Track: Information Systems and Information Technology

Abstract

The existing network topology of Salapungan Elementary School poses issues in their networking activities with inconsistencies within their network. The aim of the study was to propose a wireless network topology that will provide solutions and consistencies without first applying it to the campus. This study focuses on the use of proper and necessary routing protocols to improve the overall performance of the network topology of Salapungan Elementary School. The testing of the network was done in Cisco Packet Tracer, where it involved the analyzation and management of the devices and connection of the proposed network topology. In addition to the implementation in Cisco Packet Tracer, the researchers utilized the Top-Down Design in aiding them with the needs for their study. The findings indicate in the proposal that with standardized routing protocols such as Static Routing, DHCP, OSPF, VLAN and HSRP, the wireless network drastically improved. Further, the use of WPA2 amongst the Access Points serves as an extra layer of security in the network. It becomes evident that it expanded the network’s availability, provided a network failover solution and easier manageability.