Setting Up, Design And Implementation Of A Local Area Network - Lan Case Study: Uganda Technical College - Kichwamba

Table of Contents

DECLARATIONS jj

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii

DEDICATION iv

LIST OF ABBREVEATIONS v

LIST OF FIGURES vi

Table of Contents x

DEFII’JITION OF TERMS xiii

CHAPTER ONE I

GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY~ 1

DEPARMENTS AND COURSES 2

PROBLEM STATEMENT 3

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3

General Objectives 3

Specific Objectives~ 3

Organizational StructureS 5

CHAPTER TWO 5

JUSTIFICATION 5

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

INTRODUCTION 7

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 7

Role of Information Technology Today 8

Objectives of IT Architecture~ 9

CHAPTER THREE~ 10

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10

VARIOUS TYPES OF NETWORKS 11

Standard NetworkTopo1ogies~~11

Reasons for Networking 18

Advantages of setting up and Installing a College Network 19

Disadvantages off setting up and Installing a College Network 20

CHAPTER FOUR 21

NETWORK PLANNING AND DESIGN 21

Department Relational Diagram 22

NETWORK PLANNING METHODOLOGY 22

NETWORK FORECASTING 24

The role of forecasting 24

NETWORK DIMENSIONING 24

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 25

NETWORK SURVIVABILITY 26

NETWORK SERVERS 26

Server Requirements 26

NETWORK DESIGN ESSENTIALS~ 27

NETWORK MEDIA: 27

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CABLES 27

TWISTED PAIR CABLE 28

Advantages 29

Disadvantages 30

NETWORK MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTTNG 30

OSI MODEL: 30

NETWORK OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 32

CHAPTER FIVE: 34

NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION 34

NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION 34

NETWORK SECURITY 36

ATTRIBUTES OF A SECURE NETWORK 36

SECURITY MANAGEMENT 37

GUIDES .38

Choosing IP Addresses for Network Machines 38

Configuring TCP/IP on Windows NT 38

Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 95 39

Testing the TCP/IP Connection 40

Wiring the Network 40

Connecting and setting up a Wireless Network - LAN 41

Network Setup on First Computer 43

Network Setup on Additional Computers 51

Viewing Network Connections 56

Setting up a Win9x Local Area Network 57

Adding Your Network Adapter 58

Adding the TCP/IP Protocol Stack 59

Configuring the TCP/IP Protocol 60

Server Installation Necessary Hardware and Software 61

Installing the Server Operating System 64

Software Installations - Workstation Operating Systems 78

Performing a New Installation of Windows XP 79

NETWORK MANAGEMENT 90

NETWORK MANAGEMENT WITH WINDOWS SERVER 2003 91

The Microsoft Management Console 94

REFERENCES~ 97