ready networks

For K-12 education, the digital transformation is critically dependent on scalable, secure, reliable broadband connections. Unfortunately, weak, complex, and difficult to manage networks threaten this transition. For students and teachers experiencing dropped or poor connections, digital learning and online assessments can suffer. For many district network administrators, overly complex workflows and tools that focus primarily on network health rather than the end-user experience make troubleshooting and resolving these access issues exceedingly difficult.

AI-Driven Digital Learning-Ready Networks from Juniper Networks

Thankfully, districts no longer need to compromise nor invest valuable school district and E-Rate funds in networks built on outdated architectures. Unique to the industry, the Juniper AI-Driven Enterprise solution addresses and greatly enhances E-Rate infrastructure projects with a modern, scalable, secure, and reliable network built with an integrated solution stack from Juniper and Mist, a Juniper company. By

empowering IT team members with proactive operations, the solution automatically identifies and fixes wired/wireless/device problems using machine learning. E-Rate applicants can now benefit from Juniper’s:

•Proven and trusted enterprise-class, automated, and self-forming switch fabrics

•Mist wireless LAN solution, the first cloud-based WLAN that leverages AI and machine learning to make Wi-Fi predictable, reliable, and measurable to ensure a great digital learning experience

•Reduced complexity, simplifying network operational and management workflow for the IT staff

Whether your district is planning an E-Rate Category One project that requires upgrading network equipment to boost broadband connection capacity, or an E-Rate Category Two project to modernize your data distribution, wireless data distribution, and data protection infrastructure, Juniper has the right E-Rate-eligible solutions to fulfill the needs of institutions ranging from single-school campuses to large school districts. Juniper E-Rate-eligible solutions are also easy on the applicant’s budget, offering lower estimated five-year TCO than the leading competitive brand.

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Intelligence						Cloud

		Mist Cloud Services
Wi-Fi	Wired	Premium	Marvis Virtual	User	Asset
Assurance	Assurance	Analytics	Network Assistant	Engagement	Visibility
	Wireless Infrastructure			Wired Infrastructure

EX2300

EX3400

EX4300

EX4600/EX4650

Figure 1:TheJuniperAI-driven digital learning-readynetwork solution

Juniper E-Rate-Eligible Solution Components

Juniper Networks	Designed for the converged school district campus and data center to address demands for high availability,
EX Series Ethernet	unified communications, and virtualization, EX Series switches offer high-performance, scalable, fixed-configuration
Switches	1GbE and multigigabit platforms; fixed configuration 10GbE aggregation switches ideal for high-density campus
	deployments; and modular core switches optimized for high-density, mission-critical applications.
Juniper Networks	QFX Series switches, ideally suited for district traffic aggregation points and data centers, improve the efficiency of
QFX Series	district fiber networks by aggregating traffic for WAN and Internet access transport. The QFX5100 line of scalable
Switches	Layer 2/Layer 3 switches is optimized for application delivery and contains a powerful feature set for virtualized
	data centers. The QFX10000 line offers a highly scalable, high-density network foundation for supporting today’s
	most demanding data center and cloud environments, including midsize to large data centers, private clouds, and
	public clouds.
Mist AI-Driven	Designed for the demands of digital learning, Mist wireless LAN makes Wi-Fi predictable, reliable, and measurable
Wireless LAN	by providing unprecedented visibility into the user experience. Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE),
	and IoT are merged, creating personalized, location-based wireless services for the best end-user experience. With
	Mist, customizing Wi-Fi service levels, providing easy guest services, replacing time-consuming manual IT tasks with
	proactive automation, gaining insights through detailed analytics, and leveraging location-based services to locate
	valuable assets are now within reach.
Juniper Networks	SRX Series Services Gateways are rightsized for a variety of district applications. Offering a complete set of next-
SRX Services	generation firewall (NGFW)1 and unified threat management (UTM) features, the SRX Series physical and virtual
Gateways (Next-	firewalls protect district networks from the latest content-borne threats. These firewalls also support the Children’s
Generation	Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Family Educational Rights and PrivacyAct (FERPA), contributing to ensuring
Firewalls)	district-wide compliance.
Juniper Networks	Juniper’s portfolio of high-performance, software-centric physical and virtual routers deliver all the performance,
MX Series 5G	features, and functions school district applications need, including private WAN for multisite connectivity through a
Universal Routing	private backbone; data center interconnect for connecting multiple data centers for disaster recovery; geo clustering
Platforms	and virtualization; and Internet edge to act as the school district’s Internet gateway.

Simplify Your E-Rate Project

A number of special Juniper and Mist E-Rate offerings are now available to eligible applicants as single, orderable part numbers, all at attractive price points. These special offerings represent many of the most popular solutions adopted by K-12 customers and include:

•EX Series Ethernet Switches that include the base system switch hardware and three years of next-day support2 (see Table 1).

•Mist AI-Driven Wireless LAN that includes the Mist Access Point, cloud service subscriptions, and support over a one, three, or five-year license term3 (see Table 2).

•EX Wired Assurance Switches that include EX Series base system switch hardware, cloud service subscriptions, and support over threeor five-year license terms (see Table 3).

Table 1 provides a list of available part numbers for the EX Series bundles, including three-year next-day support services. These offerings are E-Rate eligible.

Table 1. EX Series Ethernet Switches with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services

Family

EX2300 Ethernet Switches

EX3400 Ethernet Switches

Part Number	Description
B-EX2300-24P-EDU	EX2300-24P E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-24T-EDU	EX2300-24T E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-48P-EDU	EX2300-48P E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-48PV-EDU	EX2300-48P-VC E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-48T-EDU	EX2300-48T E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-C12P-EDU	EX2300-C-12P E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-C12PV-EDU	EX2300-C-12P-VC E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-C12T-EDU	EX2300-C-12T E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-24MP-EDU	EX2300-24MP E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX2300-48MP-EDU	EX2300-48MP E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX3400-24P-EDU	EX3400-24P E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX3400-24T-EDU	EX3400-24T E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX3400-48P-EDU	EX3400-48P E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services
B-EX3400-48T-EDU	EX3400-48T E-Rate Bundle with 3-Year Next-Day Support Services

1Firewall services and firewall components are E-Rate eligible. Security services beyond basic stateful firewall such as UTM, intrusion prevention system (IPS), application security, and advanced threat prevention (ATP) are not considered E-Rate eligible.

2Includes three years of unlimited 24x7 Juniper Technical Assistance Center (JTAC) access, software releases, online support, advanced hardware replacement: next business dayAdvanced Replacement part deliver, Junos Space® Service Now and Service Insight.

3 Includes the Wi-Fi access point hardware, cloud subscription, 24x7 technical support, unlimited access to all new cloud features and product documentation, and is available in 1-year, 3-year, or 5-year license terms.

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