Wireless Networking
Project 6: Wireless Networking, Enable DHCP services.
Description:
In this project, you will add wireless capability to your packet tracer network. You will add a Server and enable DHCP services to support automatic addressing on the wireless devices. Use the Packet Tracer Custom Addressing plan created in Project 3 to complete portions of this activity.
Load your Project 3 packet tracer file, save the file with a new name:
SAVE your Packet Tracer file as follows:
Project 6 - Instructions:
Refer to the custom address plan you designed in Project 3:
Add a DHCP Server.
- Add a server to the main office, connect it's ethernet interface to a switchport that is assigned to VLAN 1.
- Configure an IP address and default gateway using an available address from the subnet you assigned to VLAN 1.
Add DHCP Services.
Configure default scope
- Set ‘serverPool’ to provide DHCP addressing for VLAN1.
- Set the address range according to the address plan.
- Set subnet mask for address range.
- Set default gateway for address range.
- Set DNS for network.
- Add a new scope for the wireless network.
Using the subnet you designated for Main Office Wireless, add a new DHCP scope:
- Configure a new DHCP scope / pool using a new IP subnet.
- Limit the DHCP range (Maximum Users) as needed to the number of addresses available in the subnet minus
- Set the default gateway for the subnet.
(Remember, this is the default gateway for the subnet/vlan, so pick an appropriate address from your planning template. You will use this address again to configure the router.)
- Name the new scope ‘Main-WiFi’ and use the ADD button to save it.
Configure Switch-01 with a Wireless Vlan.
- Add three new NM-1CGE interface modules to Switch-01.
- Place one in slot 3, one in slot 6, one in slot 7.
- Add a new VLAN to the Switch-01.
- Assign port Gi3/1 to vlan 20
- Assign port Gi6/1 to vlan 20
On the main router:
- Add NM-1CGE interface modules for VLAN 1 and VLAN 20.
- Configure Gigabit 7/0 for VLAN 1.
- Apply an IP Address and mask for VLAN 1.
- Configure Gigabit 6/0 for the Wireless VLAN.
- Apply an IP address & mask from the new wireless subnet (selected earlier) to the interface.
- Configure an IP helper (a.k.a. DHCP relay) that will provide relay services to the DHCP server you added to the main office (it's in VLAN 1…).
- In INTERFACE configuration mode.
ip helper-address <DHCP server address> where the server address is the address of the DHCP server.
- CONNECT Gigabit 6/0 on main router to Gigabit6/1 on Switch-01 using an appropriate cable.
- CONNECT Gigabit 7/0 on main router Gigabit7/1 on Switch-01.
Add a Wireless network:
- Add a Wireless Access point to the main office. (See Appendix A: Sample Devices.)
- Use the AP-PT-AC device.
- Configure Port 0 settings for Auto-Duplex and Auto-Bandwidth.
- Connect it to Switch-01 using a switchport that is assigned to VLAN 20.
- Set a Wireless SSID 'Main-WiFi'.
- Set a WPA-2 passphrase of 'Main-PassPhrase'.
- ADD two laptops with wireless adapters to the main office.
- Place them in the general proximity of the WAP. o Remove of the ethernet interface. o Install an 802.11AC compatible Wi-Fi adapter.
- Remember to power off the laptop to accomplish this task.
- Configure each laptop for network access.
- Locate the ‘Config’ Tab, and the Wireless0 interface.
- Configure the correct SSID and Passphrase for Main-Wi-Fi.
TEST your work:
- Verify that each laptop receives an IP address from the DHCP pool assigned to your wireless subnet.
- Verify that each laptop is able to ping other devices on the network.
- Hint: VLAN 20 consists of three ports. If you encounter problems testing your work, consider adding a PC configured with a static address from VLAN 20 to verify connectivity to other VLANs.
- You may need to update static routing in the remote
Project 6 - Scoring (30 points total):
Add & Configure Wireless Network devices: 5 points
Add DHCP Server & configure scopes: 10 points
Add IP Helper: 5 points
Add & Configure VLAN 1 & 20: 5 points
Network functions properly: 5 points
