In this section, address each of the following.

1. Define the network topology that will be used and justify the decision.
2. Select the appropriate cables and connectors and justify the decision. Describe where wired connections will be used within or across the two new academic buildings and justify the decision. Students must use both wired and wireless technologies.
   • Student should be specific when discussing the models, types, and costs.
3. Select the appropriate networking and internetworking hardware for each building, and justify the decision.
   • Student should be specific when discussing the models, types, and costs.
4. Select the appropriate Wide Area Network (WAN) design and wireless configuration, and justify the decision. Students must use both wired and wireless technologies.
   • Student should be specific when discussing the models, types, and costs.
5. Consider that faculty, students, and guests can bring their own devices (BYOD) and use their computer in each of the buildings.
   • Student should be specific when discussing the models, types, and costs.
6. Select the appropriate computer systems hardware to use to support the faculty, students, and overall network design; and justify the decision(s).
   • Student should be specific when discussing the models, types, and costs.

Please consider the following building layout:

UMUC has not decided how they will use all of the physical space within the newly leased building. However, they have decided to use some of the space. The overall plan is to use the building as provided in the above diagram. However, initially, the building will house five classrooms, one student computer lab, library, and an office.

In the below building diagrams, we will use Office 5 (Admissions) on the first floor. The classrooms are labeled Classroom #1, Classroom #2, and Classroom #4 on the first floor and Classroom #1 and Classroom #5 on the second floor; each computer lab will have a closet. Each lab will have 25 devices: 23 student computers, one instructor computer, and one server in the closet for instructional use. Students should consider high traffic areas for Wi-Fi, such as the sitting areas and not the classrooms. The Wi-Fi network should be segregated from the wired network, and implemented on a separate Class C network. What will the network address, range, and broadcast address for this separate Class C wireless address be?

In addition, there will be a student computer lab that will provide computer access to students to do their homework. There will be 24 computers in this lab and a server in the closet. To allow students access to library resources, the library will also have 10 computers for the general public to use and five computers for library staff.

Finally, there are offices in the building. Each of these offices will have one computer for staff use, with the exception of the admissions office, which will have five computers. There will be two server rooms, one on the first floor and one on the second floor.