building a complete WIFI network for edison community college

Building a complete WIFI network for Edison Community College
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There are many advantages of using the internet connection in Edison community college. For example, this will provide a better learning environment. The use of the internet within the classroom is good and contributes to the positive and advantageous learning environment in which students’ concentration and participation are enormously achieved. By including the internet in the classroom, the educators achieve the imminent goals of enabling discussions, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity within the students. The internet will present a knowledgeable insight to the students and provides the best way to achieve their interests before the actual lesson implementation. Therefore, building WI-FI connection in this school is very significant.
Keywords: WI-FI access pointBuilding a complete WIFI network for Edison Community College
From the interview, the administration Edison community college requires a Wi-Fi connection because it will benefit the school through improving the quality of education. Globally, information technology is growing rapidly. Therefore, it is time to update the school system to match with the current quality required in the job industry.
Wi-Fi is defined as the network path that incorporates radio wave as its means of allowing accessibility to instance network and Internet connectivity. Wi-Fi is very significant because it support major operating systems, school networks, cell phones and PDAs systems.

The system will require antennae and Access Points connections (Miller, 2013). The equipment used will be permanent mounting hardware, data connection, antennae, indoor router, commotion node and Ethernet cables.
The equipment cost will depend on the price of each item that is: permanent mounting hardware, data connection, antennae, commotion node, an indoor router and Ethernet cables. For instance, the cost of an indoor router is $100, the cost of mounting hardware is $160, the cost of commotion node is $90, the cost of Ethernet cabling is $80 and antennae are $320.Therefore, the equipment cost in total will be $750 (Reid, 2003). The labour cost should be calculated separately in this case. The above is the cost of install a single unit in one area like the West Hall of the college. Edison community college requires Wi-Fi boosters to be placed in six access points. Those are the Emerson RCE, North Hall, East Hall, South Hall, West Hall first floor and West Hall second floor. In general, the cost of types of equipment for the entire college is indoor routers $600, the cost of mounting hardware is $960, the cost of commotion node is $540, the cost of Ethernet cabling is $480 and antennae are $1920. Lastly, the whole college will require two high-gain antennas that cost will cost $1000. Therefore, the equipment cost in total will be $5500.
. In Edison community college, the idea of installing a Wi-Fi configuration will boost its internet connectivity. Even though, the setting of Wi-Fi in this school may appear to be daunting. In a scenario of limited users such as students, staff, visitors or teachers, the Wi-Fi Alliance Foundation requires the following law of creating a network to be followed. That is, the administration should outline the goals that it intends to achieve by using Wi-Fi. This will enable to determine if you will install a basic functionality or the mission critical network type of Wi-Fi configuration (ACITY, 2012). In case, basic functionality is suitable because the school is not operating supercomputers.
It is important to know the number of users who are using a device such as a tablet, laptops and cell phone in a given network. For instance, Edison community college has a capacity of 300 users at a go. This will count for unexpected growth. Hence, it is significant to enhance your network with the additional capacity network. An antenna and router are also crucial in this setting. In a router with a support of 802.11g quality is appropriate. This is because it has the capability of transmitting 2.4GHz to 5GHz and sends a bandwidth of capacity 330Mbps will serve these users effectively (Gast, 2002).
An antenna and router are also crucial in this setting. This institution should have a router with a support of 802.11g quality. This is because it will function at 2.4GHz to 5GHz through sending a bandwidth of capacity 330Mbps that is effective for office use and research program. In Edison community college, a high-gain antenna is required because it delivers radiations at a specific point and the radiations patterns are more concentrated at one point. The cost of this router is $500 and is available at any office supply stores. Additionally, commotion nodes are antennae that are placed at every hotspot point to boost the network connectivity. Additionally, it works jointly with a high-gain antenna.
The concentration of wireless signal in one area is done to facilitate fast transmission of data. The use of a high-gain antenna always delivers radiations at a specific point, and the radiations patterns are more configured in one zone. Therefore, the place where the concentration is more is called a hotspot and this where internet-based learning activities should be placed. For example, in Edison community college the hot spots will be placed in building facilities such as the Emerson RCE, North Hall, East Hall, South Hall, West Hall first floor and West Hall second floor. They are hot spots because they contain the library, computer lab, nursing office and clinical lab, IT Help Desk, coffee bar, the testing centre, internet cafe, the electronics, equipment and robotic maintenance programs mail service centre, health lab, staff lounge and computerized math lab.
Wi-Fi is set under the concept of wireless access points. Therefore, the most crucial part of setting a Wi-Fi connection is to figure out the number of Access points you will require and where specifically you should place them in Edison community college. Always, it is important to identify how many devices the AP can support at a go. This is done by contacting the manufacturer. In a deployment of AP, it is essential to have entire institution map. All AP requires a Cat5e cable run and power to connect from either local power outlet or Ethernet (Gast, 2002). Lastly, once the connection is configured it is important to walk through the facility and ensures all the coverage areas that were programmed are well configured. In Edison community college, the best AP to apply is the LAN. The Access points are always controlled by a WLAN controller that controls the automatic adjustment of the radio frequencies security, power, authentication and channels. The other access point is the Hotspot that allows people to connect to the web without the consideration of the specific network that they are attached to currently.
The mode should be roaming that allows a transparent transmission of data from one mobile station to another. It is genuine to use default modes that will grantee using quality like the 802.11b cards that are perfect (Krishnamurthy, 2011). On the map of Edison community college, the suitable place to locate each AP that is either hotspot or LAN is the North Hall because of it has the classrooms, nursing office and clinical lab. Secondly, the Emerson Center, this is because of the library, IT Help Desk, coffee bar, the testing centre and internet cafe. Additionally, this zone is accessible by the public. Thirdly, the East Hall, this is because it has the electronics, equipment and robotic maintenance programs facility that need the internet for its security. Fourthly, the west hall, this is because of the computer lab and classrooms this will help in research. Lastly, South Mall is also suitable because of the mail service center, health lab, staff lounge and computerized math lab.
The only people who need access to the Wi-Fi are the management staffs, students, teachers, clinic officials and other assisting staff. Edison community college can lock their Wi-Fi with a security feature. In other words, the highest level of security is the best method for this institution. This is because the security lock system will lock down some user (Ross, 2003). Therefore, preventing the tedious responsibility of connecting all internets enabled devices. The advantage of this security measure is that devices will always recall this network even after being restarted or switch off.
The Wire Access points are always controlled by a local wireless network or WLAN controller that oversees automatic adjustment of the radio frequencies security, power, authentication and channels (Krishnamurthy, 2011). The software used in this system is the WLAN launcher. It is situated on the control panel of every computer that gives the user the option of selecting the network and sharing centre when activating or deactivating the WLAN launcher.
The equipment cost will depend on the price of each item that includes permanent mounting hardware, data connection, antennae, an indoor router and Ethernet cables. For instance, labourers are required to install the indoor routers, mounting hard wares, commotion nodes, Ethernet cabling and antennas at different point of the school. Labour cost may vary depending on the number of employees and the rate of work they are doing. The cost of labour may be $10 per hour for a single technician (Miller, 2003). Therefore, the overall cost of the entire program in a day will be $80 per day for each employee. Therefore, for the cost for all employees who will be installing the six access points will be $240 per day. Financing of the Wi-Fi once you have installed it is also expensive. Some cities in the world have allowed their citizen to access the internet freely like in Prestonsburg. The billing of Wi-Fi service is paid per month or annually depending on the agreement. For instance, the standard cost for unlimited Wi-Fi service is $19.50 in the United States (Reid, 2003).
Concerning that, WI-FI network will significantly influence the connectivity and easy access to the Internet in Edison community college. Hence, this will promote the internet connectivity of this college. Wi-Fi means a network path that incorporates radio wave as its means of allowing accessibility to fast network and Internet connectivity. Wi-Fi is also known as a trademarked phrase with an index of IEE 802.11 x. So far, the restrictions of Wi-Fi are handled by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Currently, Wi-Fi installations require an individual to have access to WLAN products that are set to 802.11 qualities or any form of network. In detail, the concept applied in Wi-Fi connectivity is that when a sender sends a messages using radio frequency technology the receiver receives the data through taping the radio frequencies with an antenna that convert the radio frequency waves into the electromagnetic field. Hence, this conversion of the radio frequencies into the electromagnetic field will enable the data to navigate through space. In Edison community, a high-gain antenna is required because it delivers radiations at a specific point and the radiations patterns are well configured. The cost of this router is $1000 and is available at any office supply stores.
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