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Lab 6-6: Dial-Peer Configuration Using CCP
Topology diagram for this lab Scenario Jimenez Research Inc. (JRI) wants to connect to customers using the PSTN and remote branch offices of the company using the WAN. To avoid WAN failure from disabling four-digit dialing between locations, call failover ...
Lab 6-7: Quality of Service (QoS)
Topology diagram Equipment Required Cisco 2821 router Cisco 3560 switch Lab configuration from Lab 6-2 One or more IP Phones Objectives Understand the reasons for Quality of Service (QoS). Understand QoS mechanisms. Configure AutoQoS on Cisco ...
Lab 7-1: Configuring the Phone Directory
Labs in previous chapters established the ability to call between phones in a company and to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The next step is to add features that improve the functioning of the system and enhance the users’ experience. CUCME, as ...
Lab 7-2: Configuring Call Forwarding
Topology diagram Scenario JRI wants to have calls redirected by the user from the phone and automatically forwarded when the phone line is busy or not answered. Equipment Required Cisco 2821 router. Cisco 3560 switch. Lab configuration from Lab 7-1...
Lab 7-3: Configuring Call Detail Records and Accounting
Topology diagram Scenario JRI needs to get information about calls placed on its phones. There might be a number of reasons for this, such as disputing with the service provider over billing, investigating improper use of long-distance and international ca...
Lab 15-1: Troubleshooting Process (CUCME)
Equipment Required None Objectives Use Cisco troubleshooting methodology. Verify the phone boot process. Task 1: Complete the Troubleshooting Methodology Diagram Task 2: Phone Boot Process Understanding the phone boot process is essential to t...
Lab 15-2: Troubleshooting CUCME Configuration
Topology diagram for this lab Equipment Required Cisco 2821 router Cisco 3560 switch Three IP Phones PC with IP Communicator installed. Objectives Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to troubleshoot common VoIP setup and configuration pr...
RF Signals and Modulation
Wireless data must travel through free space, without the constraints and protection of a wire. In the free space environment, many variables can affect the data and its delivery. To minimize the variables, wireless engineering efforts must focus on two things...
RF Standards
To communicate successfully, wireless devices must first find each other in the radio frequency (RF) spectrum and then use compatible methods to generate RF signals, modulate and encode data, negotiate communication parameters and features, and so on—all witho...
Cisco 5500 WLC - Cisco WLAN Express Setup
1. Connected the WLC to the PC via console. Entered the bootloader and selected option 4: 2. Connected Ethernet cable to SP and then to PC. Configured it via DHCP, accessed http://192.168.1.1: Entered admin username/password and clicked start. 3. Entere...
Proxmox VE 9.0 - Introduction
Introduction Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) is a platform to run virtual machines and containers. It is based on Debian Linux, and completely open source. For maximum flexibility, it uses two virtualization technologies - Kernel-based Virtual Machine (K...
Topton X2E mini PC - Hardware Review
Introduction The Topton X2E (Intel N150 variant) is a compact, fanless mini PC designed primarily for use as a firewall, router, or lightweight virtualization host. Built with an industrial-grade aluminum chassis, it combines silent operation with efficie...
Proxmox VE 9.0 - Installation
Proxmox VE is based on Debian. The installer will guide you through the setup, allowing you to partition the local disk(s), apply basic system configurations (for example, timezone, language, network) and install all required packages. Installing with the p...
Introduction and Installation
Introduction OPNsense is an open-source, FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform designed to be both user-friendly and highly customizable. Built on a modular architecture, it offers a rich feature set often found in commercial offerings—including sta...
Configuring Proxmox Network Interfaces
Introduction Note I have not configured the Network settings on the previous OPNsense installation page. I will configure it separately according to the following addressing plan and topology: Here I am introducing my homelab topology version 1.0, which will...
v1.0 - Initial CCNA Wireless study topology
Introduction This is the initial version of the network topology, specially crafted for testing wireless and studying the CCNA Wireless certification. The network is meant to be future proof (CCNP Wireless is coming in early 2026) and modular. Although built...
Configuring OPNsense Network Interfaces
Introduction Starting from where we left on the previous page, where we configured the Proxmox network interfaces, we will now configure the interfaces on the OPNsense VM. First, I will configure the WAN interface and the PPPoE session. Then I will configure...
Proxmox VE 9.0 - Network Interfaces
Introduction Proxmox VE is using the Linux network stack. The configuration can be done either via the GUI, or by manually editing the file /etc/network/interfaces, which contains the whole network configuration. All Proxmox VE tools try hard to keep direct u...
TP-LINK Switch Configuration
Introduction Per the reference topology, which I have copied below for reference, the TP-LINK switch must be configured so it can pass tagged traffic onto the OPNsense (a trunk link): Not shown is Topton miniPC with Proxmox where WLC is hosted....
9800-CL - Installation on Proxmox
Introduction The Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Cloud Wireless Controller is a virtual wireless controller that is deployed on a Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) server as a virtual machine (VM) instance on a Linux-based 64-bit guest operating system. The support...