Educational Labs / Computing
Computer Networks Lab
An enterprise-grade networking lab built on Cisco Catalyst switching, Cisco ISR routing, Fortinet security and wireless — giving students a real production topology to design, configure, secure and troubleshoot.
Lab Components
What the lab is built from
Wired / Wireless Communication Interface Trainer
Teaches server/client programming over RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet, USB and CAN alongside Bluetooth, LoRa, RF433, IrDA and NFC — with device experiments on motors, displays and sensors.
Cisco Catalyst 9200L Access Switches
24-port and 48-port PoE Catalyst 9200L switches with 4× 1G SFP uplinks and Network Essentials licensing — the access layer for VLANs, trunking, STP and PoE labs.
Cisco C921-4PLTEGB Routers
Integrated services routers with 4G LTE for WAN, routing protocol, NAT, VPN and QoS scenarios across multi-site topologies.
FortiAP-200 Wireless Access Points
Centrally managed enterprise Wi-Fi for SSID design, RF planning, roaming, captive portals and wireless security experiments.
FortiGate FG-101F Firewall
Next-generation firewall for perimeter policy, IPS, web filtering, SSL inspection and site-to-site VPN teaching scenarios.
Racks, Patch Panels & Cabling
Standing 27U racks with fans, shelves and PDUs, 8× 48-port Cat6 patch panels and 300 Cat6 patch cords for full structured-cabling practice.
SFP Modules & Cisco IP Telephony
Fibre and copper SFP modules for uplink design, plus Cisco CP-3905 IP phones for VoIP, call routing and QoS-for-voice labs.
Experiments & Practical Work
Guided experiments delivered with the lab
VLAN design, trunking and inter-VLAN routing
Spanning-tree, EtherChannel and redundancy
Static and dynamic routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP basics)
NAT, ACLs, DHCP and network services
Site-to-site and remote-access VPN
Enterprise Wi-Fi deployment and RF tuning
VoIP call control and QoS
Structured cabling, patching and rack build-out
Learning Outcomes
What students will master
Design and document enterprise LAN/WAN topologies
Configure Cisco switching and routing from CLI
Deploy and secure enterprise wireless networks
Apply firewall policy and perimeter security
Troubleshoot layer 1–4 faults methodically
Prepare for CCNA-level industry certification
Investment Tiers
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