*Teaching and Learning Using Technology DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.114246*

restrictions on what you can download or install, Blocked websites and firewall issues, and inability to update applications and software. Educators have limited rights to install educational software on the institution of learning's devices. Educators and students have a limited right to access certain websites which also limits their research scope. With the out-of-date software educators and students are unable to use or update their devices because of restrictions which will make their devices incompatible with modern applications. The network that experiences frequent interruptions, for whatever reason, should be supported by network redundancy, ensuring network accessibility in case of a device or trail failure. Institutions of learning with out-of-date networks or incompetently designed infrastructure risk disrupting the availability of the entire network. A lack of dependable hardware and software can also worsen the absence of a robust and unwavering infrastructure, which can pose significant obstacles to the adoption of educational technology.

Learning institutions function similarly to business settings in that they rely heavily on technology. Examples of this include BYOD programmes for mobile devices, streaming video, wearable technology for students, and new educational technologies like virtual and enhanced reality. Due to the strain these connections place on network capacity limits, overwork wireless network access points, and introduce latency issues in an application, they present challenges as well as extended learning opportunities. An expanding network footprint and a rise in mobile devices also translate into an increase in security flaws or hazards. Educational institutions should use one of four network infrastructure solutions to meet their connection and coverage needs both now and in the future. The 802.11 ac Gigabit Wi-Fi standard, also known as Wave 2, aims to rectify those issues in educational institutions and high-density environments by offering more useful and functional bandwidth than the previous Wi-Fi generation. Edge switches for multi-gigabit Ethernet that supports Wave 2 deployment over current Cat 5e, Cat 6, or Cat 7 cabling. Using a single network controller, software-defined networking (SDN) offers administrators centralised, end-to-end network visibility, including cloud resources. Another method that increases the number of different policy extensions that can be supported and supports a large number of devices without requiring the installation of additional software agents is

**Figure 2.** *Cat cabling.*

network access control (NAC). To enable the 21st-century learning environment, the educational institution needs to have a network that is quick, flexible, adaptive, and safe (**Figure 2**).
