Secure Healthcare Network Capstone

Project overview

This capstone brings together network design, security planning, documentation, and a working Cisco Packet Tracer demonstration. The initial design connects three healthcare locations while separating healthcare devices, guest users, and public-facing services.

Initial locations

What the prototype demonstrates

• Multi-site routing and connectivity between healthcare locations.
• Separation of healthcare and guest networks.
• Controlled access to a public-facing web server.
• Access control rules designed to limit unnecessary traffic.
• A structure that can support future expansion to additional locations.

My role

I serve as the project manager and lead the Packet Tracer build. My work includes organizing the team, turning requirements into a practical topology, configuring the network, testing connectivity, and troubleshooting problems as they appear.

Current progress

The main topology is working, the site networks can communicate, and the healthcare and guest devices can reach the public server through the intended path. The next phase is refining the design, improving the documentation, and preparing the final demonstration.

What I am learning

The most useful part of the project has been seeing how one small routing or access-control mistake can affect the entire environment. Building the design in stages has made troubleshooting more manageable and helped me understand why documentation matters.