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Michigan Academy Conference 2011

Wireless in a Packet Tracer World

Dr. Deanne Cranford-Wesley

Associate Professor, Davenport University

April 15th

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Wireless in a Packet Tracer WorldSession length:

50 minutes

Target audience: CCNA  

CCNA Wireless

IT Essentials

Anyone who wants to learn about wireless features of Packet Tracer

Session description: Packet Tracer is continuing to be used more and more by the Academy Community.

Yet, the wireless features are a resource that seems to be untapped. This session will provide information on how to use the wireless features in Packet Tracer. In addition, the session will help spark ideas on how you could incorporate wireless in several areas of teaching.

Equipment list:  Packet Tracer 5.3.2 installed on PCs

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Agenda

Wireless features PT 5.3.2Wireless Equipment

Logical VS Physical Workspace

Security Features

Where does wireless fit in the curriculum

Hands-on lab

PT ResourcesTutorials

Questions

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Wireless Features of PT5.3.2

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HWIC-AP-AG-B module is a High-Speed WAN Interface Card providing integrated Access Point functionality in the Cisco 1800 (Modular), Cisco 2800, and Cisco 3800 Integrated Services Routers. It supports Single Band 802.11b/g or Dual Band 802.11a/b/g radios.

Linksys router has enhanced GUI features. Wireless PDA

Wireless Tablet PC

Added PC Wireless features

New Wireless Equipment

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Wireless Devices

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Subtitle

Logical VS Physical

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Logical VS Physical Workspace

The Physical tab provides a physical representation of the logical layout

By default you begin in the Logical layout. Click the Physical tab under this icon to open the logical layout of your document.

Once the logical configuration is completed, your devices automatically show up in the physical area.

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Logical VS Physical Workspace

Once in the Physical workspace, you can display the following views:

Home City

Corporate Office

Wiring Closet

Rack View

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Logical VS Physical Workspace

The overall logical view (Challenge Lab):

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Logical VS Physical WorkspaceHome City Wiring ClosetCorporate Office

Rack Views

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Uses of the Physical Workspace

This area can be used to- Reinforce concepts of distance of closets and catchment area

-Demonstrate wireless coverage area

-Visually explain the physical configuration of closets

-Visually explain the relationship between the logical designs and the physical layout of equipment

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Overview of Practice Lab

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Setting up the Home Network

Lab Practice

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Final Diagram

Lab Practice

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Packet Tracer Resources

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PT Help Contents

PT embedded Tutorials

PT Online Resources

Resources to Remember

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Packet Tracer Discussion Forum

Access the global instructor community for questions, discussions, collaboration, and activity sharing

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How to get to the Tutorials To access the Tutorials, you need to open Packet

Tracer and click Help.

There you will find the link for Tutorials.

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Packet Tracer Tutorials Tutorials are step by step guides (movies) to help you

understand the features of Packet Tracer

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Advanced Tutorials Packet Tracer comes with the tutorials installed for your

convenience. For users who want more functionality, there are also a set of Advanced Tutorials to assist you in learning even more about Packet Tracer.

To find these tutorials and install them, there are a few very simple instructions to follow.

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Advanced Tutorials Log into the Academy Connection and click on the

Library link.

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Advanced Tutorials From the Library page, select the Course Catalog and

then Packet Tracer

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Advanced Tutorials From the Packet Tracer link, scroll down until you find

the link for Advanced

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Advanced Tutorials Once in the Advanced Tutorials section, you will need

to download three files.The instructions (Instructions_to_update_pt_5.3.doc)

The advanced Tutorials (Adv-Tutorials.zip)

PowerPoint tutorials (PT_Training_Materials.zip)

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Advanced Tutorials Once this information downloads—follow the

instructions on the Word document to extract the files into the PT5.3 directory. Once completed—you will have several new tutorials immediately available to you in PacketTracer.

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