Eastwood Secondary School is committed to providing its students with the education they will need to succeed in todays digitally connected world. Currently, they are learning about website development, sound editing, and creating complex videos.

A huge volume of information needs to pass through the network, and the school's existing 10/100 megabit switches cannot handle all of this traffic. They need updated switches able to push a huge amount of data (Gb) out and have enough speed to image all the computers within the school and its geographically dispersed district. The switches must have modularity to accommodate connectivity for a 10 Gigabit fibre backbone between cable closets across the school, and to the network access storage cluster in the data cabinet. Every computer in the schools required a 1 Gigabit port to accommodate the variety of applications used by students.

Eastwood secondary contact Fibex for the project. Fibex, an authorised dealer for leading network switch manufacturers, also provides network solutions to many institutions. Fibex has given Kelly a chance to show his skills by leading this project. As per company policies, Kelly must create project documentation. Kelly also needs to collect & document the legislation & WHS/OHS codes related to the project.

Task 1.1

In this task:

• The student will act as Kelly
• The assessor and other students act at team members
• The student must prepare the designs and explain the technical terminology used

In preparation for the commencement of the project, the student will need to prepare and document the following for the team:

Once this has been completed, Kelly will need to hold a team meeting on the proposed commencement date of the project to explain the following as the part project design.

1. How network can be segmented

2. How the network traffic can be managed

3. What the basic requirements are to install the switches

As you are acting as Kelly, you must complete the minutes of meeting template given below :

Task 1.2

This task is in continuation of task 1.1

In this task:

• The student will act as Kelly
• The student must perform the initial configurations on the switch
• Student must identify and document the basic requirements to install the network switch

Part A

After the meeting, it is time for Kelly and the team to jump into action. As a first step, Kelly needs to perform the initial configurations of the switch according to organisational requirements. Eastwood Secondary also wants Kelly to document the configurations for their reference.

You are acting as Kelly and need to document the steps you will use to carry out the following activities for the initial switch configuration:

Reset the switch to factory defaults

Set IP address

Set interface description

Clear MAC address table

Add static MAC address in CAM table

Save the running configurations

Backup configuration settings to the server

Upgrade the firmware

Once you have completed the documentation, you need to organise a time with your trainer/assessor and show them how you can execute the initial configuration of a switch. Your assessor will provide a network switch with a speed of 10/100gbps to check your skills.

Part B

After performing the initial configurations on the network switch, Kelly needs to prepare a list of appropriate media, cables and ports required to connect the switch to other network devices. Using the template below, write down the requirements you will need.