But before that you will need to open IP configuration settings.
In the coming step, you are going to learn about assigning IP address to end device. So, go ahead and click on that to open desktop for enhanced configuration settings. This option is present under the ‘Desktop’ tab. You will need to look for ‘IP Configuration’ option. Nevertheless, you will see the following configuration screen. This can be done easily by clicking on the end device. Open End Device Configurations (Step # 9)įor configuring IP address, you will need to open end device configuration. So, you need to repeat step 9 to step 12 for each individual end device. In the coming steps, we will need to configure IP addresses of each end device. All the devices are connected and you can see the mesh network structure clearly. Now, each switch has a dedicated connection to every other one so you don’t need to make any further connections. I would suggest you to carefully watch the whole computer network to ensure that each switch is properly connected to each one. Here, I am designating ‘Switch 3’ as fourth random switch. In this step, select the fourth random switch and connect it to remaining switches. You mesh topology network will look like this.Ĭhoose Fourth Switch Randomly and Connect it to Remaining Switches (Step # 8) Now, I am selecting ‘Switch 2’ as third random switch and connecting it to two of the remaining switches using copper cross over cable. Select Third Random Switch and Connect it to Other Remaining Switches (Step # 7) So, I am connecting it to other remaining four switches using copper cross over cable. Select the second random switch and connect it with each other switch in your mesh network. Select Second Random Switch and Connect it to Other Remaining Switches (Step # 6) Select ‘Fast Ethernet’ connection option, as again, we are using UTP cable. Connect each of the end device with corresponding switch turn by turn.įor connecting switches together use copper cross over cable. Select copper-straight through cable for connecting each pair of switch and end device together. There are different sort of connecting media in there. For this purpose, go to the toolbox (as used earlier) and select the connections menu item. In this step, I am going to demonstrate you connection mechanism between end devices and switches. The number of switches must be equal to the number of end devices.Ĭonnect Each Pair of Computer and Switch (Step # 4) You will find different models of switches. Simply go to the toolbox and select switches. You can find communication devices from tools menu that can be found in bottom left corner. For the sake of simplicity, I am using switch for connecting end devices. For this you will need a communication device like hub or switch. You can’t connect end devices directly with each other. Select and Draw Switches for each End Device (Step # 3) In this tutorial, I am using a total of five end devices. You can create mesh topology using any number of end devices.
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For this tutorial, I am using simple desktop PC as end devices. For this go to the end devices menu in cisco packet tracer. Select and Draw End Devices of Your Mesh Network (Step # 2)įirst thing that you will need for creating mesh network in Cisco packet tracer is obviously the end devices. You will see the user interface as given in following picture. In first step, you will need to just find out Cisco Packet Tracer icon and double click it.
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See: All you need to know about every nip and corner of Mesh Topology Network How to Configure Mesh Topology in Cisco Packet Tracer? – You will need to spend more money to establish this type of computer network topology. Purchasing and configuring these will require sophisticated infrastructure and workers with excellent networking skills. Obviously you will need extra amount of cabling and LAN cards. These dedicated connections provide reliability and security to the devices taking part in communications.
In Mesh Topology Network, each network node or computer or network device has a dedicated and direct connection to every other network device present in computer network. Mesh Topology is one of the most reliable, efficient, fast and costly type of network topology.
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