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Revision as of 12:38, 17 July 2024

This is a technical workshop, made up of lectures and hands-on lab work to teach the skills needed to design, build, operate and manage institutional network infrastructure according to current best practices. . The training will be held from July 22nd to July 26th, 2024.

Objective

After this workshop the participants will be able to design and implement a mid to large scale campus networks. This course will provide the techies with the necessary TCP/IP skills to administer a campus network.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for technical staff at the tertiary institutions that operate a TCP/IP network with international connectivity and inter-campus connectivity.

Prerequisites

1. Operational knowledge of UNIX/Linux 2. IPv4 addressing and general networking concepts 3. Day to day experience within an operational network

Technical Requirements

1. Laptop with a working wireless card 2. A modern web browser installed 3. A shell terminal or Putty (if on Windows) 4. A diagrammatic representation of the participant's institution network

Course content

Scalable Campus Network Design & Operations

1.Introduction to Campus Network Design & Operations Workshop

2.Overview of Research & Education Network ecosystem

3.Layer 1, 2 and 3 Refresher

4.Campus Network Design Principles

5.Campus Network Cabling Best Practices

6.Cabling Installation Tips

7.IPv4 & IPv6 Addressing

8.Building an Address Plan

9.Cisco Configuration Essentials

10.Switching Architectures: Spanning Tree

11.Switching Architectures: VLANs

12.Routing & Forwarding Basics

13.Layer3 Switches

14.Migrating a Campus Network from Flat to Round

15.Selecting Campus Devices

16.Introduction to Wireless

17.Introduction to NAT

18.Campus Operations Best Practices

19.Campus Security Overview

20.Campus Security Configuration

21.Introduction to Network Management & Monitoring Tools Demonstration

Competency Based Assessment


Trainers

Name Organization

Jeremiah Kioko (JK) KENET

Nyanjau Kimani (NK) KENET

Jackline Cherotich (JC) KENET

Khamis Phitia (KP) KENET

Zeinab Mzungu (ZM) KENET



Participants

No Institution Name Designation
1 Rongo University Ben Calvins Odhiambo Assistant Computer Technologist
2 Africa Nazarene University Fredrick Deya Admin Networks and Infrastructure
3 St. Paul's University Angelica Gakure ICT Support
4 Machakos University George Gichuru Ass System and Network Administrator
5 Meru University of Science and Technology Joseph Gitonga Network Administrator
6 Meru University of Science and Technology Kelvin Kiambi Network Administrator
7 Pan Africa Christian University Benard Kipkoech ICT Support Assistant (Networks)
8 Tenwek Hospitak Jacob Kirui ICT Officer Network and Infrustructure
9 Egerton University Dominique Koech SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
10 Kenya Medical Training College Agnes Kulei ICTO
11 Kenya Medical Research Institute Oliver Marende Network Administrator
12 St. Paul's University George Mburu IT OFFICER
13 Technical University of Kenya Julie Mburu Technologist
15 Pan Africa Christian University Yvonne Muli ICT System Admin Assistant
16 Karatina University Antony G. Musabi Senior Network Administrator
17 Strathmore University Sylvester Mutua Assistant System and Network Administrator
18 Laikipia University Mercy Nduta ICT Officer
19 Kirinyaga University George Ngorobi Webmaster
20 Turkana University College Morris Ngugi ICT Officer
21 Kenya Medical Research Institute Gregory Ngumo ICT Officer
22 Kenyatta University Benjamin Mwendwa Nzuve NETWORK TECHNICIAN
23 Kabarak University Jairus Ounza Network Administrator
24 Tangaza University College Kipng'etich Renny Network Administrator
25 University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Kikandi Safari ITS manager
26 Bomet University College Timon Simam Computer Technologist III
27 Kenya Methodist University Patrick Irungu Senior Network Administrator
28 Kenya Methodist University Shaban Koome Network Administrator
29 Murang'a University of Technology Samuel Kirubi Webmaster
30 Taita Taveta University Jacob Julius Hiribae System Administrator

Timetable

Day 8:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 10:00-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-1:00 1:00-2:00 2:00-3:00 3:00-4:30 4:30-4:50
Monday November 27 Welcome & Registration (NK) Network Layer and Protocols (CA)

[[1]]

Tea Break Subnetting (LM)

[[2]]

Introduction to Routing I (LM)

[[3]]

Router Configuration Essentials (JC)

[[4]]

Lunch Lab 1: Router Configuration (JC/KP)

[[5]] [[6]] [[7]] [[8]] [[9]]

Lab discussion (JC/KP) Tea Break
Tuesday November 28 Switching Architectures (KP)

[[10]] [[11]] [[12]]

Tea Break Introduction to VLANs (JC) [[13]] Lab 2: VLAN Configuration (JC/MO) [[14]] VLAN Configuration Lab continued (MO) [[15]] Lunch Introduction to Routing II (LM) [[16]] Lab 3: Static Routing [[17]] Tea Break
Wednesday November 29 Campus Network Design and Operations (MO)

[[18]]

Tea Break Campus Network Structured Cabling (MO) [[19]] Campus Network Best practices (MO) [[]] Activity: Campus Network Design Roundtable Lunch Introduction to Wireless Networks Activity: Check Wi-Fi Link speeds and standard in use on mobile phones and laptops

Wireless Network Lab(CA/JK)

Tea Break
Thursday November 30 Activity: Troubleshooting campus LAN (CA)

[[20]]

Tea Break Campus Network Diagrams Review continued (MO/CA) Network Security [[21]] (JK) Network Security Devices Discussion (JK) Lunch Campus Network Monitoring [[22]] (NK) Lab 5: Installation of Nagios and Cacti

[[23]]

Tea Break
Friday December 1 Cacti Lab Instructions [[24]] Tea Break Cacti Installation Guide [[25]] Assessment Assessment

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Lunch Survey/Feedback [[30]] Closing Ceremony Tea Break
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