This document discusses the key topics for Lab 4 of the CSE-307 Internetworking Essentials course, including network hardware, IP addressing concepts, and configuration of routers using Cisco Packet Tracer. It provides definitions and explanations of communication modes, carrier waves, IP addressing formats, and the functions of switches, routers, and hubs. The lab objectives are to understand these networking components and configure routers with IP addresses using simulation software. Evaluation will include two practical exams before the midterm covering the first four labs.