Assessment 2 Networking Report CSE1SIX Information System Infrastructure 2 © Didasko 2019. All rights reserved. 2 Objectives  Set up a small office network, identify devices, network components and...

Assessment 2

Networking Report

CSE1SIX Information System Infrastructure
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Objectives

 Set up a small office network, identify devices, network components and media type

used

 Assign IP addresses to devices connected in a LAN environment

 Identify issues and suggest solutions related to network or internet

Copying, Plagiarism

This is an individual assignment. Students are not permitted to work in a group when writing

this assignment. Plagiarism is the submission of another person’s work in a manner that

gives the impression that the work is their own. La Trobe University treats plagiarism

seriously. When detected, penalties are strictly imposed.

Further information can be found on http://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/academicintegrity/explanation/plagiarism

Submission Guidelines

 Your assignment submission should be typed, not written/drawn by hand.

 Submit the electronic copy of your assignment through the subject LMS.

Submission after the deadline will incur a penalty of 5% of the final assignment mark per day

capped at 5 days. No assignment will be accepted after 5 days. If you have encountered

difficulties that lead to late submission or no submission, you should apply for special

consideration.

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Scenario

Designing a solution for Small Office Home Office (SOHO) network
Higgins and Hilton tax accountants have recently opened a new office. They are committed to

providing taxation and financial planning services to both individuals and small business owners.

Currently they have the following staff members:

 Four (4) tax accountants (Full Time)

 Two (2) junior accountants (Full Time)

 Two (2) reception staff (Full Time) Two (2) financial advisors (Part Time – Two days/week)

The area for the new office is approximately 250 sqm. The floorplan is shown in Figure 1 below. The

office consists of

 One reception desk

 A dedicated waiting area for clients

 One small meeting room

 One staff room (with kitchen)

 Eight consultation rooms

 One boardroom

 One bathroom area

The boardroom has walls made of solid clay brick for the purposes of sound dampening. All other

rooms on the entire floor are divided from each other by plasterboard sheets. The office is fully

furnished but lacks computers, networking devices and cabling.

Figure 1

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The following IT equipment has been purchased:

 Eight (8) desktop computers of the same type (for the full-time employees). Table 1 shows

their sample specifications.

 Two (2) laptops of the same type (for the part-time employees). Table 2 shows their

sample specifications.

 One (1) LaserJet multifunction printer has been purchased for print/copy/scan/fax. The

printer has USB 2.0, Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi(n) and other prominent printing and scanning

features.

Desktop Specifications

Acer Aspire TC-series Desktop Processor Brand/Type AMD A10-7800

RAM 16GB

HDD 2TB

Wired Networking Gigabit Ethernet

Connectivity 1xHDMI, 3xUSB3.0, 4xUSB 2.0,

RJ45

Operating System Windows 10 Pro

Table 1

Laptop Specifications
HP Pavilion Power 15-CB0TX

series
Processor Brand/Type HP Core i7

RAM 8GB

HDD 2TB

Wireless Networking Bluetooth 4.2

IEEE 802.11a

IEEE 802.11ac

IEEE 802.11b

IEEE 802.11g

IEEE 802.11n

Connectivity 1x USB 3.1 (Type-C, Gen 1)

3x USB 3.1 Gen1

HDMI, RJ45

Operating System Windows 10 Pro

Table 2


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Assume that you have been hired as a network technician to help in the design and deployment of

this network.

Work your way through each of the tasks below to design and deploy the network

When responding to a task make sure you refer to the assessment marking criteria for that task.

The assessment marking criteria are located at the end of this document.

Task 1

To interconnect the desktop computers, you have decided to use a wired network. What is the main

transmission media that you would use for this? Ensure that you explain why you have selected specific

media in terms of:

 Speed

 Length

 Ease of installation

 Compatibility with intermediary devices

Task 2

The part-time employees using laptops should be able to access the network using a wireless

connection. What devices will you need to extend the wired network to support a wireless access

point to the network taking maximum connection speed into consideration. Make sure you justify

your answer.

Note: When answering Task 2, please refer to assessment marking criteria for Task 2.

Task 3

In addition to the workstations and server, the multifunctional printer needs to be connected to the network.

Would you connect it using wired media or the wireless medium set up as part of Task 2? Justify your answer.

Recommend a make and model of multifunctional printer that meets customer requirements as outlined in the

assessment scenario.

Task 4

As part of the network setup you need to assign suitable static IP version 4 addresses to the devices (with

subnet mask) .You have decided to go with the class C private IP address range 192.168.100.0/24

(except where it is clearly indicated otherwise). Copy the table below (Table 3) and fill out the incomplete

addresses in column 3 to make suitable addresses.



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Device IP address IP Address with Subnet Mask

Desktop_1 1st usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Desktop_2 2nd usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Desktop_3 4th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Desktop_4 5th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Desktop_5 7th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Desktop_6 8th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Desktop_7 10th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Desktop_8 11th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Laptop_1 14th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Laptop_2 15th usable IP address 192.168.100. ?

255.255.255. ?
Printer 192.168.200.100/24 192.168.200.100

255.255.255.0
Table 3

Task 5

Implement the network topology using Packet Tracer. Use the partial design in Figure 2 below to assist you.

The following should be taken into consideration when implementing the topology:  All devices (laptops, desktops & printer) have their IP addresses and subnet mask

configured, (as per your answer in Task 4)  Select the appropriate media in Packet Tracer and label the connections between the

nodes considering your answers in Tasks 1, 2 and 3.  Use the switch 2960 with 24 ports and two gigabit uplink ports to interconnect the

desktops.  A standard wireless access-point is added and configured with no security. This wireless

access-point should be then connected to the switch via a suitable wired media.  The printer is to be configured and connected


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Figure 2

Task 6

Test the network using a suitable network utility and verify that all desktops and laptops can

communicate with one another. Provide screenshots to verify that you have used suitable tools for

this task. The command line utility should only be used to test connectivity.

Task 7

Configure the most secure protocol (available in packet tracer) to authenticate the part-time

employees. Users with wireless devices should be able to easily determine that they are connecting to the

office network

Justify your responses and provide screen shots.



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Task 8

Assume that Desktop_5 is a Linux box. You have run common command line tools and receive the

following output (Figure 3).

Figure 3

Use Figure 3 above to answer the following questions:

1. What is the IP version 4 address of this machine?

2. What is the IP version 6 address of this machine?

3. What is the MAC address of this machine?

4. What is the default gateway?

5. Does this machine appear to have internet connectivity? Explain

Task 9

Assume that the network has been physically set up as you have demonstrated in your Packet

Tracer file (created in Task 5). Users have complained that none of them can print. Using the Packet

Tracer file troubleshoot this issue and identify what its cause might be. Assume that the printer is a

mechanically functional printer and has no physical defects.

Identify what the problem may be and give an explanation to its cause and how it might be resolved.

Your response should be based on Task 4. Include a screenshot in your response.

Note
The IP address 8.8.8.8 is Google’s DNS server.

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Task 10

‘Higgins and Hilton’ need to store an image of all workstations in one location. Backups need to run

each night. 2 copies of the backups need to be maintained at the Higgins and Hilton premises, and

another copy will be stored on the cloud.

You have decided to install NAS (Network Attached Storage) as a solution. In relation to this respond

to all of the following points

 How many hard drives would you install in NAS and what RAID level would you use and

why? Provide a cost-effective solution for the business (performance is not important).

 What media would you use to connect NAS to the network and how would you connect it?

 For demonstration purposes include a computer or a server in packet tracer, label it as

NAS and assign the 16th usable IP address to NAS. You must provide a relevant

screenshot.

Submitting your assessment

When you have completed all the tasks, submit the assessment on the LP.

You should submit the following:  Submit your Cisco Packet Tracer based project, named

xxx_cse1six_assessment2.pkt (where xxx is your student number).  Submit your answers to the relevant tasks in a single Word document named

xxx_cse1six_assessment2.docx (where xxx is your student number) with clearly labelled

headings for each task