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MedGroup Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge: Part 1Design and Prototype the New MedGroup Topology
Objective Design and diagram the new MedGroup topology in Packet Tracer.

Background and Preparation Download and open the Part1 Packet Tracer. Read this entire document before beginning any configuration tasks. Upon returning to the NetworkingCompany office, you briefed your project manager on the results of your site survey. Impressed with your work so far, she decided to let you continue as the project lead. However, she has designed the addressing scheme, number of VLANs, and port assignment table. The next step is for you to use Packet Tracer to diagram the new network topology. This will serve as the prototype in Packet Tracer. To complete the activity, you must use the Packet Tracer file Ch8_ITS391_MedGroup_Part1.pka. Step 1: Review the specifications provided by the project manager. Your project manager provided you with the following documentation to aid you in developing the diagram. Networking devices use the naming convention LOCATION-DEVICE_TYPE-Number. Abbreviations for LOCATION are the following: UC = Urban clinic RC = Rural clinic Abbreviations for DEVICE_TYPE are the following: GATE = 1841 router gateways ASw = 2960 access layer switches AP = Linksys WRT300N Numbers are used in device names only if there is more than one for that location and device type. For example, the 1841 router at the urban clinic is UC-GATE. The first 2960 switch at the urban clinic is UC-ASw-1.

Device Names: Urban Clinic Device 1841 Router 2960 Switch 2960 Switch WRT300N WRT300N Laptop Laptop Laptop Printer PC PC Server Server Server Display Name UC-GATE UC-ASw-1 UC-ASw-2 UC-AP-1 UC-AP-2 UC-Doctor UC-Nurse Guest UC-Laser UC-Reception UC-Billing EHR Server Patient Data Billing/Email

Device Names: Rural Clinic Device 1841 Router 2960 Switch PC PC Display Name RC-GATE RC-ASw RC-Doctor RC-Nurse RCRecep/Billing

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Step 2: Add the devices to the topology. The 1841 routers and WAN devices are already in place in the topology and should not be moved. Add the rest of the devices listed in the tables in Step 1 to the urban clinic and rural clinic topologies. The boxes around the area for each clinic provide some guidance on where to place the devices. Maximize your screen. It all seems like a very confusing collection of equipment. However, when you get to Step 4 and start to do the suggested connections, hopefully it will start to make some sense. Urban Clinic must be in a fairsized building. It is either a multi-story building or PCs are spread far enough out that they all cant connect to the same switch. (Over 100 meters) For Steps 2 and 3, just pile the devices in there and rename them as you go. Note: Do not connect the devices yet.

Step 3: Rename the devices. Use the device names listed in the tables in Step 1. a. Refer to the Device Names: Urban Clinic table in Step 1. Change the display names for all devices in the urban clinic portion of the network. To rename the device, click the default name (Switch1) and re-type. b. Refer to the Device Names: Rural Clinic table in Step 1. Change the display names for all devices in the rural clinic portion of the network.

Step 4: Connect the wired devices. For your own reference, it would be a good idea to create a simple spreadsheet that tracks what ports are used to connect devices, particularly the switches. All the connections will be either Copper straight or Copper Cross-over. Do you recall when to use which? a. Use the following guidelines to connect the devices that require a wired connection in the urban clinic portion of the network. You will not have green lights for any of the router connections. Connect UC-GATE to UC-ASw-1. (From the only available Ethernet port on the router to almost any port of the switch. See next step) Make two high-bandwidth connections between UC-ASw-1 and UC-ASw-2. (These would be the Gigabit ports) Connect the servers and UC-AP-1 to UC-ASw-1. (We had a packet tracer a bit ago that used the WRT300N. What port on the Wireless router was used to connect to the switch?) Connect the two PCs and UC-AP-2 to UC-ASw-2. b. Connect the devices in the rural clinic portion of the network. The topology is a smaller version of the urban network. You will not have green lights for any of the router connections.

Step 5: Connect the wireless PCs. a. The laptop PCs need wireless NICs installed. If you do not know how to do this in Packet Tracer, click the laptop, and then the Physical tab. Power off the device, remove the Ethernet NIC, add a wireless NIC, and then turn on the device. (You need to scroll the Physical window down to see the power button on the laptop. The wired NIC should be dragged to the bottom right corner. Drag the 300N module into its place. Turn back on). b. Each wireless PC will automatically connect to one of the UC-APs. At this point, it does not matter which one the PCs connect to. In Part 3, you will configure each PC to associate with its appropriate AP.

When both Clinics are completed, router links may be red, but almost everything else is green. Is there an amber link on a switch? Why is that?

Step 6: Save and rename the Packet Tracer file to include your name. Upload.