The plan arrives on Monday
Willow Print Shop is a made-up business. It has a new unit, a box of equipment and a one-page plan. You are the one who builds it all.
A good plan removes guessing. Your job is to read it, set up each part in order and prove that it works.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can follow a plan to set up the parts and services of a small office.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Network | devices joined so they can share data |
| Workstation | a desktop computer used by one person |
| Static address | an IP address typed in by hand that does not change |
| Dynamic address | an IP address lent by DHCP for a while |
| Operating system | the software that runs a computer and its programs |
| Router | a box that joins networks and sends data between them |
| Gateway | the address a device uses to reach other networks |
| IP address | a number that names a device on a network |
| DHCP | a service that gives a device its IP address |
| DNS | a service that finds the address for a site name |
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Starter: what you already know
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Starter: what you already know
3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.
Read the plan first
A plan lists what to buy, where it goes and what settings to use. Willow Print Shop needs four workstations, one printer, one server, a switch, a router and Wi-Fi for staff phones and visitors.
Read all of it before you plug anything in. Tick each line as you finish it.
The address plan
| Device | Address | Type | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Router (gateway) | 192.168.10.1 | Static | Everything points at it, so it must not move |
| Server | 192.168.10.2 | Static | Other devices look for it |
| Printer | 192.168.10.3 | Static | Computers keep a link to it |
| Workstations and phones | 192.168.10.50 to .100 | Dynamic from DHCP | They come and go |
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Check
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Check
4 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.