To conduct this project, we began by getting a printout of the floor plan of Mike Mateo Elementary. Following this we went out to the site and measured all the rooms and area to be networked, in order to get an accurate measurement and estimate of materials. All rooms were measured by width and length. Following this it was necessary to accurately measure and estimate in order to figure the amount of raceway (condo it), all face plates, and necessary network materials. The school will be divided into 2 regions, one that consists of the multipurpose room and the library and the other that includes the rest of the school. This will allow for us to use two hubs, a 24 port hub that covers the classrooms and a 12 port hub that covers the multi purpose room and the library.

We decided that the most acceptable place for the 36- hub and router would be in the principal's office, near the modem. We also came to the conclusion that it would be efficient to place one face plate with two drops in each classroom, library, and multi purpose room. All rooms face plates will be located on the wall that faces the hallway of the school, consistently.

A major concern that we had to take into consideration was the fact that there is asbestos in the ceiling. This would make it difficult to use the ceiling for possible passage to the classrooms. Therefore, the best alternative is to drill into the classrooms to pass the 10 base 2 (coaxial) cable. We will also need to use BNC adapters to connect the cables. In each room we will need to use one box, one face plate, and 2 RJ-45. The raceway will be in 8 feet lengths therefore we will use one in each room.

The reason that we chose this cable is through a decision made previously by the school system that is being networked.

 Now that we have completed the plan for this project it is necessary for the people involved in the implementation to go out to the site to view the school and ensure that all materials are readily available to complete the net day. After doing so, last minute changes can be made to perfect the plan and therefore proceed. The last stage will be to go in on the designated net day and do the installation of the cable, hub and all other network materials. The procedure of the net day will go as follows. Before the students go on to completing the next steps it is necessary for someone who is qualified to do so to set up the hub and the router. First, the cable will need to be run from the hub locations to each classroom. Then, punch downs of the cable to the patch panel will take place. From here we can proceed to punch down the cable at the location of the classroom. From here we can test the connection to ensure that it is properly connected. Then it is time to screw the face plate to the wall and connect the computer!!!!