KOMBOLCHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

INTERNSHIP REPORT ON CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY
PREPARED BY:
SEWALEGN MOGNNET
ITR 797/03
KIBROM MULU
ITR /03
MELAKU SHOMORO
ITR 632/03
TIGUADED
ITR 875/03
HINTHA GEBRE EGZIAR ITR /03
MOLU GAGNA
ITR 699/03
MOHAMED HASEN
ITR 688/03
DURATION: OCTOBER-FEBRUARY
ADVISOR: INSTRUCTOR DEREJE
2014/15

NTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF CISCO
CISCO is an integrated networking service
it established in 2003e.c as academy with a design & attainable capacity of
some budget at each year respectively.
This is particularly convenient for enterprise engaged in networking and
administration & training activities.

MAIN SERVICES
installation and adminstration in the university

MAIN USERS FROM CISCO ACADEMY

teachers, students, campus workers and also around university community
gain main services and knowledge.

 ORGANIZATION AND WORK FLOW

ICT Service Office

Infrastructure
office
1-network
administrator
# network maintain
and installation
2.System
administrator
#Admin server room
and security

E-learning
#Manage video
conference
#Control elibrary service

Hard ware and

software
maintenance
#printer
#copy machine
#different
software

Application
administration
#give training
service in KIOT
for student and
worker

The way we get into the company

Sections of the company
Work flow of the Section
Problem Identification
Obstacles
Causes

Interventions.
(Measures that should be
taken so that the Obstacles
are removed or overcome)

Implementation Activities

KIOT DATA CENTER

NETWORK DIAGRAM AND SYSTEMS:

n be used to partition a local network into several distinctive segments,

KIOT SERVERS
an application (software) capable of accepting requests
from the client and giving responses accordingly.

serv
er

Web server
computers that deliver (serves up) Web pages

used to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data
storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, or other web
uses.

File server
attached to a network that has the primary purpose of providing a
location for shared disk access
FTP(File transfer protocol) used to transfer computer file from one
host to another,such asd by internet.

Application server
a program that handles all application operations between users and an organization's
backend business applications or databases.
high performans and high avelablity

Proxy server
that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients
seeking resources from other servers
Used to Monitoring and filtering

Challenges and problems faced during work

software were not given prior to the internship
theoretical knowledge and practical achievements
cannot be inter-connect each other for us
languages are difficult to understand.
Lack of skilled laborer

Measures to Overcome Challenges

We tried to refer some materials like books &
handouts, ask my supervisor and other concerned
individuals about courses that were not given by
the department.
We decide to learn some software
Lack of skilled labor was overcoming by sharing
our knowledge and simultaneously we have got
practical experience from them.

Benefits of Internship

Improving Practical skills

Knowledge gain from internship
Communication skills
Team Playing
Leadership skills
Work ethics
Entrepreneur ship skill

PROJECT WORK
WIRELESS MAXIMAIZATION AND SECURITY
Potential Network Connectivity Problems in
KIOT:
LAN terminators are not connected
properly.
The LAN interface has the wrong IP
address.
The same IP address is used by another
system.
The routing table is configured incorrectly.
The LAN cable is defective.
The LAN segment is too long.
The /etc/hosts file is configured
incorrectly.

Secure the AP
Define Access Point, WEP
Able to configure AP
Maximize Wi-Fi coverage in KIOT
Able to connect Infrastructure Mode And Ad-Hoc Mode
Service set identifier (SSID)
A simple code that identifies the WLAN.
Clients must be configured with the correct SSID
to access their WLAN.
Media access control (MAC)
MAC address filtering restricts WLAN access to
computers that are on a list you create for each
access point on your WLAN.
Wired equivalent privacy (WEP)
Encryption and authentication scheme that
protects WLAN data streams between clients and
access points (AP) this was discovered to have
flaw.

clientA
AP

client B

-+

Client A

Client B

Client C

benefits of implementing WEP:

All messages are encrypted using a checksum to provide some degree of tamper resistance.
Privacy is maintained via the encryption. If you do not have the key, you cant decrypt the
message.
WEP is extremely easy to implement. Set the encryption key on the AP, repeat the process
on each client, and voila! Youre done!
WEP provides a very basic level of security for WLAN applications.
WEP keys are user definable and unlimited. You do not have to use pre-defined keys, and
you can and should change them often.
Encryption weakness improved but not solved

Increase Wi-Fi Performance

Reposition your router
Use only one wireless standard
Use WPA2 security
Change your wireless channel:

Its best to check

channel usage with a program likeVistumblerorin SSIDer,

network conectivity set up

Upgrade your wireless adapters

 Maximaize RF coverage
Ifaccess points are too far apart, then some users will be associating with the
wirless LAN atsomething less than the maximum data rate.
For example, users close to an 802.11b access point may be operating at
11Mbps.

upgrade router setup Wired connectin

Some hints to protect a WLAN from attack:

Ensure compatibilty to use hardware from one vendor,
use wi-fi certified devices.
Change default ssid and disable ssid broadcasting.
Use mac-adress authentication if you have manageable
number of clients and only some aps.
Not only for enterprises: implement user authen.
Upgrade AP to use WPA or WPA2/802.11i.
Enable and use wpa2, wpa or for older hardware that
supports wep, enable this. Uses it at least with 128bit-wep.
Change wep-key frequently

CONCLUSION
wireless networks are preferred by most
people, because there is also a greater
usage of mobile devices, such as laptops,
mobile phones, tablets.
It has strengthened my technical based
and enabled me to integrate theory with
engineering practice
We developed good confidence that will
make me familiar to the work place or
position in my futurity
We have understood both office and site
works in a satisfied way.
In general the internship was important in
getting many experiences, knowledge and

RECOMMENDATIONS
The wireless AP is not secure and not setting in
proper position or place.
Wrong cable installation
They should organize their material
management before used as networking purpose
They should work for minimum waste during
cutting and installing
They should be volunteer to answer questions
when some questions raised from the interns.
We would like to recommend that the Electrical
engineering department add software course
(network security, network administration, and
Cisco packet tracer etc.) to their undergraduate
curriculum.