In this pack of MIS 589 Week 4 Networking Concepts and Applications Assignment 4 iLab you will find:

iLab 2: Office Network Expansion

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i L A B O V E R V I E W

Scenario/Summary

In this lab, we will be simulating an office network that evaluates the effects of a proposed expansion.

Deliverables

Item

Points

Step 1: Small Internet Works – Analysis of Simulation

15

Step 2: Screenshot

15

Total Points

30

i L A B S T E P S

STEP 1: Small Internet Works

The following tutorials will lead you through creating a network simulation. You will first be creating the existing office network. Next, you will run the simulation of the current office network to get a baseline to compare the effects of the expansion. Then, you will create a second scenario that includes the expansion. You will run this simulation and compare the results of the expansion on the network with the current office network.

Open the IT Guru 15 tutorials Expand the tutorials link Expand the basic tutorials link Expand the small internetworks link and complete the Introduction, Getting Started, Creating the Network, Collecting Statistics, Viewing the Results, Expanding the Network, and the Comparing Results sections.

STEP 2: Screenshot

After completing the IT Guru Small Internetworks tutorial, take a screenshot using Ctrl + prtsc or another screen capture utility. Arrange the screen so that all items can be seen. The screen must contain the following:

Final network configuration Graph of overlaid results of the server statistics Graph of the overlaid results of the global statistics

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Screenshot Example 1

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Screenshot Example 2

Paste the screenshot into a Word document.

Include in the Word document containing your screenshot of the final results your written analysis on the proposed expansion. Address the following in your analysis:

Effect on server load Effect on network load What would be your recommendation on the expansion?

STEP 3: Submit to the Dropbox

Submit the completed word document to the weekly iLabDropbox.

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See “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” in the Syllabus for due date information.