Post your design and explain why you chose it.
In my design, I wanted to focus on people having to deal with minimal difficulty when trying to access their computers, the server, or the printer. That’s why aside from the printer’s cable; all cabling is across the walls. However, this led to needing long cables to cover the distance, so I chose two packs of 14-foot cable and one of 10 feet. My total number of used cables ended up at twelve and required three 5-port switches. I also made sure that computers were grouped evenly by having one set of four on the left and two sets of two on the right sides of the room. Furthermore, from the original prompt, there was a focus on people needing to access the printer without tripping over cables, so I decided to put it in the center of the room, that way, regardless of either side, people can just walk to it without any hassle.
Costs:
- Three NETGEAR 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS105NA) = $120
- Two 14 ft. Cable Matters 10Gbps 5-Pack Snagless Cat 6 Ethernet Cable = $44
- One 10 ft. Cable Matters 10Gbps 5-Pack Snagless Cat 6 Ethernet Cable = $19
- Total: $183
