Campus wlan & BMO training

Campus wlan & Bandwidth Management and Optimisation Training

This will be an intense hands-on five (5) day training to teach skills required for bandwidth management and optimization at the Campus environment

Objective

The main objective of the training is to empower the various network administrators from the various institutions with skills that will enable them to effectively manage the networks of the various institutions that they represent. This will enable them to ensure the bandwidth they are been provided with is been used for academic work and not been consumed by viruses, spam, peer-to-peer traffic and other malware.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for technical staff that operates a TCP/IP network and intends to provide connectivity to both students and faculty.

Requirements

The participants are required to be conversant with Linux/Unix commands. All participants are required to submit current network diagrams for discussion during the Case Studies. Each participant is also required to bring a laptop.

Course content

This is a hands on training experience where the participants will setup a Bandwidth Management and Optimization Box using a wide variety of tools in both Unix and Linux.

The training will begin by introducing the students to the importance of network management and best campus design principles. The training will also give them skills on how to troubleshoot common campus network problems and teach them how to install and manage network monitoring tools. They will also be taught bandwidth management principles within a campus environment and how to develop and implement bandwidth policies.

Course Cost

This is a cost recovery based training and the Participants will contribute an amount to cater for their accommodation and the trainers time. This cost will cost USD1000 Per Participant.

Registration

All participants will be nominated by the ICT Director/ ICT Head at the Institution . All nominations should be received by 15th July 2013

Participants

	Institution	Name	Position
1	Tangaza College	James Kimani	Network Administrator
2	Meru University of Science & Technology	Alfred Mugendi	ICT Technician
3	Strathmore University	Charles Kiilur	Assistant System/Network Administrator
4	Kisumu polytechnic	Anthony Oluoch	Network Administrator
5	Kisumu polytechnic	Lynn Okindo	Technician
6	Technical University of Kenya	Mr. Geoffrey O. Ronga	Network Administrator
7	Kenya Methodist University- Nakuru Campus	Brian Oucho	Network Administrator
8	Kenya Methodist University- Nairobi Campus	David Munene	Network Administrator
9	Karatina University of Science and technology	Michael N Gitau	Network Administrator
10	University of Nairobi	Maurice Mulonzi Mutua	Senior ICT Officer (Network Infrastructure)
11	University of Nairobi	Paul Kimemia	Senior ICT Officer
12	Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology	Nicholas Kiget	Network Administrator
13	Moi University	Luke Rotich	Assistant Database Administrator
16	Moi University Eldoret West Campus	Sammy Goin	Computer Technician
15	Kemri UCSF	George Oduor Njogu	ICT Officer
16	Kemri UCSF	Elizabeth Muga	ICT Manager
17	Maseno University	Calvin Bwire Ochieng	Network Administrator
18	Kabarak University	Sirma Rueben	System Administrator
19	Kenya Education Network	Jeremiah Kioko	Graduate Trainee
20	Kenya Education Network	Nelly Njoroge	Graduate Trainee
21	United States International University	Dorine Ojodo	ICT Administrator
22	Kenya Education Network	Saitoti Chemut	Graduate Trainee
23	Daystar University	David Lagat	Network Analyst
24	Daystar University	Julius Muli	Network Analyst
25	St. Pauls University	James Biyogo	Systems Administrator
26	University of Eastern Africa, Baraton	Naomi Okioi	Network Administrator
27	Chuka University	Robert Mwenda	Systems Administrator
28	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	Arthur Wainaina Mburu	Network Administrator
29	Pwani University	Kenneth Cheruiyot	ICT Technician
30	Taita Taveta University College	Stanely Langat	Network Administrator
31	South Eastern Kenya University	Stephen Maithya	ICT Officer
32	Kisii University	Armstrong Rapudo	System Administrator

Timetable

Week 1

Monday

8-10:Introduction, Registration & Welcome MK/MN

10-13:Introduction to campus network KA [[1]]

14-16:Campus Network design/best practices KA [[2]]

16-18:Case studies: interactive session:[3] PM

Tuesday

8-10:Why wireless? introduction to wifi MN [[4]]

10-13: Wireless network best practices/Designing scalable wireless networks in Campus LAN: Interactive session:PM

14-16WLAN Device selection: MN [[5]] Check device website for relevant datasheets

16-18:Interactive Session: MN

Wednesday

8-10:Introduction to network monitoring [6]HM

10-13:Network monitoring lab: basic nagios, cacti, webmin[7] HM

14-16:Network monitoring lab: basic nagios, cacti, webmin HM

Cacti exercise [8] cacti webpage [9]

Nagios+nconf exercise [10]

Smokeping exercise [11] smokeping screenshot [12]

webmin [13]

16-18:Interactive session: KA

Thursday

8-10:Wireless network monitoring and management[14] KA

10-13:Wireless security [15]MN

14-16:lab AP configuration [16] :security, monitoring MN

install unifi controller [17]

16-18: Interactive session KA

Friday

8-10:Wireles security:IEEE802.1x+radius: MW freeradius LAB [18]

10-13:eduroam MW

14-16interactive: migrating campus to eduroam,noise &interference, byod KA

16-18interactive: migrating campus to eduroam,noise &interference, byod KA

Saturday

8-10:Basic troubleshooting LAN/WLAN & RECAP: PM

10-13:Basic troubleshooting LAN/WLAN & RECAP: PM

14-16

16-18

WEEK 2

Monday

8-10:Advanced network troubleshooting:tcp/ip stack,ping, traceroute mtr dig[19] PM

10-13:DHCP [20] DNS HM

14-16:Lab/Interactive session HM/PM

DHCP Exercise [21]

16-18:Lab/Interactive session HM/PM

Tuesday

8-10:The bandwidth challenge PM

10-13:squid HM

14-16:lab:Installation of squid HM

16-18:Interactive session MN

Wednesday

8-10:Advanced squid: wpad, HM

10-13:Advanced squid: wpad, HM

14-16:LAb: HM

16-18:Interactive session KA

Group Dinner

Thursday

8-10:Introduction to cyber security PM

10-13:Advanced cyber security KA

14-16:LAB: Scanning websites, Linux firewall PM/HM

16-18: Interactive session MN

Friday

8-10:Network policies: WLAN, BYOD,etc MW

10-13: Training Certificate Issuance & Closing Ceremony MK

Network policies: Acceptable use policy security policy PM

14-16: Network documentation: HM

16-18:Interactive session KA

Presenters

MK - Meoli Kashorda KA- Kennedy Aseda MW - Maureen Wanja PM - Peter Muia HM - Hezron Mwangi