Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences ITT400– Introduction to Data Communication and Networking GROUP PROJECT: CREATE A NETWORK Topic: Class: RCS2402A # Student Name Student ID 1 Siti Nadzirah Binti Parsikun 2020967883 2 Nur Irham Atikah Binti Mohd Rafee @Sukiman 2020960105 3 Anis ‘Aisyah Binti Md Nazri 2020952631 TOTAL MARKS: Signature ITT400 EVALUATION FORM TOPIC MEMBERS 1. SITI NADZIRAH BINTI PARSIKUN 2. ANIS ‘AISYAH BINTI MD NAZRI 3. NUR IRHAM ATIKAH BINTI MOHD RAFEE @ SUKIMAN CLASS RCS2402A DATE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 1. Presentation: Organization Weight (W) Score (S) (1-10) (**Refer rubric) 1 Present in a clear, engaging, charming and appropriate form. 2. Presentation: Delivery skills Use proper language; speak clearly, loudly and at appropriate pace, effective eye contact, presentable attitude and confident. 3. Presentation: Demonstration ▪ Creative, engaging, and detailed presentation of all aspects of project. Adding extra value.Group collaboration 4. Presentation: The group members contribute equally and are engaged in the project. 5. Report: Introduction Provide overview & objectives of assignment. Explain the role of each group member in completing the task. 6. Report: Analysis of topic Discuss the topic/issue by stating the technology involved or processes. 7. Report: Conclusion Explain on what has been achieved and learned throughout the process of completing the assignment. Include advantages and limitations/problems working in groups and recommendation for improvement. 1 2 1 1 3 1 Total Marks (100) Marks (W*S) ITT400 GROUP ASSIGNMENT REPORT EVALUATION FORM RUBRIC No 1 2 3 Assessment Excellent (8-10) Criteria Presentation is wellPresentation: organized and provides Organization logical transitions between topics Good (6-7) Presentation is wellorganized; provides transitions between topics Satisfactory (5) Presentation is disorganized in spots; some transitions are unclear or missing Poor (1-4) Presentation is disorganized; transitions unclear or missing Presentation: Delivery skills Speakers are usually audible, make frequent eye-contact with audience, and use inflection of voice. Lacked confidence. Detailed presentation of all aspects of project; makes effective use of visual or audio aids. Speakers are sometimes inaudible, eye-contact is sporadic; inflection is flat or ineffective. Lacked confidence. Speakers are inaudible; no eye-contact; no inflection. Not confident. Presentation covers all aspects of project, but explanations are incomplete or unclear; makes use of visual aids Aspects of the project are missing; explanations are incomplete or unclear; no use of visual aids. Some team members do not contribute and are not engaged Speakers are confident, enthusiastic, audible, maintains excellent eyecontact with audience throughout, and uses inflection of voice effectively Creative, engaging, and Presentation: Demonstration detailed presentation of all aspects of project. Makes creative and effective use of visual and audio aids. 4 Presentation: Group collaboration Each member contributes equally; team members are engaged throughout All team members contribute and are engaged throughout Some team members do not contribute sufficiently or are not engaged 5 Report: Introduction Provides exceptionally clear context supporting rationale for assignment; clear objectives. Detailed explanation on the roles of each member. Provides clear context supporting rationale for assignment; clear objectives. Clearly explained the roles of each member. Provides context supporting rationale for assignment & objectives. Adequately explained the roles of each member. 6 Report: A detailed discussion on the topic/issue by stating the technology involved or processes. A clear and accurate discussion on the topic/issue by stating the technology involved or processes. A poor explanation on the topic/issue by stating the technology involved or processes. Include detailed findings and lesson learned from the project. Include the findings. Some lesson learned from the project. Include the findings or lesson learned from the project. Analysis of topic 7 Report: Conclusion Poor statement of context supporting rationale for assignment & objectives. No explanation on the roles of each member. Incorrect explanation on topic/issue. Lesson learned not included in the report. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 The Task......................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 How to create a Simple Local Area Network ................................................................ 2 2.2 Topology Drawing .......................................................................................................... 6 2.3 List the equipment .......................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Network testing............................................................................................................... 7 2.5 Setting up a file sharing ................................................................................................12 3.0 Conclusion....................................................................................................................14 References ..............................................................................................................................15 1.0 Introduction A local area network (LAN) is a series of devices, linked together in one physical location such as a building, office, or home. A LAN may be small or large, ranging from a one-user home network to an enterprise network in an office or school with thousands of users and devices. LANs are usually used to set up home or corporate networks in private households or in businesses. This helps the different devices to connect with each other. An example of a LAN is that a small organization uses to link their devices together. A system that connects electronic office devices such as computers and printers to one another and forms a network inside an office, building or group of buildings. The advantages of the Local Area Network (LAN) are, first, sharing of resources that all resources are connected to one network and can be shared with the other computer if any computer requires any resources. Resource forms include DVDs, printers, scanners, modems, and hard drives. So, for each machine, there is no need to buy separate resources and it saves money. Second is securing of data, It is more safe to hold data on the server. And if you want to modify or delete any data, you can easily do so on one server computer, and modified data can be accessed by other computers. You may also grant access or withhold access to specific users so that data on the network can be accessed by only approved users. Third, communication is easy, fast, and timesaving, data and messages can be shared in an easy and efficient way on LAN computers. It also saves time and easily makes our jobs work. Each user is able to share messages and data with any other LAN user. From any device on the network, the user can log in and access the same data placed on the server. Disadvantages of local area network (LAN) are first limitation of distance Within a house or surrounding building local area networks are usually rendered and do not spread to the wider area. Second, server crashes may affect all computers, if any file on the server is corrupted or the hard drive fails, all attached computers face trouble working correctly. Lastly, setting up a LAN is expensive, setting up a LAN is costly because there is special software needed to build a server. Communication devices, such as hubs, switches, routers and cables, are also expensive. For a large office, a special administrator is required to manage and troubleshoot LANs. 1 2.0 The Task 2.1 How to create a Simple Local Area Network Step 1: a) Firstly, select and drag “Switch” from Network Devices, 3 laptops from End Devices. Then connect all laptops with switch0 using copper straight-through connection. For laptop 0, use “FastEthernet0/0 connect to switch using “FastEthernet0/1”. Figure 2.1.1: Connection between Switch0 & Laptop 0 2 b) Secondly, connect laptop 1 to switch0 using copper straight-through. From laptop 1 use “FastEthernert0/0” connect to switch0 using “FastEthernet0/2”. Figure 2.1.2: Connection between laptop 1 and switch0 c) Then, proceed with laptop 2 and connect to switch0 using copper straight-through. For laptop 2, use interface “FastEthernet0/0” connect to switch0 using “FastEthernet0/2” Figure 2.1.3: Connection between Laptop 2 and Switch0 3 Step 2: Click at Laptop 1, select “Dekstop” then choose “IP Configuration”. Figure 2.1.4: Desktop Menu for Laptop Step 3 a) Insert IP Address “192.168.1.5”, Subnet Mask “255.255.255.0” and Default Gateway “192.168.1.1” in the form as showed at figure below. Figure 2.1.5: IP Configuration Laptop 0 4 b) Insert IP Address “192.168.1.6”, Subnet Mask “255.255.255.0” and Default Gateway “192.168.1.1” in the form as showed at figure below. Figure 2.1.6: IP Configuration Laptop 1 c) Insert IP Address “192.168.1.7”, Subnet Mask “255.255.255.0” and Default Gateway “192.168.1.1” in the form as showed at figure below. Figure 2.1.7: IP Configuration Laptop 2 5 2.2 Topology Drawing In this project. our group decide for using Star Topology to connect all devices in creating network for each other. Figure 2.2.1: Star Topology The Star Topology is a network topology in which all the clients or machines on the network are connected through a central device known as a hub or switch. Each workstation has a cable that goes from the network card to the hub or switch device. One of the major benefits of the star topology is that a break in the cable causes only the workstation that is connected to the cable to go down, not the entire network as it is with the bus topology. 6 2.3 List the equipment Equipment that need to be used a) Laptop: Our group using laptop because it can connect to switch for create simple LAN network b) Switch: Our group using Switch because it allows us to set IP address on interface level. To manage switch, we need to assign IP Address to others laptop that connected with switch. c) Copper Straight-Through: Our group using Copper Straight-Through to connecting all devices. It is standard Ethernet cable that used to connect two devices such as between switch to laptop. 2.4 Network testing Explain the network testing that can be conduct to the proposed network: 1. First, we need to identify the network configuration of each nodes connected through our network. To identify, we need to click every laptop, “Laptop0”, “Laptop1”, “Laptop2”. 7 i. Then we need to check every Laptops’ ip address one by one. It is because every devices have different ip address. To check the ip address we need to click the laptop, then go to Desktop and click the IP Configuration. Figure 2.4.1: Ip Configuration Laptop0 Figure 2.4.2: Ip Configuration Laptop1 8 Figure 2.4.3: Ip Configuration Laptop2 2. After that, we need to test the network connection of each nodes connected through our network. • First, we need to select the Laptop one by one, then click “Desktop” and select “Command Prompt” Figure 2.4.4: Display command prompt. 9 • Lastly, we need to ping the ip address to each laptop, one by one. To ping, we need to type “ping 192.168.1.6” for the first laptop, “ping 192.168.1.7” for the second laptop and “ping 192.168.1.5” for the third laptop, Figure 2.4.6: Ping ip address 1st laptop. Figure 2.4.7: Ping ip address 2nd laptop. 10 Figure 2.4.8: Ping ip address 3rd laptop. 3. If this message appears, that is mean the network connection of each nodes is successful. Figure 2.4.9: Display each node is successful. 11 2.5 Setting up a file sharing Figure 2.5.1: File Sharing Between Three Laptop 1st Step: Select “Simple PDU” or known as mail icon then click at Laptop 0 and Laptop 1. This is the way to send file from laptop0 to another laptop. 2nd Step: Next, do the same step as 1st step for the rest of the laptop as shown in figure 2.5.1 above. 3rd Step: Afterwards, click the simulation to run the file and then wait for the file result whether it is successful or opposite. 12 Figure 2.5.2: File Sharing Between Three Laptop 4th Step: The status will be display under the PDU list window and display all the file that been transfer successful. Figure 2.5.3 show that the file has been transfer successful. Figure 2.5.3: File Sharing Status 13 3.0 Conclusion A Local Area Network (LAN) using both wired and wireless topology has been proposed in this work using Cisco Packet Tracer with some major principles in a single network. The LAN was used to logically group clients on the network and data packets were routed from one system to another with the assistance of a router and switch settings. It is also worth noting that the configuration and requirements are for the initial prototype and can be further established and further improved. To enhance support and coverage, functionality can be added. 14 References Cisco. (2020). What is a LAN? Local Area Network - Cisco. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/what-is-a-lan-local-area-network.html diagrams.net. (2020, November). Draw.io. https://app.diagrams.net/#G1r3va35RivnnbSbSfphrjBeL90DLX8zT Junaid Rehman. (2020). Advantages and disadvantages of local area network (LAN) - IT Release. https://www.itrelease.com/2018/07/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-local-areanetwork-lan/ Sahidul Islam. (2016, March 26). (15) Router Configuration and File Transfer In Cisco Packet Tracer - YouTube. Router Configuration and File Transfer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wWQFF8qJGo&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Sahid ulIslam 15