Do you know that you really don't need Microsoft Visio? Here, is how I setup LibreOffice Draw tool and drew up a simple network diagram.
1) Download and install LibreOffice:
download link: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/download
2) Download network topology icons from Cisco website:
download link: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/brand-center/network-topology-icons.html
- note: download ONLY the JPG file, and extract the contents into a folder of your choice.
3) Launch OpenOffice Draw,
- click on Tools menu >> Gallery >> New Theme
- on the general tab, enter the name of this collection, for example: My Cisco Icons.
- Use the Find button to locate the directory where the icons were extracted into, click OK, and then click Add All to add all the images.
- back to the gallery section, you would find your newly created theme.
4) Lets download more icons from VRT Systems:
download link: http://www.vrt.com.au/downloads/vrt-network-equipment
scroll down to the end of the page and download the latest file. As of today, see below the latest icon-set file.
5) Install the downloaded icon set from VRT Network:
- click Tools >> Extension Manager >> Add >> locate the downloaded .oxt file.
- close the window and check back at Gallery to see the newly added icon sets.
See below:
- Cisco Networking Icons - set of icons added in steps#2 and #3 above,
- VRT icon set - from step#4 and #5 above.
Thats all folks!!
Hope your attempt to add icons to LibreOffice worked fine.
Lastly, here is a simple network diagram I drew:
Summary:
Satellite communication enables internet connectivity from an earth station which could be anywhere in the world, to a remote station, also anywhere in the world. In Nigeria, such internet access was once on high demand, however with the advent of mobile technology, the requirement for VSATs are slowing down as higher internet connection speeds are available at cheaper rates via mobile.
