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• IT 242 Capstone Discussion Question
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•   Due Date Day 3 Main forum
• Post your response to the following How has your
  perception of WAN technology changed as a result
  of what you have studied in this course?

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• IT 242 Entire Course
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•   IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint OSI Model
• IT 242 Week 1 DQs
• IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals
• IT 242 Week 2 Assignment VoIP
• IT 242 Week 3 DQs
• IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint Ethernet or Token Ring
• IT 242 Week 4 Assignment VLAN
• IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint Switching
• IT 242 Week 5 DQs
• IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint Static or Dynamic
• IT 242 Week 5 DQs
• IT 242 Week 6 Assignment Router and Switch
  Configuration
• IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint Firewalls
• IT 242 Week 7 DQs

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• IT 242 Final Project WAN Design
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•   Resource Appendix A
• Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Read Appendix A.
• Develop a plan to set up a wide area network
  based on the scenario presented in Appendix A.
  Your plan must include the following
• An overview of the company and its needs
• A logical network drawing for Acme to depict the
  recommended WAN

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• IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint OSI Model
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•   Due Date Day 5 post to the Individual forum
• Describe the OSI model and how it relates to a
  network in 200 to 300 words. Your response should
  include answers to the following
• On which layers of the OSI model do WAN protocols
  operate?
• What are some of these protocols?
• On which OSI layers do switches and routers
  operate?
• If routers reside at more than one layer, what is
  the difference between the OSI layers?
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• IT 242 Week 1 DQs
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•   Due Date Day 2 post to the Main forum
• Post your response to the following What is a
  WAN? Locate an example of a typical WAN setup and
  describe the components. Provide a picture,
  chart, or image if possible. Respond to your
  classmates and discuss how your examples differ.
• 6. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 post to the Main forum
• Post your response to the following What is the
  most commonly used cable in networking? What are
  the latest advancements in cabling
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• IT 242 Week 2 Assignment VoIP
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• Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Conduct an Internet search to locate a case study
  that shows how VoIP was beneficial to an
  organization.
• Write a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format in
  which you analyze the organizations use of VoIP.
• Respond to the following in your analysis
• Include a detailed explanation of the case study
  and the organization
• Why did the organization require a VoIP solution?
• How did VoIP improve operations?
• What are the advantages of using VoIP?
• Post your paper as a Microsoft Word attachment

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• IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals
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•   Due Date Day 4 Individual forum
• Explain the differences between data, voice, and
  video signals in 200 to 300 words.
• Include a description comparing the differences
  between PBX and VoIP.
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• IT 242 Week 3 DQs
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•   Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to the following Conduct an
  Internet search to locate an example of a private
  network and a public network. How is each network
  used? What are the pros and cons of each?
• 3. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 Main forum
• Post your response to the following You are a
  consultant who has been hired to design a WAN for
  a startup business. How would you explain
  subnetting in a way your nontechnical client
  would understand?
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• IT 242 Week 4 Assignment VLAN
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•   Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Consider the following scenario
• Your company moves into a new building. Marketing
  is on the first floor, engineering is on the
  second floor, operations is on the third floor,
  and the call center is on the fourth floor. The
  LAN is organized neatly, with each floor having
  its own switch. Some of the groups on the floor
  are
• IT 242 Introduction to WAN Technologies
• Course Syllabus Page 12

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• IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint Ethernet or Token Ring
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•   Due Date Day 4 Individual forum
• Consider the following scenarios.
• Saguaro Federal has mainframes for all of its
  banks and businesses. Should the company use the
  Ethernet or Token Ring protocol? Explain your
  choice. Why is this choice appropriate?
• XYZ Technology Consultants has offices on the
  second, third, and fourth floors of the office
  building it occupies. Should the company use the
  Ethernet or Token Ring protocol? Explain your
  choice. Why is this choice appropriate?
• Explain your answers to the two scenarios in a
  total of 200 to 300 words. Each of your responses
  should include a description of the main features
  of the protocol you selected.

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• IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint Switching
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•   Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Compare and contrast packet and circuit switching
  in 250 to 300 words. Which is more commonly used?
  What are the advantages and disadvantages of
  each?

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• IT 242 Week 5 DQs
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to the following Identify the
  functions of a CSU/DSU. How are they used in a
  corporate environment?
• 3. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 Main forum
• Post your response to the following ISDNs are
  sometimes used in locations that do not support
  DSL or cable modem connections. Your choices may
  be analog modems or an ISDN connection in those
  remote locations. Describe three benefits ISDNs
  have over regular dial-up modem connections.
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• IT 242 Week 6 Assignment Router and Switch
  Configuration
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•   Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Describe how to configure a switch and router in
  a 350- to 750-word paper in APA format. Be sure
  to include the following
• Basics of installing, setting up, and configuring
  a switch
• User interface console and the purpose of each
  menu item
• Configuring VLANs and spanning tree protocol
• Basics of installing, setting up, and configuring
  a router
• The different comment modes of a router
• At least four routing protocols and the purpose
  of using these protocols
• IT 242 Introduction to WAN Technologies
• Course Syllabus Page 15
• Post your paper as a Microsoft Word attachment.
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• IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint Static or Dynamic
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•   Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Consider the following scenario
• As a network administrator for a company, you
  want to configure an IP route between two
  routers. Of static and dynamic routing, which is
  more appropriate?
• Explain your answer in 200 to 300 words
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• IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint Firewalls
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•   Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• In 200 to 300 words
• Describe the three main types of firewalls.
• Explain how each type protects a network.
• Determine which firewall is the most efficient
  and why.
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• IT 242 Week 7 DQs
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•   Discussion Question 1o Due Date Day 2 Main
  forumo Post your response to the following What
  are some of the greatest security risks to a wide
  area network? Provide an example of one risk and
  discuss the potential consequences and possible
  precautions.3. Discussion Question 2o Due Date
  Day 4 Main forumo Post your response to the
  following What is a key? What are the
  differences between private key and public key
  encryption? Provide examples of each

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• IT 242 Week 8 Assignment Wireless Signals
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•  Resource Ch. 18 of Wide Area Networks
• Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Discuss four different types of wireless
  technologies in a 350- to 700-word paper in APA
  format.
• Describe the characteristics and properties of
  each signal type, and how each can be used.
• Include a table or matrix that compares
  properties of the four signal types.
• Provide a hypothetical situation for each signal
  type that illustrates how it could be, or is
  being, used in a WAN. In what circumstance, for
  example, would a company choose to use a
  satellite signal?
• Post your paper as a Microsoft Word attachment

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• IT 242 Week 8 CheckPoint WLAN
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•  Due Date Day 4 Individual forum
• Explain in 200 to 300 words at least two
  different ways to secure a WLAN. What are the
  ramifications if a WLAN is breached?
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