Minutes of meeting (22)

Date of meeting: 28 May 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting


1.Final meeting to print all documents and burn all required documents and program into CD
2.To discuss who to present what for the presentation slide and also the demo of prototype

Minutes of meeting (21)

Date of meeting: 16 May 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. Meet up with Dr Loo to show him our powerpoint slide
2. To show him our finalise documents
3. To check with Dr Loo how should we put our references for the icons we used in our program

Discussion content
1. Dr Loo want us to combine all our finalised document into a final report
2. References can be placed as the last section in the final report

Minutes of meeting (20)

Date of meeting: 21 May 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To complete the user manual
2. Start preparing for Powerpoint slide
3. To add in the 'About' into our program

Discussion content
1. Print screens are added into the user manual for clearer understanding of our program
2. Draft out what are the contents required for our Powerpoint slide
3. Description about our program is added to into the program to show the user

Minutes of meeting (19)

Date of meeting: 16 May 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To finish the test plan
2. To add in another functionality of drawing rectangle and drawing straight line
3. To also finish up our security mechanism of locking our software

Discussion content
1.Identify all the bugs and errors to put into our test plan
2. Documents such as technical manual, requirement specification,risk list,test plan should be done
3. Minutes should be up to date

Minutes of meeting (18)

Date of meeting: 10 May 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To convert the floor plan done into a .PNG format
2. Statistical report are to be print out with the required information such as total length of cable and number of devices
3. To discuss how security are implemented into our prototype

Discussion content
1. Floor plan conversion done but we faced problems such as if the device is placed out of the scene, it will be outside, yet cannot be seen. Therefore we need to solve this problem
2. Discuss with Dr Loo about the security feature that we intend to do; by locking the screen of the software to prevent unauthorised users to tamper with the works done
3. Dr Loo also suggest us to put other brands for our devices to allow users to have more choices and more realistic

Minutes of Meeting (17)

Date of meeting: 04 May 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: Rudy


Agenda of meeting

1. To check if all the necessary network devices are added for usage.
2. To make sure the cables can be measured to real scale after the settings by user.
3. Statistical length of total cables can be generated

Discussion content
1. Firewall, switch, hub and router's properties are all done
2. Pixels for the cable can now be converted to real scale after the setting by users
3. We also set a dateline for ourselves to get the prototype and document done and prepared by 26 June

Minutes of Meeting (16)

Date of meeting: 25 April 2012
Time of meeting: 1530 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To meet Dr Loo to show how our progress and verify with him about the needs of GNU license
2. To solve the errors in coding as we cannot acccess other functions


Discussion content
1. GNU license is not required
2. Inheritance might be required to solve the problem in our coding
3. Our next milestone; to brush up on our current functions first

Minutes of Meeting (15)

Date of meeting: 24 April 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To put code done separately together to test and also troubleshoot problem faced
2. Think of other requirements required for Technical Manual


Discussion content
1. Properties for router can be saved and then loaded back to our program
2. Length of the cable can be measured with pixel
3. Troubleshoot the program to make sure it is working fine so far
4. GNU license might be required for our prototype as we are using a open source to build our prototype (To be discuss with Dr Loo)

Minutes of Meeting (14)

Date of meeting: 10 April 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: Rudy


Agenda of meeting

1. To discuss about how RUP are implemented throughout our progress of project
2. To allow users to draw cables to connect the different devices


Discussion content

1. Tables are drawn for the four different of RUP which we have chosen
2. Users can now select different colours to draw cables at the network view

Minutes of Meeting (13)

Date of meeting: 09 April 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: Rudy


Agenda of meeting

1. To allow users to save the lines drawn and also the devices with the properties that they have edit
2. To allow users to load the floor plan which they have edited/saved


Discussion content

1. File chooser is created for import file selection
2. Imported file is set onto canvas
3. Image can be saved upon saving
4. Line coordinates can be saved upon saving
5. Device's coordinates and properties can be saved upon saving

Minutes of Meeting (12)

Date of meeting: 04 April 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To get prototype GUI done
2. To allow users to draw line if new floor plan selected or even adding new lines to existing floor plan
3. To allow users to add custom network devices onto floor plan


Discussion content

1. Line coordinates can be saved upon saving
2. Basic line can be drawn
3. Line can be rotated and adjustable without have to draw a new line
4. Devices can be drag and drop into floor plan with icon
5. Device will be added to device list upon a new device is created
6. Device's properties can be edited by double clicking the device, a dialog box will open

Minutes of Meeting (11)

Date of meeting: 03 Apr 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. Research on network devices
2. Get preliminary requirement specification done


Discussion content

1. Further improvement for our prototype
2. Trying to get save and load function workable on our prototype

Minutes of Meeting (10)

Date of meeting: 29 Mar 2012
Time of meeting: 1030 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To get preliminary technical and user manual done
2. To make sure basic functions of the program are working fine


Discussion content

1. Try to keep our use case of the technical manual close to our working prototype
2. Get what are expected for the first demo done

Minutes of Meeting (9)

Date of meeting: 21 Mar 2012
Time of meeting: 1200 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To get the basic prototype GUI done


Discussion content

1. Rubber-band selection for graphics view
2. Add editable and movable text to graphics view base on mouse coordinates
3. Add line to graphics view base on mouse coordinate
4. Added selectable and movable attribute to line
5. Text and lines can be deleted

Work to be done:
1. Research on functions to get import and create new project.

Minutes of Meeting (8)

Date of meeting: 20 Mar 2012
Time of meeting: 1000 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. Further improve the functions of prototype


Discussion content

1. Tweak size of windows and widgets to work
2. X-Y coordinates of graphic view in output application to be shown
3. X-Y coordinates of graphic view can be captured with a mouse click

Work to be done:
1. Research on coding on more functions on the graphic view.

Minutes of Meeting (7)

Date of meeting: 19 Mar 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. To get basic of the prototype created


Discussion content

1. Main windows created
2. Start option pop up selection and basic tool bars created
3. Docking widgets to be created

Work to be done:
1. Research on coding on functions such as adjustments of the prototype.

Minutes of Meeting (6)

Date of meeting: 15 Mar 2012
Time of meeting: 1400 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: Bryan(MC)


Agenda of meeting

1. Discussion of improvising use case diagram and use case specification
2. Discussion of sequence diagram drawn on paper


Discussion content

1. Further improvise on use case diagram and specification
2. Trial discussion of sequence diagram


Work to be done:
1. Improvise use case drawn in ArgoUML.
2. Improvise use case specification to be done for Technical Manual.
3. Sequence diagram to be drawn and discussed.
4. Working trial prototype to be done.
5. Further add on for our website contents

Minutes of Meeting (5)

Date of meeting: 17 Feb 2012
Time of meeting: 1100 hours
Venue of meeting: SIM
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. Discussion of use case diagram and class diagram


Discussion content
1. Discussion of the diagrams required and preliminary of use case and class diagram drawn on
paper


Work to be done:
1. Use case and class diagram drawn by Rudy in ArgoUML(19th Feb).
2. Use case specification to be done for Technical Manual by Xiao Wei(29th Feb).

Minutes of Meeting (4)

Date of meeting: 3 Feb 2012
Time of meeting: 1200 hours
Venue of meeting: Lab 5.17C
Absentee: Xiao Wei


Agenda of meeting

1. Discuss with Dr Loo our initial proposal to make sure we are on the right track.
2. Discussion on programming language that we can choose to use.
3. Resolve questions about the database and how to implement inside our program.
4. Discussion on relation between "Security System" and our project (Physical Network Aid).
5. Check with Dr Loo regarding the usage of free blogging site as our project webpage.
6. Discuss with Dr Loo regarding the milestone/requirements for the next meeting


Discussion content

1. We have to incorporate our market research into our project.
2. Approval from Dr Loo to go ahead with our initial proposal.
3. Suggestion given by Dr Loo to use database than a resource folders.
4. We are given permission to use open source GUI builder that do not exceed 50% of our project.
5. Security can be related to our project such as having secured network which provide secure hardware, guidance, and monitoring services.
6. Dr Loo allows us to use the free blogging site as our project webpage.
7. Requirements by the next meeting with accessor (31 Mar) as the initial proposal approved by Dr Loo, the proposal have to contain everything and working prototype, more details have to be added.

Work to be done:
1. Diagrams (Use case,sequence diagrams etc) to be done before meeting with accessor done by everyone.

Minutes of Meeting (3)

Date of meeting: 26 Jan 2012
Time of meeting: 1030hours
Venue of meeting: SIM e-learning
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. Complete the required sections in the proposal; Roles, Risk management, Objectives, Scope and problems of limitations, Literature Review, Project Introduction and Executive Summary
2. Discuss and get these components done as a team together


Discussion content

1. Overall of program to be confirmed by Dr Loo the next meeting
2. Scope of program to be confirmed by Dr Loo the next meeting


Work to be done:
[Due on 29th]
1. Timetable (Gantt Chart) update to be done by Rudy.
2. Risk management and development process update to be done by Xiao Wei.
3. Prototype GUI to be done by Shanlong.
4. Tool & Software and Goals & expected outcomes to be done by Bryan.

Minutes of Meeting (2)

Date of meeting: 20 Jan 2012
Time of meeting: 1620hours
Venue of meeting: SIM lab 5.19A
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. Discuss with Dr Luke for a clearer and further understanding of this project
2. Research about what programming language to use and what are the learning curve of different language used
3. Find a similar sample product with more information for us to have a clear understanding.
4. Discuss about the competitors we have research and check with Dr Luke if market research is a requirement
5. Set up our blog to update minutes of meeting and wordpress for website


Discussion content

1. Graphics is not the main concern in this project, it is just to let the users have a clearer view of the floor plan
2. Pictures would look better in a proposal
3. Try to work out market research such as the price range of our products with the research of competitors
4. Draft out a collection of services and devices such as cost for our products
5. Draft out what we have to take into account during the process of developing the product
6. Draft out conditions that are required for the different amount of services


Work to be done:
1. Check with supervisor and accessor if our actual product and the proposed product can differ alot.
2. Each of us research on one more competitor, and their advantages and disadvantages.

Mintues of Meeting (1)

Date of meeting: 17 Jan 2012
Time of meeting: 1600hours

Venue of meeting: SIM lab 5.17C
Absentee: NIL


Agenda of meeting

1. Get to know one another such strengths and weakness
2. Appoint a team leader (Shanlong)
3. Give our ideas about this project
4. Discuss with Dr Loo about what brief ideas we had for this project
5. Rough timeline about this project
6. Clear any doubts such as requirement with Dr Loo
7. Get the report template
8. Create different source of communication and sharing of files.
9. Splitting of jobs on research of competitors after identifying


Work to be done:
1. Shanlong research on features of Visio and market research.
2. Xiao Wei research on features of AutoCad and market research.
3. Bryan and Rudy research on features of CISCO Packet Traces and GNS3.