You are working on a home office network. Recently, you added a cable modem to the network so Home-PC could connect to the internet. You added Home-PC2 to your network, but your networking configuration only allows Home-PC to connect to the internet. You need to add a hub to the network so that both computers can communicate with each other and connect to the internet. The computers do not need to have guaranteed bandwidth for their network connections.

Complete this lab as follows:

Place the hub in the Workspace as follows:On the Shelf, expand Networking Device. Drag the 1000BaseTX Ethernet hub to the Workspace.

Connect the Home-PC computer to the hub as follows:Above the hub, select Back to switch to the back view of the hub. Above Home-PC, select Back to switch to the back view of the Home-PC computer. Select the Cat5e cable connected to the motherboard's NIC and drag the connector to an Ethernet port on the hub. On the Shelf, expand Cables. Select the Cat5e cable with RJ45 connectors. In the Selected Component window, drag a connector to the Ethernet port on the back of Home-PC. In the Selected Component window, drag a connector to an Ethernet port on the hub.

Provide power to the hub as follows:On the Shelf, select the power adapter to plug in the hub. In the Selected Component window, drag the DC power connector to the port on the hub. In the Selected Component window, drag the AC power adapter to an empty outlet on the wall or surge protector.

Confirm that Home-PC is properly connected to the network and internet as follows:On Home-PC, select Click to view Windows 10. In the notification area, right-click the Network icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center. The diagram should indicate an active connection to the home network and the internet.

Connect the Home-PC2 computer to the hub as follows:From the top menu, select Bench. Above Home-PC2, select Back to switch to the back view of the Home-PC2. From the Shelf, select the Cat5e cable with RJ45 connectors. In the Selected Component window, drag a connector to the Ethernet port on the back of Home-PC2. In the Selected Component window, drag a connector to an Ethernet port on the hub.

Confirm that Home-PC2 is properly connected to the network and internet as follows:On Home-PC2, select Click to view Windows 10. In the notification area, right-click the Network icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center. The diagram should indicate an active connection to the home network and the internet.

You can also switch the hub to the front view to use the link lights to verify connectivity to the hub.