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COURSE: Network Architecture

ASSESSMENT: Lab 2 DURATION: 2 Hours

Microsoft Visio Network Design Software

Network Architecture
• Lab 2
Spring 2020

Dr. Abdullah Alghushami -1- Network Architecture

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COURSE: Network Architecture

ASSESSMENT: Lab 2 DURATION: 2 Hours

Microsoft Visio Network Design Software

Objective

There are many network design tools and methodologies. These tools let you place
Internetworking devices connect them with local-area network (LAN) or wide-area
network (WAN) media. The analyzing a customer's requirements and selecting
devices and media based on those requirements, Good network design must
recognize that a customer's requirements embody many business and technical
goals including requirements for availability, scalability, affordability, security, and
manageability. Many customers also want to specify a required level of network
performance, often called a service level. To meet these needs, difficult network
design choices and tradeoffs must be made when designing the logical network
before any physical devices or media are selected. The objective of this lab is to
utilize Microsoft Visio, is network architecture software that can be used to
represent processes, workflows, networks, office organizations, data flows, cause
and effect diagrams, timelines, floor plans, charts, and more. This booklet covers
the creation of a network diagram and topology .recognize that a customer's
requirements embody many business and technical requirements, goals and
constrains.

Lab Task: Network Architecture – Draw CCQ Network system using M-Visio
tool

Community College of Qatar, is required to have network system. Network experts

propose a network solution that will meet the college’s requirements. The CCQ is
growing, and the management has released funds for network improvements.

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COURSE: Network Architecture

ASSESSMENT: Lab 2 DURATION: 2 Hours

Microsoft Visio Network Design Software

Network engineering experts has figured out and identify college requirements
related to network design as shown in the network design figure below.

Draw a local area network (LAN) diagram for CCQ Westby as new network system.

(Noted: the network diagram below shows some network devices; you need to draw
a network diagram that meet CCQ- WB requirements.)

1. Open Microsoft Visio Professional

2. The Backstage or File tab view gives you access to all the different categories
of templates that are available in Visio 2010.

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3. The basic network diagram template includes standard shapes for servers,
computers, and other parts of your network.

4. Use any template to document a network so people understand it, or to plan

a network you’re going to build.

5. To find the right template to start from, go to File > New and, in the search
box, type Basic Network Diagram or

6. Click the File tab.

7. Click New, and then under Template Categories, click Network.

8. Double-click Detailed Network Diagram.

9. From Network and Peripherals, drag a router, switch

network or Ethernet shape onto the drawing page.

10. From Computers and Monitors or Network and Peripherals, drag device
shapes onto the drawing page.

11. Attach devices to the network or Ethernet shape by using the shape's built-
in connectors:

12. From Network and Peripherals, drag the Legend shape onto the drawing
page.

13. To edit the text in the Legend shape, double-click the text that you want to
change, and then type.

14. To add text to a network shape, click the shape and type.

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Microsoft Visio Network Design Software

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