Connecting Through a Wireless Network
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Connecting Through a Wireless Network
Case Project 6-1: Designing a Wireless Network for Roaming Team Members
Thomas Jefferson Community College uses a team approach for managing the financial resources of the college. The team members primarily work in the administration building, which houses for the president’s office, human resources, payroll, accounting, development, and the main IT office. Each area uses team and team members who are often mobile, going between work areas. For example, the payroll supervisor is on both the payroll team and the human resources team. She also often attends meetings in the accounting area and serves as a backup accounting supervisor. In another example, the IT manager of applications development spends equal amounts of time in the president’s office, human resources, payroll, accounting, development, and IT areas. Currently it is difficult for any team member to access networked computer resources when nor in the office. How might you deign a wireless network alternative for this environment?
The best solution is to use wireless routers as the access points in each work area using IEEE wireless networking standard 802.11n. 802.11n has operating speeds that can reach up to 300Mbps+ and provides a maximum distance of 650 feet. Laptops and desktops should all be provided with WNICS so they can connect wirelessly to the network. This will allow team members to access the network effortlessly while bouncing between work areas.
Case Project 6-2: Creating a Network Diagram to Supplement Your Recommendation
Create a diagram to help the upper management understand the wireless network alternative you are proposing. ADMIN. OFFICE
Presidents Office Laptops Wireless
Connecting Through a Wireless Network
Case Project 6-1: Designing a Wireless Network for Roaming Team Members
Thomas Jefferson Community College uses a team approach for managing the financial resources of the college. The team members primarily work in the administration building, which houses for the president’s office, human resources, payroll, accounting, development, and the main IT office. Each area uses team and team members who are often mobile, going between work areas. For example, the payroll supervisor is on both the payroll team and the human resources team. She also often attends meetings in the accounting area and serves as a backup accounting supervisor. In another example, the IT manager of applications development spends equal amounts of time in the president’s office, human resources, payroll, accounting, development, and IT areas. Currently it is difficult for any team member to access networked computer resources when nor in the office. How might you deign a wireless network alternative for this environment?
The best solution is to use wireless routers as the access points in each work area using IEEE wireless networking standard 802.11n. 802.11n has operating speeds that can reach up to 300Mbps+ and provides a maximum distance of 650 feet. Laptops and desktops should all be provided with WNICS so they can connect wirelessly to the network. This will allow team members to access the network effortlessly while bouncing between work areas.
Case Project 6-2: Creating a Network Diagram to Supplement Your Recommendation
Create a diagram to help the upper management understand the wireless network alternative you are proposing. ADMIN. OFFICE
Presidents Office Laptops Wireless