Associate Program Material
Appendix A

Final Project Overview and Timeline

Final Project Overview

In the final project, you assume the role of a wireless network consultant working for a company called Apex Designs. You must present Apex Designs with a plan that outlines how you intend to design their wireless network. The plan must be based on the recommended steps for designing a WLAN, outlined in the following bulleted list. In addition to the design of the network, Apex Designs has asked that you provide a basic wireless security policy. To that end, your plan must consist of the following elements:

• Deployment scenario • IEEE wireless network type • Access point management • Location of wireless devices • Wireless security policy

Final Project Timeline

Budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. Some of the discussion questions, CheckPoints, and assignments in the course will assist you in creating your final project. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to complete your project successfully.

□ Suggested in Week One: Read the Final Project Overview and Timeline in Appendix A. Review Appendix I and Appendix J.

□ Suggested in Week Three: Begin to identify the hardware components that your network may use based on the list of components compiled in the Wireless Network Components assignment. You will not be able to finalize this list until you select the floor plan on which your network will be based. Research the cost of each component from the Wireless Network Components assignment or another approved resource.

□ Suggested in Week Five: Select the floor plan from Appendix I that you will use in your final project. Complete the Network Performance Impediment Report in Appendix J. Use the information you gathered from the Floor Plan Site Survey assignment when selecting a floor plan and completing the report. Finalize the list of hardware components that your network will use.

□ Suggested in Week Six: Using the final project scenario provided in the syllabus, select the deployment scenario that your network will use. Use the feedback provided by your instructor on the Placing Access Points CheckPoint to place the access points, switches, and cables on the floor plan you selected in Appendix I.

□ Suggested in Week Eight: Complete the Wireless Security Policy in Appendix J. Make sure all elements of your plan in Appendix I are complete. Consider asking a classmate, family member, or friend to review the rough draft of your plan.

□ Due in Week Nine: Revise your rough draft using the feedback from the person who reviewed your plan. Edit the plan for grammar, spelling, and mechanics. Submit your final project.