Small Office Network Design

Alban, M.J., Bathan, P.E., Bautista, J.K.,

Batangas State University Main Campus II - Alangilan, Batangas City

Electronics Engineering Program

25 May 2019

Abstract – A network design was made for students to create virtual networks with
a small student center office that consists many different networking devices from
of three departments namely the cashier, switches, routers, end user devices and
assessment, and registrar departments. even systems integration devices such as
Cisco Packet Tracer is used while having security cameras, motion sensors, lights,
the following considerations: economical, and alarms. [1]
scalability, security and redundancy.
To assign IP addresses in a
I. OBJECTIVES network, subnetting must be done. One
good way of subnetting is using Variable-
 Develop network designs that are Length Subnet Masking (VLSM).
economic, scalable, secured, and
VLSM amounts to "subnetting
redundant.
subnets," which means that VLSM allows
 Document a paper that includes
network engineers to divide an IP address
floor plans, network topology, cost
space into a hierarchy of subnets of
analysis, IP address, planning and
different sizes, making it possible to create
configurations.
subnets with very different host counts
 Simulate the design using packet
without wasting large numbers of
tracer.
addresses.[2]

There are several methods to use in

II. INTRODUCTION order to secure the network design. First, it
must start on secure login or using SSH or
In proposing a network design for a Secure Shell. Another one is using
small office, a customer or client must look switchport-port security codes and
for the economic, security, redundancy and configurations.
scalability factors of the design. To test the
functionality of a design, one can use a a III. MATERIALS AND
software called Cisco Packet Tracer. METHODOLOGY

Cisco Packet Tracer is a network Materials:

simulator that can be utilized in training for
 Packet Tracer
Network certifications such as CompTia
 Smart Draw Floor Plan Maker
Network+ and Cisco CCENT or CCNA
Certification Exams. The software allows Procedures:
 Planning stage:

1. Plan the type of small office to design

and the corresponding departments in that
office.

2. Assign how many hosts are needed per

department.

Construction/designing stage:

3. Develop at a floorplan.

4. Develop the network topology.

Figure 1: Overall Floorplan Design
Configuring Stage:

5. Subnet the given network starting from The overall floorplan design
the department with the largest number of consists of three departments namely the
host. cashier, registrar and accounting sections.
There is also break room that includes a
6. Assign the IP addresses on the network mini kitchen. The whole dimension is
topology. 8.93m x 6.96 m.

7. Configure each links, departments,

hosts, switches and routers with the
appropriate codes that will fit the required
considerations.

Testing Stage:

8. Test the functionality of the network

design using ping command between he
InterVLANs.

IV. RESULTS AND SIMULATIONS Figure 2: Floorplan with Grounding Layout

Results:

This floorplan has grounding layout

indicated by yellow lines.
 Cashier Department has 5 hosts; 3
PCs and 2 printer.

Figure 3: Registrar Department

Creative/Production Department
has 5 hosts; 3 PCs and 2 printer. Figure 6: Overall Network Design
Topology

Table 1 Overall Network Design Addresses

Department VLAN IP Address Range
Registrar 10 192.168.10.0-10.7
/29

192.168.10.8-
10.11 /30

Figure
4: Assessment Department Assessment 20 192.168.20.0-20.7
/29
Sales/Finance Department has 5
hosts; 3 PCs and 2 printer. 192.168.20.8-
20.11 /30

Cashier 30 192.168.30.0-30.7
/29

192.168.30.8-
30.11 /29

Left 192.168.1.1 /30

Etherchannel
Link
Right 192.168.1.2 /30
Etherchannel
Figure 5: Cashier Department Link
 Item Qua Price per
Simulation:
Description ntit Unit
y
Cisco 1 P15650 P15650
CISCO1941/ .00
K9 1941
256M Router
Acer Aspire 9 P21999 P13199
TC-730 Intel 4.00
Pentium
J4205/2GB/5
00GB/Win10
w/ 18.5-in
WS- 1 P299750 P29975
C2960G- 0.00
48TC-L –
Cisco Cataly
st 2960 48
10/100/1000,
4 T/SFP
LAN Base
image
Dell 6 P8695 P20700
(C1760NW) .00
Color Laser
Printer Max
Resolution
(B&W) 600
dpi and
(Color) 600
dpi Plain
Paper Print
LAN Cable 17 P268 P4556.
(15m) 00
Total Cost: P53864
7.00
 For redundancy, switch to router
etherchannel was configured to prevent
system failure.

VI. RECOMMENDATION

To have a more secured network

aside from switch port security, adding
firewall is a much better choice to prevent
unauthorized access from other networks.

In addition, using a 48-port switch

is also recommended since it can cover
more number of hosts. However, Packet
Tracer does not have a 48-port switch
installed so consider using two 24-port
switch.

VII. REFERENCES

[1] https://www.udemy.com/cisco-packet-
V. CONCLUSION tracer-network-simulator-introduction/

[2]
A small student center office
https://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definit
network design was developed using
ion/variable-length-subnet-mask
SmartDraw floorplan and packet tracer
configuration where dimensions and
the costing of equipment are taken into
VII. APPENDICES
consideration.
CODES USED:
The design is economical and
scalable since VLSM or classless Switch(config-if-range)#vlan 10
subnetting is used, it creates subnets
without wasting large numbers of Switch(config-vlan)#name Registrar
addresses. Thus, only one 24- port
Switch(config-vlan)#vlan 20
switch is used to cover all the hosts in
the network so no switch-port will be Switch(config-vlan)#name Assessment
wasted.
Switch(config-vlan)#vlan 30
In terms of security, switch port-
security were configured with Switch(config-vlan)#name Cashier
maximum port set to 1, mac address
Switch(config)#int range f0/3-7
sticky and violation protect strict. Also,
SSH is also configured to support Switch(config-if-range)#sw mo access
secure login. (password:cisco)
Switch(config-if-range)#sw access vlan 10 Switch(config-if-range)#channel-group 1
mode desirable
Switch(config-vlan)#int range f0/8-12
Creating a port-channel interface Port-
Switch(config-if-range)#sw mo access channel 1
Switch(config-if-range)#sw access vlan 20 Switch(config-if-range)#int port-channel 1
Switch(config-if-range)#int range f0/13-17 Switch(config-if)#sw mo tr
Switch(config-if-range)#sw mo acc Switch(config-if-range)#no sh
Switch(config-if-range)#sw acc vlan 30 Switch(config-if-range)#exit
Switch(config-if-range)#int range f0/1-24

Router(config)#int port-channel 1
Switch(config)#int range f0/3-24 Router(config-if)#ip add 192.168.1.1
Switch(config-if-range)#sw mo acc 255.255.255.0

Switch(config-if-range)#sw port-security Router(config-if)#no sh

Switch(config-if-range)#sw port-security Router(config-if)#exit

Switch(config-if-range)#sw port-security Router(config)#int g0/0

max 1 Router(config-if)#no sh
Switch(config-if-range)#sw port-security Router(config-if)#channel-group 1
mac-address sticky
Router(config-if)#exit
Switch(config-if-range)#sw port-security
violation ? Router(config)#int g0/1

protect Security violation protect mode Router(config-if)#no sh

restrict Security violation restrict mode Router(config-if)#exit

shutdown Security violation shutdown

mode

Switch(config-if-range)#sw port-security
violation restrict

Switch(config)#int range f0/1-2

Switch(config-if-range)#sw mo tr