Network Infrastructure Proposal for Color Ability Corporation

Network Technology and Management
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Executive Summary
Due to the current growth for the Color Ability Corporation (CAC), the company has acquired a
new four storey building at Brisbane as their new office. The new building does not have any
network infrastructure in place hence the need to design one. The company therefore is looking
for a network infrastructure that is affordable and which their main objectives or requirements
which include: supporting mail communication, centralized storage system for their project
files, enhance resource sharing such as printers, facilitate information sharing between the
employees and management as well as ensuring network connectivity to all users within the
company. This report therefore provides a network infrastructure proposal that supports CAC
requirements by recommending various computer specifications for the five departments as
well as providing some of the best ISP which include My Republic and Telstra in Brisbane. This
report later recommends the adoption of the proposed network infrastructure as it is the most
secured as a result of using both public IP and Private IP together.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................................2
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................5
Project Proposal..........................................................................................................................................5
Objectives....................................................................................................................................................5
Project Methodology...................................................................................................................................6
Activity 1......................................................................................................................................................7
Activity 2....................................................................................................................................................11
Activity 3....................................................................................................................................................12
Activity 4....................................................................................................................................................14
Activity 5....................................................................................................................................................15
Activity 6....................................................................................................................................................17
Activity 7....................................................................................................................................................18
Activity 8....................................................................................................................................................20
Future Plans...............................................................................................................................................21
Recommendations and Conclusions..........................................................................................................21
References.................................................................................................................................................22
Appendix: Subnet Calculation....................................................................................................................24
Tables
Table 1: Project Schedule...............................................................................................................4
Table 2: Project Estimated Cost..................................................................................................... 4
Table 3: Overall Specifications....................................................................................................... 5
Table 4: Computer Specifications for Graphic Production Department..........................................6
Table 5: Computer Specifications for Film production Department...............................................6
Table 6: Specifications for Mail and FTP Server.............................................................................7
Table 7: ISP Providers in Brisbane................................................................................................10
Table 8: Network Services............................................................................................................11
Table 9: Requirements Details..................................................................................................... 12
Table 10: Network Subnet............................................................................................................12

Table 11: Network IP addresses...................................................................................................13
Table of Figures
Figure 1: color laserjet pro MFP M477fdw.....................................................................................9
Figure 2:Cisco ISR 1900 Series......................................................................................................10
Figure 3:Catalyst 9400 and Catalyst 9300 cisco switches............................................................10
Figure 4:Cisco small business 300 series wireless access points...................................................11

Introduction
A proper network design with quality infrastructure is of great benefit to the ever growing
companies as this help such companies run their business activities more efficiently and
effectively. With this growth experienced by Color Ability Corporation (CAC), it has triggered a
move to a more spacious building for the company. This move therefore calls for the setup of a
new network infrastructure that will connect all the employees to the internet for sharing of
network resources and information with each other. Being a marketing and advertising
company, CAC will be required to invest on a quality network infrastructure in order to ensure
there is an effective and reliable connection with their clients.
Project Proposal
This report proposes a quality network infrastructure for the new CAC four storey building
located in Brisbane. The proposed infrastructure will ensure that all the employees in the five
departments are connected to the internet. This new infrastructure will ensure that the
company meets its requirements which include: having a secure file sharing for all the
employees and the management, ability to access and communicate through emails across the
network and enhanced centralized file storage. The proposed network will also ensure that the
company maximizes its network resource sharing which include the printers. The network will
be easy to troubleshoot, manage and monitor hence making it more effective in supporting the
company’s business operations.
Objectives
The main objectives of the new proposed network for Color Ability Corporation include the
following:
 Ensure internet connectivity to all users within the building
 Allow sharing of network resources
 Support centralized location for file storage

 Enhance wireless connection to all the company’s five departments
 Enable email communication and accessibility at any place within the network
 Support sharing of files among the employees and the company management.
Project Methodology
For the successful implementation of this project, the entire project will be divided into a
number of tasks and each task assigned a timeframe as shown in the table below. The proposed
network project is estimated to take approximately four months for it to be completed.
Task Time (days) Starting date Endind date
Planning and
gathering of project
requirements
14 1st October 2018 14th October 2018
Project Design 20 15th October 2018 5th November 2018
Network
Implementation
60 6th November 2018 6th January 2018
Network Testing 3 7th January 2018 10th January 2018
Project
Documentation
30 11th January 2018 11th February 2018
Table 1: Project Schedule
No Item Quantity Estimated Cost ($)
1 Employees Computers 60 5000
2 Network Servers 6 700
3 Wireless Access points 5 450
5 Cisco Routers 3 450
8 Printers 5 1200
6 Network Switches 5 550
9 Internet Service Provider 900 (per year)