A major upgrade of school Wi-Fi networks means teachers can spend more time focusing on students’ learning without having to worry about managing and maintaining the technology. N4L is replacing and supporting wireless equipment in schools as part of the Ministry of...
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Step up your cyber defence
How do you protect yourself from a karate chop? You step up your game and work on your defence skills. The same goes for protecting yourself online - you step up your game to be protected from digital threats. Today is the first day of Cyber Smart Week and the theme...
Wi-Fi 6: Next generation wireless networking
As part of the School Network Upgrade, we’re replacing network equipment in schools with next generation wireless technology - known as Wi-Fi 6. Learn more about what the new tech means for your school in the blog below, written by our wonderful guest blogger, Bill...
School Network Upgrade: Making your Wi-Fi more reliable & secure
We’re revising the schedule for upgrading network equipment in schools across Aotearoa. We had to hit pause on the School Network Upgrade while schools were closed during the lockdown period, but now we’re aiming to kit out 50 pilot schools by the end of August. It’s...
Ask not what the technology does for you, ask how learning can be supported together
School communities faced numerous challenges as they supported learning from home. The Government’s swift action against COVID-19 placed restrictions on our movement and closed schools in a matter of days. Overnight, schools and their communities not only faced the...
Children kept safe at home with N4L’s new safety filter
Your students can now be protected from the worst of the web after school hours with N4L’s new safety filter. Parents can apply the filter to their children’s devices and schools can put it on any devices they send home with students after school. There is no cost to...
Why oh why Raspberry Pi
You may have seen a little box (about the size of a deck of cards) hanging out in your server cabinet with a cheeky little Raspberry icon on top - if you're wondering what this - it’s your school’s Raspberry Pi. Mmmmm Raspberry Pi - that sounds good - what does it do?...