Reference no: EM132311226

Task 1: Obtain Site Access, Contact Vendors, Obtain Approval

You have been asked by a business to configure a WAN connection for their router, along with suitable routing protocols so that their LAN is visible to the rest of the Internet.

Their existing LAN consists of two switches for end-devices (Switch1 and Switch2) and one router (AccessRouter) which is used to separate broadcast domains. Each broadcast domain is a separate subnet, and each subnet has a number of PCs and one workgroup server. The router (a Cisco 1941 router) does not have any WAN interface hardware. A diagram of the LAN is shown below

Conduct research on-line to determine WAN hardware (network element) that would be suitable to install on the router to provide the WAN link. Get more details of this hardware, its price and when the vendor can supply it.

• Design and write out an installation plan which starts with you ordering the WAN hardware and ends with the successful hardware installation at the customer’s premises and configuration of the router.

Your plan should have at least ten steps. Identify at least two steps which have high priority, and include details of a contingency arrangement for these two steps in case you cannot complete these steps when you attempt them. In your plan, make reference to at least one policy or procedure from the business, and clearly show how this policy or procedure relates to the steps in your plan.

• Write a suitable e-mail to the business owner. In your e-mail:

• Greet the business owner, and remind them of their request for help

• Review their existing network configuration and explain what needs to be changed

• Give them details of your vendor contact and when the WAN hardware will arrive

• Give details of your installation plan, so that they know what will be done

• Ask them to approve your plans, and also ask them when you can access the site to make the changes.

• Ask about any security arrangements (e.g. keys, security guards etc.)

• Conclude the e-mail in a professional manner.

Task 2: Cabling, Subnetting and Initial Router Configuration

Download the ICTNWK507-Assessment-2-Information file from the Connect LMS website. This file contains IP address allocation and subnet information for the Portfolio tasks including Task 2.

Refer to the IP Address Ranges table:

• There are three ranges given as Range 1, 2 and 3.

• Select a Network Address range from the table given.

In this task you will do basic configuration on the existing network devices in the business. You will use Packet Tracer software (Version 7.1 or above) for this task.

For this task:

1. Refer to the IP Address Requirement table.

• Look into instructions for the portfolio to find the IP address range for this task.

• Use VLSM to create suitable subnets of different sizes to meet the needs of the two broadcast domains (i.e. two LANs in the above diagram).

2. Refer to the IP Address Allocation table.

• Write out a table of IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways (where applicable) for the Access Router, the PCs and the servers. Routers have a different IP address on each interface (from each network).

• Please show workings on how you arrived at the IP Addressing scheme.

3. Perform a firmware upgrade on the router. Take screenshots of the router’s firmware details before and after the firmware upgrade.

4. Configure all of the devices in the diagram above with the IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways from your table. Confirm that this is correct by using the ping command from each device to every other device.

5. Configure basic router security (hostname, “class” enable password, “cisco” console and vty passwords) on the AccessRouter.

6. Copy the running configuration to startup configuration for all the devices you have configured.

Task 3: Static and Default Routing

In this task you will add new devices into the network (Packet Tracer file from Task 2) and configure static routing and a default route in the network. You can assume that you have installed the WAN interface which you purchased in Task 1.

For this task:

1. Modify the network configuration to have two new 1941 routers called Router1 and Router2, as well as two new PCs called PC-A and PC-B. Connect the routers to each other and to the new PCs as shown above, using the correct cable types.

2. Refer to the IP address allocation for Task 3. Select one of the ranges from Range 4, 5 or 6 from the IP Address Ranges table for Task 3.

• Refer to the IP Address Requirements table. Use VLSM to create suitable subnets of different sizes to meet the needs of the two new LANs and the two WAN links.

3. Write out a table of IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways (where applicable) for the Access Router, Router1, Router2 and the two PCs, PC-A and PC-B.

• Routers will have a different IP address on each interface (from each network).

• Please show workings on how you arrived at the IP Addressing scheme.

4. Configure all of the devices in the diagram above with the IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways from your table. Confirm that this is correct by using the ping command from each device to every directlyconnected device. As we have not enabled routing yet, you will not be able to ping across multiple links.

5. Configure basic router security (hostname, “class” enable password, “cisco” console and vty passwords) on all routers.

6. Configure static routing on the Access router so that it knows about all of the subnets from Task 1, all the WAN links and the two subnets that PC-A and PC-B are connected to.

7. Configure static routing on Router1 so that it knows about all of the subnets from Task 1, all the WAN links and the two subnets that PC-A and PC-B are connected to.

8. Configure a default route on Router2 that points to Router1.

9. Copy the running configuration to startup configuration for all the devices you have configured.

10. Once you have static routing and a default route correctly enabled, a “show ip route” on the Access router and on Router1 should show all the Task 1 subnets, all the WAN links and the PC-A and PC-B subnets. Verify that you can now ping from any end device to any end device across the whole network.

Task 4: RIPv2 Dynamic Routing

In this task you will configure RIPv2 dynamic routing in the network.

For this task:

1. Modify the network configuration (Packet Tracer file from Task 3) to have three new 1941 routers called Router3, Router4 and Router5, as well as three new PCs called PC-C, PC-D and PC-E. Connect the routers to each other and to the new PCs as shown above, using the correct cable types. You may need to power down some routers and install another WIC-2T WAN module to get enough WAN interfaces.

2. Refer to the IP address allocation for Task 4. Use VLSM to create suitable subnets of different sizes to meet the needs of the three new LANs and three WAN links. Select one of the ranges from Range 7, 8 or 9 from the IP Address Ranges table for Task 4.

3. Write out a table of IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways (where applicable) for the Access Router, the new routers Router 3, Router 4, Router 5 and the new PCs, PC-C, PC-D and PC-E.

4. Configure all of the devices in the diagram above with the IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways from your table. Confirm that this is correct by using the ping command from each device to every directlyconnected device.

5. Configure basic router security (hostname, “class” enable password, “cisco” console and vty passwords) on all routers.

6. Configure RIPv2 dynamic routing on the Access Router, Router3, Router4 and Router5.

7. Copy the running configuration to startup configuration for all the devices you have configured.

8. Once you have RIPv2 dynamic routing configured on these routers, all the end devices connected to these routers (including the end devices from Task 1) should be able to ping each other. A “show ip route” on these routers should show all the Task 1 subnets and also the subnets that PC-C, PC-D and PC-E are connected to.

Task 5: EIGRP Dynamic Routing

In this task you will configure EIGRP dynamic routing in the network.

For this task:

1. Modify the network configuration (Packet Tracer file from Task 4) to have three new 1941 routers called Router7, Router8 and Router9, as well as three new PCs called PC-F, PC-G and PC-H. Connect the routers to each other and to the new PCs as shown above using the correct cable types. You may need to power down some routers and install a WIC-2T WAN module to get enough WAN interfaces.

2. Refer to the IP address allocation for Task 5. Use VLSM to create suitable subnets of different sizes to meet the needs of the three new LANs and three WAN links. Select one of the ranges from Range 10, 11 or 12 from the IP Address Ranges table for Task 5.

3. Write out a table of IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways (where applicable) for the Access Router, the new routers Router 7, Router 8, Router 9 and the new PCs, PC-F, PC-G and PC-H.

4. Configure all of the devices in the diagram above with the IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways from your table. Verify that using the ping command from each device to every directly-connected device.

5. Configure basic router security (hostname, “class” enable password, “cisco” console and vty passwords) on all routers.

6. Configure EIGRP dynamic routing on the Access Router, Router7, Router8 and Router9.

7. Copy the running configuration to startup configuration for all the devices you have configured.

8. Once you have EIGRP dynamic routing configured on these routers, all the end devices connected to these routers (including the VLAN end devices) should be able to ping each other. A “show ip route” on these routers should show all the VLANs and also the subnets that PC-F, PC-G and PC-H are connected to.

Task 6: Troubleshooting Reflection

As part of this unit, you need to demonstrate that you have acquired Troubleshooting Skills:

• to diagnose problems in your network,

• apply a troubleshooting methodology to isolate and identify problems, and

• rectify these problems.

To do this, write a short report (between one and two pages) about one significant problem that you encountered in your portfolio. In your report, make sure that you provide these details:

1. What was the symptom (or symptoms) of the problem that you encountered?

2. What troubleshooting methodology did you use to help isolate and identify the problem?

3. Describe the steps that you took, in detail, to find the problem. Explain how these steps show the use of your troubleshooting methodology.

4. Describe the tools and commands that you used to diagnose the problem and test that you have solved the problem.

5. Include screenshots of the situation before troubleshooting and of the situation after the troubleshooting. Write a short paragraph for each screenshot to explain what is being shown in the picture.

The report does not have to be a formal document; feel free to describe your frustrations, the dead ends that you tried, what symptoms did not make sense etc. You can also write it in a “diary” format where you describe, over time, when you noticed the problem, how you solved it and when it was fixed.