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2. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Entire Course IT 242 Capstone Discussion Question Due Date: Day 3 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: How has your perception of WAN technology changed as a result of what you have studied in this course? • IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint: OSI Model • IT 242 Week 1 DQs • IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint: Signals • IT 242 Week 2 Assignment: VoIP • IT 242 Week 3 DQs • IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint: Ethernet or Token Ring • IT 242 Week 4 Assignment: VLAN • IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint: Switching • IT 242 Week 5 DQs • IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint: Static or Dynamic • IT 242 Week 5 DQs • IT 242 Week 6 Assignment: Router and Switch Configuration • IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint: Firewalls • IT 242 Week 7 DQs • IT 242 Week 8 CheckPoint: WLAN • IT 242 Week 8 Assignment: Wireless Signals • IT 242 Capstone Discussion Question • IT 242 Final Project: WAN Design

3. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Final Project WAN Design IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint OSI Model Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum] Describe the OSI model and how it relates to a network in 200 to 300 words. Your response should include answers to the following: On which layers of the OSI model do WAN protocols operate? What are some of these protocols? On which OSI layers do switches and routers operate? If routers reside at more than one layer, what is the difference between the OSI layers? • Resource: Appendix A • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] • Read Appendix A. • Develop a plan to set up a wide area network based on the scenario presented in Appendix A. Your plan must include the following: • An overview of the company and its needs • A logical network drawing for Acme to depict the recommended WAN • Recommendations for the type of leased lines the company should choose at each location, how each location will connect to headquarters, and whether or not each location should be able to connect with the others • Recommendations for what type of telecommunications system would work best for Acme: PBX or VoIP • The IP address scheme, including the range of IP addresses, broadcast addresses, and subnets • A VLAN to appropriately address Acme’s concerns that departments that are not grouped together are logically connected • Recommendations for network equipment that should be placed at each location; also consider eq

4. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Week 1 DQs IT 242 Week 2 Assignment VoIP Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Conduct an Internet search to locate a case study that shows how VoIP was beneficial to an organization. Write a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format in which you analyze the organization’s use of VoIP. Respond to the following in your analysis: Include a detailed explanation of the case study and the organization Why did the organization require a VoIP solution? How did VoIP improve operations? What are the advantages of using • Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: What is a WAN? Locate an example of a typical WAN setup and describe the components. Provide a picture, chart, or image if possible. Respond to your classmates and discuss how your examples differ. • 6. Discussion Question 2 • Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: What is the most commonly used cable in networking? What are the latest advancements in cabling

5. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals IT 242 Week 3 DQs Discussion Question 1 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: Conduct an Internet search to locate an example of a private network and a public network. How is each network used? What are the pros and cons of each? 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: You are a consultant who has been hired to design a WAN for a startup business. How would you explain subnetting in a way your nontechnical client would understand? • Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] • Explain the differences between data, voice, and video signals in 200 to 300 words. • Include a description comparing the differences between PBX and VoIP.

6. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Week 4 Assignment VLAN IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint Ethernet or Token Ring Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Consider the following scenarios. Saguaro Federal has mainframes for all of its banks and businesses. Should the company use the Ethernet or Token Ring protocol? Explain your choice. Why is this choice appropriate? XYZ Technology Consultants has offices on the second, third, and fourth floors of the office building it occupies. Should the company use the Ethernet or Token Ring protocol? Explain your choice. Why is this choice appropriate? Explain your answers to the two scenarios in a total of 200 to 300 words. Each of your responses should include a description of the main features of the protocol you selected. • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] • Consider the following scenario: • Your company moves into a new building. Marketing is on the first floor, engineering is on the second floor, operations is on the third floor, and the call center is on the fourth floor. The LAN is organized neatly, with each floor having its own switch. Some of the groups on the floor are • IT 242 Introduction to WAN Technologies • Course Syllabus Page 12

7. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint Switching IT 242 Week 5 DQs Discussion Question 1 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: Identify the functions of a CSU/DSU. How are they used in a corporate environment? 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: ISDNs are sometimes used in locations that do not support DSL or cable modem connections. Your choices may be analog modems or an ISDN connection in those remote locations. Describe three benefits ISDNs have over regular dial-up modem connections. • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] • Compare and contrast packet and circuit switching in 250 to 300 words. Which is more commonly used? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

8. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Week 6 Assignment Router and Switch Configuration IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint Static or Dynamic Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] Consider the following scenario: As a network administrator for a company, you want to configure an IP route between two routers. Of static and dynamic routing, which is more appropriate? Explain your answer in 200 to 300 words • IT 242 Week 6 Assignment Router and Switch ConfigurationZ • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] • Describe how to configure a switch and router in a 350- to 750-word paper in APA format. Be sure to include the following: • Basics of installing, setting up, and configuring a switch • User interface console and the purpose of each menu item • Configuring VLANs and spanning tree protocol • Basics of installing, setting up, and configuring a router • The different comment modes of a router • At least four routing protocols and the purpose of using these protocols • IT 242 Introduction to WAN Technologies • Course Syllabus Page 15 • Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.

9. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint Firewalls IT 242 Week 7 DQs Discussion Question 1o Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forumo Post your response to the following: What are some of the greatest security risks to a wide area network? Provide an example of one risk and discuss the potential consequences and possible precautions.3. Discussion Question 2o Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forumo Post your response to the following: What is a key? What are the differences between private key and • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • In 200 to 300 words: • Describe the three main types of firewalls. • Explain how each type protects a network. • Determine which firewall is the most efficient and why.

10. IT 242 EXPERT TUTOR IT 242 Week 8 Assignment Wireless Signals IT 242 Week 8 CheckPoint WLAN Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Explain in 200 to 300 words at least two different ways to secure a WLAN. What are the ramifications if a WLAN is breached? • Resource: Ch. 18 of Wide Area Networks • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] • Discuss four different types of wireless technologies in a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format. • Describe the characteristics and properties of each signal type, and how each can be used. • Include a table or matrix that compares properties of the four signal types. • Provide a hypothetical situation for each signal type that illustrates how it could be, or is being, used in a WAN. In what circumstance, for example, would a company choose to use a satellite signal? • Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment

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