Network Design and Configuration Project

This assignment outlines a network design project implemented in NetSim. It details the specifications for both a SQL server host PC and a host PC for daily operations. The project includes switch and router configurations, setting hostnames, system clocks, and displaying interface information. Additionally, it explains the various IOS modes used during configuration.

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Assignment 1 - Network requirement analysis and plan
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
1. Project Scope.....................................................................................................................................2
2. Project hardware Requirement.........................................................................................................2
3. Network Design in Netsim.................................................................................................................4
4. Network Device Configurations.........................................................................................................4
a. Switch Configuration......................................................................................................................4
Setting hostname as family name..................................................................................................4
Setting system clock to 29th August 2018 5:00 pm.........................................................................4
Displaying the name of the file and version of IOS........................................................................5
Displaying the name of the interfaces...........................................................................................5
6 IOS Modes..................................................................................................................................5
b. Router Configuration.....................................................................................................................6
Setting hostname as the family name............................................................................................6
Setting the system clock to 20th September 2018 4:45 Pm............................................................6
Displaying the name of the file and the version of IOS..................................................................7
Displaying the name of the interface.............................................................................................7
6 IOS Modes..................................................................................................................................8
Bibliography...........................................................................................................................................9

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1. Project Scope
The network solution is developed for a hospital building consisting of five floors in each of the three
buildings of the hospital. The building floor plan is used for the management of the network
framework and identification of the hardware device that are needed to be installed for the
development of the network. The network points that are needed to be created for each of the
department should be identified for the development of the network framework. The following
scope are created for the development of the project and listed below:
 Development of a subnet plan for the allocation of the IP address to the network device
installed in the network and reduce the wastage of the IP address
 To analyse the future growth of the organization and management of the communication
between the department and sharing of information between the devices connected in the
network.
 The network points should be created and different vlans should be created for each of the
department such that the collision in the network should be avoided and the efficiency of
the network is improved
 Use of encryption algorithm for the configuration of the wireless access point and restrict
the unwanted user to connect with the network and secure it from external agents
 Installation of server for recording the organizational information and following a naming
structure for naming the devices and protect the network from different types of network
threats.
2. Project hardware Requirement
For the development of the network framework of the hospital the following network devices are
necessary and the detailed specification of the network device used for the development of the
network framework are given in the below table.
Name of the
Device
Manufacturer
Name
Series Model Ports
Cisco 2811 series
Router
Cisco 2800 Series ISR CISCO2811 Cisco
2811 Router
2800 Series ISR
Auxiliary Port x 1
Console Port x 1
USB port x 2
Cisco 2960 Series
layer 2 Switch
Cisco WS-C2960S-
24TS-S
Cisco Catalyst
WS-C2960S-
24TS-S 24-port
10/100/1000
switch
24 Ethernet ports
Network Topology
The network topology is used for the management of the structure of the network solution and a
three layer hierarchical model is used for the development of the network framework. The three
layers are the core, access and distribution layer. The access layer is used for the management of the
switching platform and connecting the host with the network. The distribution layer is used for
filtering and management of the network traffic. It acts as a workgroup layer and deals with
delivering the data packets to the destination address form the source address. The core layer is
used for the management of the high speed connection. In this layer redundant links are created

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such that different paths can be selected by the data packet to reach the distribution and the packet
is successfully delivered to the destination address at a minimal time frame.
Types of cables
The followings are the different types of network cables that are used for interconnecting the
network devices such as switches, routers and the host pc with each other.
Ethernet name Cable Name Maximum Speed Distance Type of cable
1000 Base - LX Single mode fiber 1Gbps 550 m for
multimode
fiber and 2000
m for single
mode fiber
Fiber
1000base T CAT5e, CAT 6 1Gbps 100 m UTP
100 Base -TX CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6 100 Mbps 100 m UTP
1000base – SX Multimode and
single mode fiber
1Gbps 550 m Fiber
10G Base - T CAT5e, CAT 6 10 Gbps 100 m UTP
1000 Base - ZX Single mode fiber 1Gbps 70000 meter
or 70 km
Fiber
Name of the Server, Pc with Specification
The server and the Pc used for the configuration off the network are selected as the Windows Pc
host and for the management of the information system of the hospital two servers namely Web
server and a DHCP server is essential. The web server is used for hosting the website of the
organization and the DHCP server is configured for the allocating the IP address to the different vlan
following the subnet plan created for each off the floors of the buildings. The specification of the
server are given below:
DHCP Server
o Processor - Intel Core i5 7400 (LGA1151) 7th Generation Processor
o Memory - 8 GB RAM
o Operating system - Windows Server 2012 R2
o HDD - 500 GB
o Raid 5 for SQL Data files
o Raid 1 for SQL LOG files
WEB Server
o Processor - Intel 3.3GHz LGA 1155 Core I3 2120 Processor
o Memory - 8 GB RAM
o Operating System - Windows server 2012 R2 64 bits
o HDD - 500 GB
o Raid 5 for SQL Data files
o Raid 1 for SQL LOG files
For the host PC a minimal specification is maintained that would help the user to maintain their daily
operations and the specification of the PCs are given below:

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o Processor – Intel i3 6th generation
o OS – Windows 10 Enterprise /Windows 7 Ultimate edition
o RAM – 4 Gb
o Hard Disk – 500 Gb
3. Network Design in Netsim
4. Network Device Configurations
a. Switch Configuration
Setting hostname as family name
Setting system clock to 29th August 2018 5:00 pm

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Displaying the name of the file and version of IOS
Displaying the name of the interfaces
6 IOS Modes
EXE mode

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Privilege Mode
Global Config Mode
Int Config Mode
Setup Mode
Telnet mode
b. Router Configuration
Setting hostname as the family name
Setting the system clock to 20th September 2018 4:45 Pm

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Displaying the name of the file and the version of IOS
Displaying the name of the interface

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6 IOS Modes
EXE Mode
Privilege mode
Global Configuration Mode
Int configuration mode
Setup Mode
Telnet mode

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