WiscNet E-rate Eligible Services

The “Recurring Annual Cost for Internet Access” will provide all Internet Access service up to the limit of any Internet transport capacity in service at your site during the contract term reflected on your E-rate quote (you likely now have Internet transport capacity provided by a vendor such as: Charter, Time Warner Cable, AT&T). For example, if your Internet transport capacity is 100Mbps, WiscNet will provide 100Mbps Internet access service; if it is 500Mbps, WiscNet will provide 500Mbps; if it is 1Gbps, WiscNet will provide 1Gbps; if it is greater than 1Gbps WiscNet will provide internet access service up to the capacity of your Internet transport.

One-time fee for WiscNet-owned &-managed Cisco ASR-920-4SZ Aggregation Services Router, with dual power supplies, two 1G copper ports and four dual-rate ports (1G/10G); IOS XE Metro IP Access. Please note: This router supports internet transport capacity up to 10 Gb. The purchasing of this item is optional upon signing of the quote. This router has been included on your quote due to a comparison of the network equipment you are currently using and the bandwidth you have requested in your Form 470.

One-time fee to connect a 10G capable network connection.

One-time fee for components that may be determined necessary for service connectivity. The fee quoted is a not-to-exceed, the actual fee of needed components may be lower than quoted.

This service provides a WiscNet-managed network access service to a WiscNet Member’s location that is not located within the Member’s primary campus and not served by the Member’s wide-area internal data network. The “Recurring Annual Cost for Remote Site Service” will provide all Internet Access service up to the limit of any Internet transport capacity in service at your site during the contract term reflected on your E-rate quote (you likely now have Internet transport capacity provided by a vendor such as: TEACH/BadgerNet, Charter, Time Warner Cable, AT&T). For example, if your Internet transport capacity is 100Mbps, WiscNet will provide 100Mbps Internet access service; if it is 500Mbps, WiscNet will provide 500Mbps; if it is 1Gbps, WiscNet will provide 1Gbps; if it is greater than 1Gbps WiscNet will provide internet access service up to the capacity of your Internet transport.

The “Recurring Annual Cost for Internet Access” will provide all Internet access service up to the limit of any Internet transport capacity in service at your site during the contract term reflected on your E-rate quote (you likely now have Internet transport capacity provided by a vendor such as: TEACH/BadgerNet, Charter, Time Warner Cable, AT&T). For example, if your Internet transport capacity is 100Mbps, WiscNet will provide 100Mbps Internet access service; if it is 500Mbps, WiscNet will provide 500Mbps; if it is 1Gbps, WiscNet will provide 1Gbps; if it is greater than 1Gbps WiscNet will provide internet access service up to the capacity of your Internet transport. This service includes basic integrated firewall at either 1G or 10G capabilities.

This transport service provides to a WiscNet Member a WiscNet-contracted transport service that connects the Member’s facilities to the WiscNet network and provides additional capacity.

This transport service provides to a WiscNet Member a WiscNet-contracted transport service that connects the Member’s facilities to the WiscNet network.

This transport service provides to a WiscNet Member (1) internet transport across Member’s existing dark fiber and a non-diverse path on WiscNet-owned long haul fiber to (2) a port on a WiscNet backbone network aggregation device capable of providing the WiscNet Network Access Service

This transport service leases annually to a WiscNet member a defined capacity and span of WiscNet-owned dark fiber-optic facilities located in the WiscNet backbone network, typically for use as a data transport service.

This transport service provides to a WiscNet Member (1) internet transport across a participating community area network’s optical fiber data facility to (2) a port on a WiscNet backbone network aggregation device capable of providing the WiscNet Network Access Service

This service provides to a WiscNet Member the fiber maintenance and operations services required to participate in a community area network’s fiber optic data facility.

WiscNet provides a managed, standards-based device that aggregates network traffic on the Community Area Network (“CAN aggregation device”), provides transport for the network traffic from WiscNet members to a WiscNet Backbone Device and provides Ethernet connectivity via the CAN Aggregation Device to and from the CAN’s WiscNet members.

The “Recurring Annual Cost for Internet Access” will provide all Internet access service up to the limit of any Internet transport capacity in service at your site during the contract term reflected on your E-rate quote (you likely now have Internet transport capacity provided by a vendor such as: TEACH/BadgerNet, Charter, Time Warner Cable, AT&T). For example, if your Internet transport capacity is 100Mbps, WiscNet will provide 100Mbps Internet access service; if it is 500Mbps, WiscNet will provide 500Mbps; if it is 1Gbps, WiscNet will provide 1Gbps; if it is greater than 1Gbps WiscNet will provide internet access service up to the capacity of your Internet transport. This service includes basic integrated firewall at either 1G or 10G capabilities.

Our 1 Gig capable firewall service utilizes a Cisco ASA5515-K9- description:  ASA 5515-X with SW 6GE Data 1GE Mgmt AC 3DES/AES and provides basic firewall services. It is capable of handling speeds up to 1Gpbs. The service encompasses firewall, IPSEC, and Site-to-Site VPN, NAT, VLAN, DNS forwarding, etc. These together make a highly customizable service capable of meeting your institution's specific needs. As a benefit of WiscNet's ownership of the equipment, we manage, maintain, monitor, and provide SmartNet warranties on the firewall. This service to our members includes free replacements and shipment to our members if the firewall were ever to become faulty. The technical support of the service is included in the service pricing quoted above. Our technical support staff are available via email or phone, and our members immediately speak to an expert able to address and correct issues with the service.

Our Firewall service utilizes a FortiGate device and provides basic firewall services.  It is capable of handling speeds up to 10 Gbps.  The service encompasses firewall, IPSEC and Site-to-Site VPN, NAT, VLAN, DNS forwarding, etc.  These together make a highly customizable service capable of meeting your institution's specific needs.  As a benefit of WiscNet's ownership of the equipment, we manage, maintain, monitor, and provide SmartNet warranties on the firewall.  This service to our members includes free replacements and shipment to our members if the firewall were ever to become faulty.

The Firewall service is also available with a Unified Threat Management (UTM) Bundle included.  This bundle provides next-generation firewall services such as Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP), Intrusion Protection System (IPS), anti-virus, anti-spam, and web filtering.  The UTM portion is 40% of the annual service fee and is not e-rate eligible.                                                     

One-time fee for components that may be determined necessary for service connectivity. The fee quoted is a not-to-exceed, the actual fee of needed components may be lower than quoted.

One-time fee for device configuration.