The customer is responsible for providing and maintaining one outside phone line for each dialup modem. NovaNET s unique online delivery makes it an ideal system for large-scale LAN or WAN implementations. Typically, in a WAN environment, 56kbps of available network bandwidth is able to support up to eight simultaneous NovaNET system users. It is strongly recommended that you review your network configuration with a NovaNET Technical Services representative. The advantage of the networked configuration is the additional flexibility that it provides.
Networked configurations are also the most cost effective for distributed computing environments.
For those schools with a WAN infrastructure, networked delivery of the NovaNET system results in substantial cost savings on installation and ongoing service. There are several options available to provide full remote access to the NovaNET system with a networked configuration. In order to use the NovaNET system s new multimedia lessons, each computer will need to have the capability to support the graphics and video display as well as audio. In addition, each computer will require local loading and storage of the associated multimedia files. The recommended free hard drive space will accommodate all multimedia releases prior to the release of Next Generation NovaNET in 2001, when media files will be served from local and regional media servers, minimizing the need for storing large files on each workstation.