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Exercise No3

1) The document describes how to configure a wireless network including connecting a wireless router, configuring the wireless settings like SSID and security, and connecting wireless clients. 2) It also covers extending the wireless network by connecting an access point to the router, and configuring the access point with the same SSID and security settings. 3) The steps conclude with updating some default router settings like the admin password and changing the DHCP IP range.

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Exercise No3

1) The document describes how to configure a wireless network including connecting a wireless router, configuring the wireless settings like SSID and security, and connecting wireless clients. 2) It also covers extending the wireless network by connecting an access point to the router, and configuring the access point with the same SSID and security settings. 3) The steps conclude with updating some default router settings like the admin password and changing the DHCP IP range.

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EXERCISE NO.

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Configure a Wireless Network
-Connect to a wireless router
-Configure the wireless router
-Connect a wired device to the wireless router
-Connect a wireless device to the wireless router
-Add an AP to the network to extend wireless coverage
-Update default router settings

TOPOLOGY

Connect to a Wireless Router

Connect Admin to WR.


a. Connect Admin to WR using a straight-through Ethernet cable through the Ethernet ports. Select Connections,
represented by a lightning bolt, from the bottom-left side of Packet Tracer. Click Copper Straight-Through,
represented by a solid black line.
b. When the cursor changes to connection mode, click Admin and choose FastEthernet0. Click WR and choose an
available Ethernet port to connect the other end of the cable.
WR will act as a switch to the devices connected to the LAN and as a router to the internet. Admin is now
connected to the LAN (GigabitEthernet 1). When Packet Tracer displays green triangles on both sides of the
connection between Admin and WR, continue to the next step.

Configure Admin to use DHCP.


To reach the WR management page, Admin must communicate on the network. A wireless router usually
includes a DHCP server, and the DHCP server is usually enabled by default on the LAN. Admin will receive IP
address information from the DHCP server on WR.
a. Click Admin, and select the Desktop tab.
b. Click IP Configuration and select DHCP

Connect to the WR Web Interface


a. In the Desktop tab on Admin, choose Web Browser.
b. Enter 192.168.0.1 in the URL field to open the web configuration page of the wireless router.
c. Use admin for both the username and password.
d. Under the Network Setup heading on the Basic Setup page, notice the IP address range for the DHCP server.
Configure the Wireless Settings

Configure the WR SSID.


a. Navigate to the WR GUI interface at 192.168.0.1 in a web browser on Admin.
b. Navigate to Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings.
c. Change Network Name (SSID) to Annexe_WiFi1 for only 2.4 GHz. Notice that SSIDs are case-sensitive.
d. Change the Standard Channel to 6 - 2.437GHz.
e. For this activity, disable both 5 GHz frequencies. Leave the rest of the settings unchanged.
f. Scroll to the bottom of the window and click Save Settings.

Configure wireless security settings.


In this step, you configure the wireless security settings using WPA2 security mode with encryption and
passphrase.
a. Navigate to Wireless > Wireless Security.
b. Under the 2.4 GHz heading, select WPA2 Personal for the Security Mode.
c. For the Encryption field, keep the default AES setting.
d. In the Passphrase field, enter Cisco123 as the passphrase.
e. Click Save Settings.
f. Verify that the settings in the Basic Wireless Settings and Wireless Security pages are correct and saved.

Connect the Wireless Clients.


a. Open Laptop1. Select Physical tab, power off Laptop, remove Ethernet module, and add Linksys-WPC300N
module.
b. Open Laptop1. Select Desktop tab, click PC Wireless.
c. Select the Connect tab. Click Refresh as necessary. Select the Wireless Network Name Annexe_WiFi1.
d. Enter the passphrase configured in the previous step. Enter Cisco123 In the pre-shared key field and click
Connect. Close the PC Wireless window.
e. Open command prompt and ping to Admin (192.168.0.1) and should succeed.

Connect Wireless Clients to an Access Point

An access point (AP) is a device that extends the wireless local area network. An access point is connected to a
wired router using an Ethernet cable to project the signal to a desired location.

Configure the Access Point.


a. Connect Port 0 of AP to an available Ethernet port of WR using a straight-through Ethernet cable.
b. Click AP. Select the Config tab.
c. Under the INTERFACE heading, select Port 1.
d. In the SSID field, enter Annexe_WiFi2.
e. Select WPA2-PSK. Enter the passphrase Cisco123 In the Pass Phrase field.
f. Keep AES as the default Encryption Type.

Connect the Wireless Clients.


a. Open Laptop2. Select Physical tab, power off Laptop, remove Ethernet module, and add Linksys-WPC300N
module.
b. Open Laptop2. Select Desktop tab, click PC Wireless.
c. Select the Connect tab. Click Refresh as necessary. Select the Wireless Network Name Annexe_WiFi2 and click
Connect.
d. Open command prompt and ping to Admin (192.168.0.1) and should succeed.
Update default router settings

Change the WR Access Password.


a. On Admin, navigate to WR GUI interface at 192.168.0.1.
b. Navigate to Administration > Management and change the current Router Password to cisco.
c. Scroll to the bottom of the window and click Save Settings.
d. Use the username admin and the new password cisco when prompted to log in to the wireless router. Click OK
to continue.
e. Click Continue and move on to the next step.

Change the DHCP address range in WR.


In this step, you will change the internal network address from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.50.0/24. When the LAN
network address changes, the IP addresses on the devices in the LAN must be renewed to receive new IP
addresses before the lease is timed out.
a. Navigate to Setup > Basic Setup.
b. Scroll down the page to Network Setup.
c. The IP address assigned to Router IP is 192.168.0.1. Change it to 192.168.50.1. Verify that IP address still start
at .100, and there are 50 available IP addresses in the DHCP pool.
d. Scroll to the bottom of the window and click Save Settings.
e. Note that the DHCP range of addresses has been automatically updated to reflect the interface IP address
change. The Web Browser will display a Request Timeout after a short time. Because the Admin IP address is no
longer within the same network as the router. The IP address of Admin is outside the new range of the DHCP
server.
f. Close the Admin web browser.
g. In Admin Desktop tab, click Command Prompt.
h. Type ipconfig /renew to force Admin re-acquire its IP information via DHCP.
i. Renew the IP address on other laptop.

Result: Configured and Verified a Wireless Network successfully.

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