A professional Cisco Packet Tracer project demonstrating the design, implementation, configuration, and testing of a Small Office Network.
This project showcases practical networking skills including router and switch configuration, DHCP, wireless networking, server deployment, printer connectivity, IP addressing, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.
- About
- Network Topology
- Project Objectives
- Features
- Network Devices
- IP Addressing
- Technologies
- Project Structure
- Testing
- Troubleshooting
- Skills Demonstrated
- Author
This project simulates the network infrastructure of a small office using Cisco Packet Tracer.
The implementation follows networking best practices and demonstrates the complete deployment process from planning to testing and documentation.
The complete network topology is available in:
Screenshots/topology.png
The topology includes:
- Router
- Switch
- Wireless Access Point
- 6 PCs
- Laptop
- Network Printer
- Server
- Design a Small Office Network
- Configure Router Interfaces
- Configure Switch Management
- Implement DHCP
- Configure Static IP Devices
- Configure Wireless Networking
- Deploy an HTTP Server
- Configure a Network Printer
- Test End-to-End Connectivity
- Document the Entire Project
- IPv4 Addressing
- DHCP Address Assignment
- Static IP Configuration
- Wireless Network (WPA2-PSK)
- HTTP Server
- Network Printer
- Wired & Wireless Connectivity
- End-to-End Ping Testing
- Network Troubleshooting Documentation
| Device | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Router | 1 |
| Switch | 1 |
| Access Point | 1 |
| PCs | 6 |
| Laptop | 1 |
| Server | 1 |
| Printer | 1 |
| Device | IP Address |
|---|---|
| Router | 192.168.10.1 |
| Access Point | Connected as Layer 2 Bridge |
| Server | 192.168.10.10 |
| Printer | 192.168.10.20 |
| DHCP Clients | 192.168.10.100 – 192.168.10.254 |
Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
Default Gateway
192.168.10.1
DNS Server
8.8.8.8
- Cisco Packet Tracer
- Cisco IOS
- IPv4 Addressing
- DHCP
- Routing & Switching
- Wireless Networking
- HTTP Service
- Network Troubleshooting
Small-Office-Network-Design/
│
├── Documentation/
│ ├── dhcp-configuration.md
│ ├── ip-addressing.md
│ ├── network-overview.md
│ ├── printer-configuration.md
│ ├── router-configuration.md
│ ├── server-configuration.md
│ ├── switch-configuration.md
│ ├── testing.md
│ ├── troubleshooting.md
│ └── wireless-configuration.md
│
├── Packet-Tracer/
│ └── small-office-network.pkt
│
├── Screenshots/
│ ├── topology.png
│ ├── dhcp-pool.png
│ ├── dhcp-binding.png
│ ├── wifi-connected.png
│ ├── wireless-dhcp.png
│ ├── wireless-ping.png
│ ├── server-ip-config.png
│ ├── http-service.png
│ ├── server-web-test.png
│ ├── printer-ip-config.png
│ ├── printer-ping.png
│ ├── test-router-ping.png
│ ├── test-server-ping.png
│ ├── test-printer-ping.png
│ ├── test-pc-ping.png
│ ├── test-dhcp.png
│ └── test-wifi.png
│
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── LICENSE
└── README.md
The following functionality was successfully verified:
- Router Connectivity
- DHCP Address Assignment
- PC-to-PC Communication
- Server Connectivity
- Printer Connectivity
- Wireless Connectivity
- HTTP Server Access
- End-to-End Network Communication
The project documentation includes troubleshooting procedures for:
- DHCP Failure
- Client Not Receiving an IP Address
- Wireless Connectivity Issues
- Printer Offline
- General Network Connectivity Problems
- Cisco Packet Tracer
- Router Configuration
- Switch Configuration
- DHCP Configuration
- Static IP Addressing
- Wireless Networking
- Server Configuration
- Printer Configuration
- Network Troubleshooting
- Technical Documentation
- Routing & Switching Fundamentals
Youssef S. Elhussainy
Cyber Security Engineer • IT Support Specialist
GitHub: @itsjoxdev
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
See the LICENSE file for more information.