2. IT 242 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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

3. IT 242 Week 1 DQs For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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.

4. IT 242 Week 1 DQs For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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.

5. IT 242 Week 2 Assignment VoIP For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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 organization’s use of VoIP. Respond to the following in your analysis:

6. IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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 organization’s use of VoIP. Respond to the following in your analysis:

7. IT 242 Week 3 DQs For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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

8. IT 242 Week 4 Assignment VLAN For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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

9. IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint Ethernet or Token Ring For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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?

10. IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint Switching For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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?

11. IT 242 Week 5 DQs For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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?

12. IT 242 Week 6 Assignment Router and Switch Configuration For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com Assignment Router and Switch Configuration 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

13. IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint Static or Dynamic For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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?

14. IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint Firewalls For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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?

15. IT 242 Week 7 DQs For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com Discussion Question 1 o Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum o 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

16. IT 242 Week 8 Assignment Wireless Signals For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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.

17. IT 242 Week 8 CheckPoint WLAN For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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?

18. IT 242 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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?

19. IT 242 Week 9 Final Project WAN Design For more course tutorials visit www.it242.com 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: