Set Up Computer Networks
Set Up Computer Networks
Set Up Computer Networks
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask your teacher for assistance.
You may already have some of the knowledge and skills covered in this
module because you have:
Inside this module you will find the activities for you to complete followed
by relevant information sheets for each learning outcome. Each learning
outcome may have more than one learning activity
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COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC II
COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING MATERIALS
List of Competencies
Maintaining and
MAINTAIN AND REPAIR
Repairing Computer ELC724334
4. COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND
Systems and
NETWORKS
Networks
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MODULE CONTENT
UNIT OF COMPETENCY
: SET-UP COMPUTER NETWORKS
MODULE TITLE : Setting Up Computer Networks
CERFICATION LEVEL : NC II
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this module you MUST be able to:
1.1. Install network cables
1.2. Set network configuration
1.3. Set router/Wi-Fi/ wireless access point/repeater configuration
1.4. Inspect and test the configured computer networks
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
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5. Copper cable splicing is performed based on Electronic Industries
Alliance/Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA) standards
6. Network cables and cable raceway are installed in accordance with
established procedures and installation requirements
7. Installation work is performed and is checked to ensure no unnecessary
damage has occurred and complies with requirements
8. OHS standards and 5S principles are followed according to enterprise
requirements
9. Excess components and materials are disposed of based on WEEE directives
and 3Rs waste management program.
10. Network connectivity of each terminal is checked in accordance with network
design.
11. Any fault or problem in the network system is diagnosed and remedied in
line with the standard operating procedures.
12. Network interface card (NIC) settings are configured in accordance with
network design.
13. Communication checking between terminals are carried out in accordance
with OS network configuration guides
14. Unplanned events or conditions are responded to in accordance with
established procedures
15. Client Device systems settings are configured in accordance with
manufacturers’ instructions and end-user preferences
16. Local area network (LAN) port is configured in accordance with
manufacturers’ instructions and network design
17. Wide area network (WAN) port is configured in accordance with
manufacturers’ instructions and network design
18. Wireless settings are configured in accordance manufacturers’ instructions,
network design and end-user preferences
19. Security/Firewall/Advance settings are configured in accordance with
manufacturers’ instructions and end-user preferences
20. Final inspections are undertaken to ensure that the configuration done on
the computer networks conforms with the manufacturer’s
instruction/manual
21. Computer networks are checked to ensure safe operation.
22. Reports are prepared/completed according to company requirements.
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INFORMATION SHEET 1.1-1
Learning Objectives:
Purpose
Facilitating communications
Sharing hardware
Sharing files, data, and information
Sharing software
Information preservation
Security
Speed up
Network classification
Connection method
Wired technologies
Wireless technologies
Scale
Functional relationship (network architecture)
Network topology
Connection method
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Wired technologies
Twisted pair wire is the most widely used medium for telecommunication.
Twisted-pair wires are ordinary telephone wires which consist of two insulated
copper wires twisted into pairs and are used for both voice and data transmission.
The use of two wires twisted together helps to
reduce crosstalk and electromagnetic induction. The transmission speed ranges
from 2 million bits per second to 100 million bits per second.
Coaxial cable is widely used for cable television systems, office buildings, and
other worksites for local area networks. The cables consist of copper or aluminum
wire wrapped with insulating layer typically of a flexible material with a high
dielectric constant, all of which are surrounded by a conductive layer. The layers
of insulation help minimize interference and distortion. Transmission speed range
from 200 million to more than 500 million bits per second.
Optical fiber cable consists of one or more filaments of glass fiber wrapped in
protective layers. It transmits light which can travel over extended distances.
Fiber-optic cables are not affected by electromagnetic radiation. Transmission
speed may reach trillions of bits per second. The transmission speed of fiber optics
is hundreds of times faster than for coaxial cables and thousands of times faster
than a twisted-pair wire.
Scale
Networks are often classified as local area network (LAN), wide area
network (WAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), personal area
network (PAN), virtual private network (VPN), campus area network (CAN), storage
area network (SAN), and others, depending on their scale, scope and purpose,
e.g., controller area network (CAN) usage, trust level, and access right often differ
between these types of networks. LANs tend to be designed for internal use by an
organization's internal systems and employees in individual physical locations,
such as a building, while WANs may connect physically separate parts of an
organization and may include connections to third parties.
Network topology
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Types of networks based on physical scope
Internet
An intranet is a set of networks, using the Internet Protocol and IP-based tools
such as web browsers and file transfer applications, that is under the control of a
single administrative entity. That administrative entity closes the intranet to all
but specific, authorized users. Most commonly, an intranet is the internal network
of an organization. A large intranet will typically have at least one web server to
provide users with organizational information.
An extranet is a network that is limited in scope to a single organization or entity
and also has limited connections to the networks of one or more other usually, but
not necessarily, trusted organizations or entities—a company's customers may be
given access to some part of its intranet—while at the same time the customers
may not be considered trusted from a security standpoint. Technically, an extranet
may also be categorized as a CAN, MAN, WAN, or other type of network, although
an extranet cannot consist of a single LAN; it must have at least one connection
with an external network.
Overlay network
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An overlay network is a virtual computer network that is built on top of another
network. Nodes in the overlay are connected by virtual or logical links, each of
which corresponds to a path, perhaps through many physical links, in the
underlying network.
Repeaters
Hubs
A network hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is
copied unmodified to all ports of the hub for transmission. The destination
address in the frame is not changed to a broadcast address.[7] It works on the
Physical Layer of the OSI model.
Bridges
A network bridge connects multiple network segments at the data link layer (layer
2) of the OSI model. Bridges broadcast to all ports except the port on which the
broadcast was received. However, bridges do not promiscuously copy traffic to all
ports, as hubs do, but learn whichMAC addresses are reachable through specific
ports. Once the bridge associates a port and an address, it will send traffic for that
address to that port only.
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Switches
Router
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SELF CHECK 1.1-1
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ANSWER KEY 1.1-1
1. Router
2. Hubs
3. Internet
4. Switches
5. Repeaters
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INFORMATION SHEET 1.1-2
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the different types of Network Cables and Network Cable Tools.
2. Identify the correct Guidelines In Making A Network Cable and Cabling Rules.
• CAT 5 cable has four twisted pairs of wire for a total of eight individually
insulated wires. Each pair is color coded with one wire having a solid
color (blue, orange, green, or brown) twisted around a second wire with
a white background and a stripe of the same color. The solid colors
may have a white stripe in some cables. Cable colors are commonly
described using the background color followed by the color of the stripe;
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e.g., white-orange is a cable with a white background and an orange
stripe
• Modular Plug Crimp Tool. You will need a modular crimp tool. This
one is very similar to the one I have been using for many years for all
kinds of telephone cable work and it works just fine for Ethernet cables.
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COLOR-CODE STANDARDS
• If we apply the 568A color code and show all eight wires, our pin-out
looks like this:
• If we exchange the green and orange pairs in the 568A diagram we will get a
simplified diagram for a 568B straight-thru cable. If we cross the green and
orange pairs in the 568A diagram we will arrive at a simplified diagram for a
crossover cable.
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GUIDELINES IN MAKING A NETWORK CABLE
1. Pull the cable off the reel to the desired length and cut. For cable lengths which are a
fraction of ten feet, eye-ball the length as you pull the cable out of the box. For longer
cables, I pull it out to the ten foot mark and go back to the box and pull the remaining
fraction or another ten feet. If you are pulling cables through walls, a hole in the floor,
etc., it easier to attach the RJ-45 plugs after the cable is pulled. The total length of wire
segments between a PC and a hub or between two PC's cannot exceed 100 Meters (328
feet or about the length of a football field) for 100BASE-TX (and 10BASE-T).
2. Strip one end of the cable with the stripper or a knife and diags. If you are using the
stripper, place the cable in the groove on the blade (left) side of the stripper and align the
end of the cable with the right side of the stripper. This is about right to strip a little
over 1/2" of the jacket off the cable. Turn the stripper about one turn or so. If you turn
it much more, you will probably nick the wires. The idea is to score the outer jacket, but
not go all the way through. Once scored, you should be able to twist the end of the
jacket loose and pull it off with one hand while holding the rest of the cable with the
other. If you are using a knife and diags, carefully slit the cable for about an inch or so
and neatly trim around the circumference of the cable with the diags to remove the
jacket.
3. Inspect the wires for nicks. Cut off the end and start over if you see any. You may
have to adjust the blade with the screw at the front stripper. Cable diameters and jacket
thicknesses vary.
4. Spread and arrange the pairs roughly in the order of the desired cable end.
5. Untwist the pairs and arrange the wires in the order of the desired cable end. Flatten
the end between your thumb and forefinger. Trim the ends of the wires so they are even
with one another. It is very important that the unstripped (untwisted) end be
slightly less than 1/2" long. If it is longer than 1/2" it will be out-of-spec and
susceptible to crosstalk. If it less than slightly less than 1/2" it will not be properly
clinched when RJ-45 plug is crimped on.. Flatten again. There should be little or no
space between the wires.
6. Hold the RJ-45 plug with the clip facing down or away from you. Push the wire firmly
into the plug. Now, inspect the darn thing... before crimping and wasting the plug!
Looking through the bottom of the plug, the wire on the far left side will have a white
background. The wires should alternate light and dark from left to right. The furthest
right wire is brown. The wires should all end evenly at the front of the plug. The jacket
should end just about where you see it in the diagram--right on the line. Aren't you glad
you didn't crimp the plug?
7. Hold the wire near the RJ-45 plug with the clip down and firmly push it into the left
side of the front of the crimper (it will only go in one way). Hold the wire in place squeeze
the crimper handles quite firmly. (Crimp it once.) The crimper pushes two plungers
down on the RJ-45 plug. One forces what amounts to a cleverly designed plastic
plug/wedge onto the cable jacket and very firmly clinches it. The other seats the "pins,"
each with two teeth at its end, through the insulation and into the conductors of their
respective wires.
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8. Test the crimp... If done properly an average person will not be able to pull the plug
off the cable with his or her bare hands. And that quite simply, besides lower cost, is the
primary advantage of twisted-pair cables over the older thinwire, coaxial cables. In fact,
the RJ-45 and ease of its installation is the main reason coaxial cable is no longer widely
used for small Ethernets. But, don't pull that hard on the plug. It could stretch the
cable and change its characteristics. Look at the side of the plug and see if it looks like
the diagram and give it a fairly firm tug to make sure it is crimped well.
9. Prepare the other end of the cable so it has the desired end and crimp.
10. If both ends of the cable are within reach, hold them next to each other and with RJ-
45 clips facing away. Look through the bottom of the plugs. If the plugs are wired
correctly, and they are identical, it is a straight-thru cable. If they are wired correctly
and they are different, it is a crossover cable.
11. If you have an operational network, test the cable. Copy some large files.
12. If the cable doesn't work, inspect the ends again and make sure you have the right
cable and that it is plugged into the correct units for the type of cable. Try power-cycling
(cold booting) the involved computers.
13. If you have many straight-thru cables and a crossover cable in your system, you
should consider labeling the crossover cable or using a different colored cable for the
crossover cable so you don't mix them up. I do not recommend implementing the
crossover function, as recommended elsewhere, with two RJ-45 jacks, appropriately
wired back to back, and two straight-thru cables. This method costs noticeably more,
introduces more than the necessary number of components and connections, increases
the complexity and time of assembly, and decreases reliability.
CABLING RULES
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SELF CHECK 1.1-2
_______________ 1. Spread and arrange the pairs roughly in the order of the desired cable
end.
_______________ 2. Don’t inspect the wires for nicks. Cut off the end and start over if
you see any. You may have to adjust the blade with the screw at the
front stripper. Cable diameters and jacket thicknesses vary.
______________ 3. Don’t prepare the other end of the cable so it has the desired end and
crimp.
______________ 4. If both ends of the cable are within reach, don’t hold them next to each
other and with RJ-45 clips facing away. Don’t look through the
bottom of the plugs. If the plugs are wired correctly, and they are
identical, it is a straight-thru cable. If they are wired correctly and
they are different, it is a crossover cable.
______________ 5. Pull the cable off the reel to the desired length and cut. For cable
lengths which are a fraction of ten feet, eye-ball the length as you pull
the cable out of the box. For longer cables, I pull it out to the ten foot
mark and go back to the box and pull the remaining fraction or
another ten feet. If you are pulling cables through walls, a hole in the
floor, etc., it easier to attach the RJ-45 plugs after the cable is pulled.
The total length of wire segments between a PC and a hub or between
two PC's cannot exceed 100 Meters (328 feet or about the length of a
football field) for 100BASE-TX (and 10BASET).
______________ 8. Do not use a stapler to secure UTP cables. Use telephone wire/RG-6
coaxial wire hangers which are available at most hardware stores.
______________ 9. Bend cables to less than four times the diameter of the cable.
______________ 10. If you bundle a group of cables together with cable ties (zip ties), do
not over-cinch them. It's okay to snug them together firmly; but don't
tighten them so much that you deform the cables.
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ANSWER KEY 1.1-2
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. F
5. T
6. F
7. T
8. T
9. F
10. T
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INFORMATION SHEET 1.1-3
Learning Objective:
Client Device Settings s a way of configuring your client device by which you can specify
client settings at a colaboration level, allowing you to define different settings as necessary. It
has the characteristics of being flexible to create multiple client device or client user settings
and apply it to different collections as per requirement. It is a set of default settings. But
alywas take note that those Client Device systems settings are configured inaccordance with
manufacturers’ instructions and end-user preferences. In this module, we will show the steps
on setting up your client device on Windows 7, 8 & 10 whisch are configured manually.
a. Click the bottom-right clock icon on the desktop, and tap Change date and time settings
in the pop-up small window.
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b. As the Date and Time window opens, click Change date and time to continue.
Tip: You can also follow the path of Control Panel/Clock, Language, and
Region/Date and Time to open the above-mentioned window.
Step 3: In the Date and Time Settings window, respectively change date and
time, and then tap OK to confirm the changes.
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2. Setting up Computer Name
a. Click the Start Button and right-click Computer and select Properties.
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c. Click Change button under Computer Name Tab.
d. Type in the new name for your computer under Computer Name Field.
Once you complete Step d just click OK a few times. You will be prompted to
reboot the computer, and once your reboot is complete, your new computer name
will be in effect.
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3. Install and configure Network Driver
Step 1: Install a network card. This could be PCI card or USB network card
adaptor.
If you are installing a PCI card you need to open your computer case and push
the PCI network card into an empty PCI slot. It is quite simple and straight
forward. If you are using a USB network adaptor you simply need to plug it into
an empty USB port.
USB Network
PCI Network card :
Adaptor:
Step 2: Install the device driver for the network card. Windows will detect that
you have installed a new hardware. In most cases it will install the drivers
automatically. If not, you need to install the drivers manually from the CD
supplied with the network card. I am using Windows 7 operating system to
demonstrate each step. If you are using Windows Vista the steps will be very
similar. If you are using Windows XP it will be slightly different so follow this
guide instead.
Step 3: After the drivers have been installed successfully you can see a network
card listed under windows device manager. To go to the device manager
click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> Device Manager.
You will see a network card listed under the device manager similar to the image
below:
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Step 4: Go to network sharing center by clicking Start -> Control panel ->
Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center. As you can see from
the image below the computer name tiger is connected to a network and has
access to the Internet. This indicates that our network card is installed correctly
and managed to get connection to our network. In this case it is connected to a
ADSL router.
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Step 6: Double click on Local Area Connection icon which will display your LAN
status. It shows the network connection duration, the speed of the connection,
number of bytes sent and received etc.
Step 7: Click Details to see the Network connection details. You will see some
very import connection details. Inside the red highlighted area you will see DHCP
Enable is set to Yes and your IP Address listed. DHCP means (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol). Basically its a feature built into most Routers or server
operating systems which automatically assigns an IP address to the client
computer. In our case the Router is the DHCP server and our computer is the
client. Please note the dynamic IP address assigned by a DHCP server is random
and can change next time you reboot your computer or the router.
Step 8: Close the Network connection details. Click Properties -> (on Network
area connections status) -> Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) ->
Properties. As you can see everything is set to automatic. This means the DHCP
server assigns everything automatically as mentioned above.
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Step 9: If you have many computers on a network i.e. your Desktop PC, Your
Laptop, and your PS3 console its a good idea to fix the IP Address for each device.
This is called static IP address. By fixing the IP address you can easily identify
each computer on the network. This is what i will do below. I will choose my IP
address as 192.168.0.100. The subnet mask will be automatically set
to 255.255.255.0. Default gateway is 192.168.0.1. The gateway IP address is
normally the IP address of your router. Preferred DNS server is also the IP
Address of your router, although you can use other DNS server like Open DNS IP
address.
Step 10: You can now check if the static settings have taken effect by clicking
on Detailson Local Area connection status as you have done on Step 6. Finally
you will see all the settings that you have made in the previous step has taken
effect. You will notice that the DHCP enable is set to No, as we have set each
value manually.
That’s it, you have managed to install and configure your network device
successfully. You have also learned how to use dynamic and static IP Address to
connect to a network.
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SELF-CHECK 1.1-3
TRUE OR FALSE: Write the word TRUE in the space provided if the statements are
correct and FALSE if it is not.
____________ 2. On Windows 7 OS, to set up the Time and Date go to the upper left
of your taskbar.
____________ 3. Setting up your computer name is important. This will serve as the
identify of your computer.
____________ 8. In setting up the Time Zone, you could use Philippines for the
setting.
____________ 9. Client setting on different OS are just the same.
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ANSWER KEY TO 1.1-3
TRUE OR FALSE
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. False
9. False
10. True
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INFORMATION SHEET 1.1-4
Learning Objective:
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that
share a common communications line or wireless link to a server. Typically, a LAN
encompasses computers and peripherals connected to a server within a distinct
geographic area such as an office or a commercial establishment. Computers and
other mobile devices use a LAN connection to share resources such as a printer or
network storage.
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Ethernet) or nearly unlimited distances (e.g. via
the interconnections do the Internet)
Router/Hub/Switch is a way stations that
control the traffic of data within a network,
assign a unique IP address to each computer.
When Equipments and Peripherals are all ready, we will now proceed on
Installing and Configuring Local Area Network. Below are the steps in configuring
Local Area Network.
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9. After encoding the default IP Address and entering the default username and
password, the router user interface will appear. We will now ready for router
setting up.
10.Click the Network Tab and change your IP Address. Take note on the sequence
of your IP Address Save it will reboot.
11. Go to DHCP Tab just click the Disable Button. And browser will reboot.
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SELF-CHECK 1.1-4
_______________7. Default Username and Password use for Logging on your router
Portal.
_______________8. A tab on your Router Portal that can be used to change your IP.
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ANSWER KEY TO 1.1-4
IDENTIFICATION:
1. Personal Computer
2. Modem
3. Ethernet Cable
4. Router
5. LAN
6. 192.168.0.7
7. Admin
8. Network Tab
9. Reset
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Task Sheet 1.1-4
Steps/Procedure:
1. Prepare your Workplace
a. Make sure that you have the necessary
Materials/Peripherals
b. Make sure that the workplace is clean and dry.
2. Start
a. Connect Router and Personal Computer using your Ethernet
Cable
b. Reset your Router using Pins/Ballpen
c. Go to your browser (Google or I explorer
d. Type in the default IP Address
e. Type in the default username and password
f. Set up Network Tab
g. Set up DHCP Tab
Assessment Method:
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA CHECKLIST 1.1-4
CRITERIA YES NO
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INFORMATION SHEET 1.1-5
Learning Objective:
2. Reset the Modem. In resetting your Modem just click the small buttons
at the back and lights on.
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3. Go to browser either Google Chrome or I explorer. And type in the
default IP Address of your Modem. Depends on Manufacturer. We will
use 192.168.0.254, And a dialog box will pop up and you will need to
enter the default username and password. Use admin for both
username and password.
Self-Check 1.1-5
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SELF-CHECK 1.1-5
Rearrange the given steps on how to configure WAN. Put the correct sequence
of steps by using numbers 1-10 in the space provided, 1 is the First Step and
10 is the Last Step.
____________ 3. Go to Network Tab. Change your IP address. Click save then it will
reboot.
____________ 4. Reset the Modem. In resetting your Modem just click the small
button at the back and wait until all the icons in front of the Modem will Lights on.
____________ 7. And a dialog box will pop up and you will need to enter the default
username and password. Use ‘admin” for both username and password.
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ANSWER KEY 1.1-5
REARRANGE:
1. 2
2. 5
3. 7
4. 4
5. 3
6. 8
7. 6
8. 1
9. 5
10. 10
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Task Sheet 1.1- 5
Personal Computer
Modem and Ethernet Cable
Personal Protective Equipment (if necessary)
Pins/Ballpen (Use for resetting the Router)
Steps/Procedure:
1. Prepare your workplace
a. Make sure that you have the necessary Materials/Peripherals
b. Make sure that the workplace is clean and dry.
2. Start
a. Connect Modem and Personal Computer using your Ethernet
Cable
b. Reset your Modem using Pins/Ballpen
c. Go to your browser (Google chrome or Iexplorer)
d. Type in the default IP Address
e. Type in the default username and password
f. Set up Network Tab
g. Set up DHCP Tab
h. Set up Wireless Tab
Assessment Method:
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA CHECKLIST 1.1-5
CRITERIA YES NO
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INFORMATION SHEET 1.1-6
A wireless local area network (WLAN) links two or more devices over a short
distance using a wireless distribution method, usually providing a connection
through an access point for internet access. The use of spread-
spectrum or OFDM technologies may allow users to move around within a local
coverage area, and still remain connected to the network.
Products using the IEEE 802.11 WLAN standards are marketed under
the Wi-Fi brand name. Fixed wireless technology implements point-to-point links
between computers or networks at two distant locations, often using
dedicated microwave or modulated laser light beams over line of sight paths. It is
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often used in cities to connect networks in two or more buildings without
installing a wired link.
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home. If you don’t help secure your network, people with PCs nearby could
access info stored on your network PCs and use your Internet connection. To
help make your network more secure.
5. Change the default user name and password. This helps protect your router.
Most router manufacturers have a default user name and password on the
router and a default network name (also known as the SSID). Someone could
use this info to access your router without you knowing it. To help avoid that,
change the default user name and password for your router. See the
documentation for your device for instructions.
6. Set u a security key (password) for your network. Wireless networks have a
network security key to help protect them from unauthorized access. We
recommend using Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security if your router
supports it. See the documentation for your router for more detailed info,
including what type of security is supported and how to set it up.
Some routers support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). If your router supports
WPS and its connected to the network, follow these steps to set up a network
security key:
1. Select the start button, look for control panel and click network and
internet. Then look for network and sharing center.
2. Select set up a new connection or network.
3. Select Set up a new network, and then choose next
The wizard will walk you through creating a network name and a security key. If
your router supports it, the wizard will default to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA or
WPA2) security. We recommend that you use WPA2, because it offers better
security than WPA or Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security. With WPA2 or
WPA you can also use a passphrase, so you don’t have to remember a cryptic
sequence of letters and numbers.
7. Write down your security key and keep it in a safe place. You can also save
your security key on a USB flash drive by following the instructions in the
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wizard. (saving your security key to a USB flash drive is available in Windows
8 and windows 7, but not in Windows 10.)
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SELF-CHECK 1.1-6
Rearrange the given steps on how to configure WAN. Put the correct sequence
of steps by using numbers 1-10 in the space provided, 1 is the First Step and
10 is the Last Step.
____________ 5. Select the start button, look for Control Panel and click Network
and Internet.
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ANSWER KEY 1.1-6
Rearrange:
1. 5
2. 6
3. 9
4. 4
5. 7
6. 8
7. 3
8. 10
9. 2
10. 1
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INFORMATION SHEET 1.1-7
Learning Objective:
The windows firewall with advance security is a tool which gives you
detailed control over the rules that are applied by the windows firewall. You can
view all the rules that are used by the windows firewall, change their properties,
create new rules or disable existing ones. In this tutorial we will share how to
open the Windows Firewall with Advance Security, how to find your way around it
and talk about the types of rules that are available and what kind of traffic they
filter.
You have several alternatives to opening the Windows Firewall with Advance
Security:
1. One is to open the standard Windows firewall window, by going to “ Control
Panel – System and Security –Windows Firewall “. Then click or tap
Advanced settings.
4. The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security looks and works the same
both in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. To continue our tutorial, we will use
screenshots that were made in Windows 8.1
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5. What Are The Inbound & Outbound Rules ?
a. In order to provide the security you need, The Windows Firewall has a
standard set of inbound and outbound rules, which are enabled depending
on the location of the network you are connected to.
b. Inbound rules are applied to the traffic that is coming from the network
and Internet to your computer or device. Outbound rules apply to the
traffic from your computer to the network or the Internet.
c. These rules can be configured so that they are specific to : computers,
users, programs, services, ports or protocols. You can also specify to which
type of network adapter ( e.g. wireless, cable, virtual private network ) or
user profile it is applied to.
d. In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, you can access all rules
and edit their properties. All you have to do is click or tap the appropriate
section in the left - side panel.
6. The rules used by the Windows Firewall can be enabled or disabled. The
ones which are enabled or active are marked with a green check-box.
7. If you want to know more about a specific rule and learn its properties, right
click on it and select Properties or select it and press Properties in the
column on right, which lists the actions that are available for your selection.
8. In the Properties window you will find complete information about the
selected rule, what it does and in when it is applied. You will also be able to
edit its properties and change any of the available parameters.
a. Connection Security Rules are used to secure traffic between two computers
while it crosses the network. One example would be a rule which defines
that connections between two specific computers must be encrypted.
b. Unlike the inbound or outbound rules, which are applied only to one
computer, connections security rules require that both computers have the same
rules defined and enabled.
c. If you want to see if there are any such rules on your computer, click or tap
“Connection Security rules” on the panel on the left. By default, there are no such
rules defined on windows computers and devices. They are generally used in
business environments and such rules are set by the network administrator.
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10. What Does the windows firewall with advance security monitor?
The windows firewall with advance security includes some monitoring features as
well. In the monitoring section you can find the following information the firewall
rules that are active (both inbound and outbound) the connection security rules
that are active and weather there are any active security associations.
11. You should note that the monitoring section shows only the active rules for
the current network location. If there are rules which get enabled for other
network locations.
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SELF-CHECK 1.1-7
TRUE or FALSE: Write the word TRUE in the space provided if the statements
are correct FALSE if it is not.
____________ 1. A firewall is hardware or software that can help protect your PC from
unauthorized users or malicious software (malware).
____________ 3. In order to provide the security you need, the windows firewall has a
standard set on inbound and outbound rules.
____________ 5. In the Windows Firewall with Advance Security you can access all
rules and edit their properties.
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ANSWER KEY 1.1-7
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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