How to Set Up LAN Network?

Speaking of Managed Lan Services or local area networks, these are small networks, usually within an office base. The LAN is used to connect computing resources, usually within the same building. The computing resources can be computers, printers, servers, IP phones, or routers. Connections between workstations are physical, use cables, and all office resources are shared and shared between networked workstations. The most common type of LAN is Ethernet. It is a family of framework-based computer network technologies for local area networks. First, you must determine what services you need to provide locally on the local network. The computers are connected to the switch with Ethernet cables. Each device has a unique IP address.

LAN setup instructions

Create a network

1. Determine the local services that should be available on the network. Determine network connected printers, network drives, and any servers that share printers or drives.

2. Determine how many devices you need to connect to the network. Each device, server, or workstation will need a unique address.

3. If possible, route cables to workstations. A wired LAN will always perform better and be more secure than a wireless LAN. If possible, route the cable to servers, printers, IP phones, or workstations. Run the cable as far as it is likely to work. Use standard Ethernet cables or building wiring installed in accordance with the TIA-568 standard.

4. Select and purchase a cable router or switch. The easiest and safest way to connect to the Internet is to use a cable router. There are many makes and models available. If the model you choose doesn't have enough ports to connect all of your computers, you'll need to buy a switch as well.

5. Configure the WAN port of the cable router. Configuration details will differ from vendor to vendor. Your ISP will provide you with the basic information you need to configure the WAN port.

6. Configure the LAN ports on the cable router. Most cable routers will act as a dynamic host configuration server or a DHCP server. This means that the router will automatically issue addresses to the workstations. Make sure there are enough addresses in the address pool for all workstations. Make sure there are enough out-of-range addresses for any hosts that require static addresses. For example, a network address with a mask of 255.255.255.0 has a total of 254 hosts. If 200 addresses are available in the dynamic group, this means that the remaining 54 addresses are available to assign static addresses to printers or servers.

7. Connect the cables to the network. Workstations and servers can be connected with standard Ethernet cables. Connect the switch to the LAN ports of the cable router using the upstream or downstream port of the switch. If the switch does not have an uplink port, connect any standard switch port to a LAN port on the cable router using an Ethernet crossover cable. Rossover Ethernet cables can be purchased at any electronics store.

8. Check your services and Internet connection. Test each of your workstations to make sure they can connect to the Internet and verify all local servers and printers. Print test pages on shared printers. Check read and write permissions on shared file servers by copying files to servers and copying files from server to workstation.