1. Designing and Installing a Network Peer to Peer or Server –Number of workstations vs. Cost –Administration, distributed or centralized –Security considerations –Expansion requirements –Amount of network traffic

2. Planning for the installation Take inventory –Hardware Make, model, RAM, disks, monitor, video, bus –Software requirements Program name, system requirements –Networking requirements Modems, distances, numbers of users, media, security

3. Build a Map Locate all computers/workstations Show what is attached to each Calculate cable lengths Locate wiring closet possibilities Predetermine labor requirements for cable installation.

4. Client/Server Computing Do we need a centralized service? –Do we have a database application? –Do we need to share files? –What about Calendaring/Scheduling? –Can we afford the server? –Can we not afford using a server?

5. Advantages to Server installation Administration is centralized Maintenance is centralized Security is enhanced by the centralization of authentication. The users take advantage of a more powerful computer acting as the server. Server systems can be set up to be fault- tolerant.

6. Hardware considerations NIC (Network Interface Cards) Drivers Operating System interface Troubleshooting –Conflicts –Diagnostic lights –Network accessibility

7. Designing and Installing a Network at USU USU Network and Computing Services Provides: –Network management –Programming –System Support –Email –Web –Accounting and Administration

8. System Support Network design DHCP –Dynamic Host Configuration Program Name service (DNS) System Administration Software Distribution Training

9. Networking Switches and Hubs Routing Jack Activation Name Service registration Monitoring –Hacks/Spam/Viruses –Traffic flow –System status (uptime, failures)

10. Email VMS Cluster –POP and IMAP mail service –Web Service –File Storage –Programming Web Mail –Web interface to the Cluster Email system

11. Web Campus Wide Web Server –Departments without their own –Central starting point for browsing –Standards for Web page design (??!?)

12. Accounting and Administration Student Records Accounting –Controllers Office –Credit and Campus bank cards Inventory Personnel Data Warehousing

13. USU Campus Network A Virtual Tour...

14. A Typical Wiring Closet Hubs & Switches - No routers

15. 10/100 Switch 10BaseT hubs Telephone connections

16. Old wiring never goes away!

19. Borrowed Space in Telephone Switching Site Surge Protectors Cross-Connect Blocks

20. Telephone Equipment Wiring trays above is typical for telephone locations Joe

21. Now that’s a Ground!

24. 10BaseT Hubs 10/100 switch with FDDI FDDI Concentrator 10/100 switch Router Media Converters Fiber Optics

25. Close up View

26. Media Converters

27. Test and Installation Equipment Punch Tool Wire cutter Crimp Tool Volt-Ohm-Meter Cable test meter

28. Computer Room in SER Building Servers, Building Network, and Campus Networking

29. Internet Feed Cisco Border Router Pix Fire Wall USU/UEN Interface Primary USU Cisco Router Rest of USU Campus UEN Internet Feed Salt Lake 90 Mbs Packeteer Housing

30. Connections for building network Student Housing Other Campus Network Equipment

32. Front Side of Equipment Racks

33. Inside of Fiber Panels

34. Internet gateway router Switch with router card & 100BaseFX connections

35. Misc. Novell servers

36. VMS cluster a.k.a. cc.usu.edu barneysneezy opie grumpy sleepy

37. Cluster Connections.89.86.85.87.150 Foundry Load Balancing Switch Barney Grumpy Sleepy Sneezy Opie USU Backbone 129.123.1.1 cc.usu.edu

38. Network Installations The End