3530 Voyager Street Torrance, CA

ABOUT VECTOR RESOURCES, INC. Founded in 1988 & has grown to 200+ personnel Highly trained and experienced professionals, including: – RCDD / BICSI Certified Engineers – MCSE Engineers Successfully completed over 5,000 network communications projects throughout the United States We stand behind our work and offer warranties up to 25 years

SERVICES PROVIDED Experienced Network Solutions Provider – EthernetData & Voice Solutions – ATMBroadband – Structured CablingLAN/WAN Integration Authorized CMAS Provider Electrical Design, Engineering & Installation Network Integration and Design Professional Services & Systems Maintenance LAN/Telephony Integration Central Office Infrastructure

WHY VECTOR RESOURCES? PEOPLE – 200+ Employees – Professionally trained and experienced to handle your total systems integration needs PROCESSES – Totally accountable for all of the major project processes from start to completion PROJECT EXPERTISE – Capabilities include small enterprises up to entire campuses or school districts

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LAUSD E-RATE 3 TRAINING Network Connectivity and Overview of the Installed E-rate Network

GLOSSARY DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a service that automatically assigns an IP address. DNS Domain Name Server, a server the maintains a list of all computers with in its own domain IDF Intermediate Distribution Frame IP Internet Protocol, how other computers know how to connect with yours. LAN Local Area Network LDF Local Distribution Frame MDF Main Distribution Frame NIC Network Interface Card, the physical connection from your computer to the network. Patch Cable Cable used to connect a NIC and a network device. PING Packet Internet Groper, a utility to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. WAN Wide Area Network

PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY – LOGICAL VIEW Identify locations of MDF, IDFs, and LDF from Logical Network Layout Identify all devices and connections in the MDF, IDF, and LDF Troubleshoot connectivity issues within the MDF, IDF, and LDF Troubleshoot connectivity issues between IDF and LDF

PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY – LOGICAL VIEW (Cont’d) Identify malfunctioning MDF, IDF, and LDF equipment that would require service Identify Patch cable that would require service Call the District Help Desk for warranty service: (213)

PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY - CLASSROOM Identify a Classroom E-rate Alcatel switch and a Milan media converter Verify that the switch and media converter are powered on Determine when it is necessary to restart a switch or media converter Determine if the switch or media converter is functioning incorrectly and requires warranty service Identify a workstation NIC (Network Interface Card)

Milan 180C Laptop NIC Desktop NIC Alcatel 6024 PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY – CLASSROOM (cont’d)

Identify standard and crossover patch cables When to use a crossover or standard patch cable with a switch or media converter Verify that a NIC (Network Interface Card) is attached with the correct cable to a switch or media converter and that a link is established Troubleshoot the link between the NIC and the switch of media converter Call the District Help Desk for warranty service (213)

The color of the cable does not distinguish the type of cable, the pattern of leads inside the connector does. Standard CableCrossover Cable If the order of the leads inside the connecter matches on both ends it is a standard cable. If they don’t match then it is a crossover cable. PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY – CLASSROOM (cont’d)

Milan 180C Alcatel 6024

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY Identify an IP address and it’s use Identify the administrative IP address range and instructional IP address range for a school Identify the range of available static addresses and dynamic address for an administrative network and an instructional network Distinguish between a static IP address and a dynamic IP address

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY (cont’d) xxx.10 Ip Address Administrative xxx.0 Instructional xxx.0 StaticDynamic xxx.1 thru xxx xxx.150 thru xxx.253 Static Dynamic xxx.1 thru xxx xxx.50 thru xxx.253

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY (cont’d) Configure a Dynamic IP address on a Windows workstation Configure a Static IP address on a Windows workstation Verify the proper use of the Ping command Ping the local server from the workstation

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY (cont’d) DynamicStatic Ping Utility

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY (cont’d) Ping the School router from the local workstation Ping the district DNS server from the local workstation Call the District Help Desk (213) for the connectivity issues beyond the router

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY (cont’d) Pinging the school router Pinging the district DNS servers

TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW CHART Check to make sure that the network device has power: Milan 180C Alcatel 6024

TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW CHART (cont’d) Check to make sure that you are connected to the network device: Desktop ComputerLaptop Computer Milan 180C Alcatel 6024

TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW CHART (cont’d) Check to make sure that the network device has a link light: Milan 180C Alcatel 6024

TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW CHART (cont’d) Ping the school router Ping the district DNS servers If you are able to successfully ping you are finished, if not call the District Help Desk at (213)

GLOSSARY DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a service that automatically assigns an IP address. DNS Domain Name Server, a server the maintains a list of all computers with in its own domain IDF Intermediate Distribution Frame IP Internet Protocol, how other computers know how to connect with yours. LAN Local Area Network LDF Local Distribution Frame MDF Main Distribution Frame NIC Network Interface Card, the physical connection from your computer to the network. Patch Cable Cable used to connect a NIC and a network device. PING Packet Internet Groper, a utility to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. WAN Wide Area Network

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