Plan a Small Campus Network
Create a basic segmented network plan for classrooms, offices, servers, guests, and managed devices.
Explanation
A campus network should reflect user roles, services, security boundaries, capacity, and operational constraints. Segmentation limits unnecessary access and makes policies easier to understand and enforce.
Students draft a logical topology, assign address ranges, and document permitted traffic between segments. The design includes wireless guests, administrative users, laboratories, and shared services.
Learning activities
- List users, devices, services, and trust levels.
- Draw a segmented logical topology.
- Write an access rule for each network boundary.
Knowledge check
1. Why segment a network?
- Limit unnecessary access
- Increase monitor brightness
- Remove all passwords
Show answer
Limit unnecessary access