Network Technology and Management for Color Ability Corporation

Network Technology and Management
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Executive Summary
Due to the growth that Color Ability Corporation is experiencing, the company has acquired a new office
building and wants to move to the new building in three months. However, the new building has now
network infrastructure in place. As such, CAC want the new building to be networked in order to meet
the business objectives that have been laid out. This paper will focus on proposing the various network
components that should be used by CAC in implementing the network in the new building. Additionally,
it will recommend desirable computer specification for the various departments in order to ensure that
maximum business productivity. The paper will also discuss IP addressing and subnetting scheme that
should be adopted by CAC.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................i
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................1
Problem Statement.....................................................................................................................................1
Objectives....................................................................................................................................................1
Methodology...............................................................................................................................................2
Project Schedule..........................................................................................................................................2
Activity 1......................................................................................................................................................3
Activity 2......................................................................................................................................................6
Activity 3......................................................................................................................................................8
Activity 4....................................................................................................................................................10
Activity 5....................................................................................................................................................11
Activity 6....................................................................................................................................................12
Activity 7....................................................................................................................................................13
Activity 8....................................................................................................................................................14
Budget Summary.......................................................................................................................................15
Future Plans...............................................................................................................................................15
Recommendations and Conclusion...........................................................................................................15
References.................................................................................................................................................16
Appendix: Subnet Calculations..................................................................................................................17
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Table
Table 1: Project Schedule............................................................................................................................2
Table 2:General Device Specifications.........................................................................................................3
Table 3: Department of Graphics Production Device Specifications............................................................4
Table 4: Department of Film Production Device Specifications...................................................................5
Table 5: Mail Server and FTP Server Specifications.....................................................................................6
Table 6: Local Internet Service Providers...................................................................................................11
Table 7: Network Services.........................................................................................................................12
Table 8: Requirement Table......................................................................................................................13
Table 9: Subnets........................................................................................................................................13
Table 10: IP Addresses...............................................................................................................................14
Table 11: Project Estimated Budget..........................................................................................................15
Table of Figures
Figure 1:HP-LaserJet Enterprise M553dn....................................................................................................7
Figure 1: Xerox Phaser 7400 DXF.................................................................................................................8
Figure 4: Cisco RV series router...................................................................................................................9
Figure 3: Cisco Small Business Switch..........................................................................................................9
Figure 5: Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points.............................................................10
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Introduction
Businesses benefit and get more opportunities by designing and implementing a proper network. This is
because a good network enables the business to automate its operation and facilitate secure
communication and sharing of resources among the employees regardless of where they are working
from. However, this depends of the choices of the equipment use during network design. A well-
designed network has devices that have high level security and performance features. Additionally, the
choice of network topology chosen will determine the overall network performance, reliability, security,
and the ability to scale (Pop, 2012).
Color Ability Corporation (CAC) is a business company in Australia whose main business operations are
advertising and marketing. Currently, the company’s head office is occupying level 10 and 11 of the X-
Tower with another branch in Sydney. Over the years in business, CAC has grown substantially and the
current office space does not fit the growing size of the business. As a result, CAC has procured a new
four-story building in one of the Brisbane suburbs and want to move in in 3 months. This paper will
focus on proposing the various network components that should be used by CAC in implementing the
network in the new building. Additionally, it will recommend desirable computer specification for the
various departments in order to ensure that maximum business productivity. The paper will also discuss
IP addressing and subnetting scheme that should be adopted by CAC.
Problem Statement
The new building that has been procured by CAC have not been network as such, they cannot move in
to occupy it. CAC want to first lay out the network infrastructure before moving in and to ensure that all
the requirements that have been stated have been met within a period of three months.
Objectives
The following are the objectives that CAC wants to achieve by the end of this project:
 Provide computer systems for the different departments and use
 Provide a printer models to be shared by employees and another type for the managers
 Recommend the various network devices to be used while setting up the network
 Provide network security strategies
 Determine the internal services that should be offered by CAC
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Methodology
The methodology that will be employed in this project will involve breaking down into various
milestones/activities/ stages. The milestones are dependent on each other, therefore, to successfully
accomplish this project it is important to critically analyze and evaluate the requirements of every
milestone and ensure that they have been met before moving to the next one. The various milestones
include planning, designing, implementing, testing, and documentation.
Project Schedule
Milestone Time (days) Kick off date End date
Planning 10 1st November, 2018 9th November, 2018
Designing 15 10th November, 2018 24th November, 2018
Implementing 45 25th November, 2018 3rd January, 2019
Testing 15 4th January, 2019 18th January, 2018
Documentation 85 1st November, 2018 18th January, 2018
Table 1: Project Schedule
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