Touchstone Task 3_ Planning a Wireless Infrastructure Questions
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Touchstone Task 3: Planning a Wireless Infrastructure Review the scenario and client expectations
about Greenfield Properties. Make sure you also review the additional client expectations related to this Touchstone Preparation. Based on the information provided by the client, answer the following questions in 2-4 sentences each. Be sure to explain your answers in detail.
How many devices will connect to this network wirelessly? Determine the current number of wireless devices currently, and then add 50% for future growth.
128-2 = 126
With 50% growth, this will be 189 devices.
What network infrastructure components are needed to support the wireless hosts? (Ref: Wireless Networking Components
, Site Survey and Installation Configurations
)
A wireless AP is needed along with the wireless network interface card. The wireless access point allows users to connect. It requires at least one antenna and an ethernet port. The NIC provides a 24/7 connection to the network, acting as the communication between the physical and data link layers.
On the diagram of the office layout (below), place a circle where you would place each WAP. The distance between WAPs should be from 30 to 70 feet. The office is 200’ wide by 300’ long. (Here is one circle placed on the diagram, as an example.)
Use as many as needed to ensure good Wi-Fi coverage everywhere in the building. Overlap the circles slightly to minimize the uncovered spots. Note: This diagram is just a rough draft to help determine how many WAPs you need; when it comes time to deploy the WAPs, you would use a site survey application to fine-tune WAP placement and channel capacity. Color and label the circle to indicate what channel they should be set to. For example, you might color all the APs that should be set to channel 11 green, and type an 11 in the center of
each one. (Ref: Site Survey and Installation Configurations) Will you assign the same SSID to each WAP? Why or why not? (Ref: Site Survey and Installation Configurations
)
Yes. Users need to easily change websites without waiting for latency. Users will have the option to switch to stronger signals.
Will you use a wireless LAN controller to manage the access points? Why or why not? (Ref: Installing WLAN Networks
)
Yes. This decides that the AP will be used by the computer. Without this, devices will stay on the same AP even if the user moves from one location to another.
Which Wi-Fi security encryption standard will you enable on the access points? Why did you choose that one? (Ref: Wireless Security
)
RADIUS will protect APs from outsiders. This is ideal for this application because the centralized access is ideal and the account supervision will be helpful to understand what devices are connected to the network.
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