USC ICT703: Network Technology and Management Assignment Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis and recommendations for the Colour Ability Corporation (CAC) regarding their IT infrastructure needs. The report addresses the company's expansion, including a new office in Sydney and the need for updated IT resources. It begins with an introduction to CAC's requirements and then moves on to specific recommendations for hardware and software components for various departments, including Sydney's department, film production, and film crew. The report includes detailed specifications for processors, memory, hard drives, video cards, operating systems, and peripherals like monitors and printers. Furthermore, the report covers printer recommendations, router and switch recommendations, and access point recommendations. The report also includes a discussion of network security, including a review of subnetting, IP addressing, and configuration of network devices. The conclusion summarizes the recommendations and highlights the importance of the report's suggestions in helping CAC achieve its business goals. Finally, the report provides a bibliography of sources used.

Running head: NETWORK TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
NETWORK TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................1
Activity 1:...................................................................................................................................2
Activity 2....................................................................................................................................8
Activity 3....................................................................................................................................9
Activity 4..................................................................................................................................11
Activity 5..................................................................................................................................13
Activity 6..................................................................................................................................13
Activity 7..................................................................................................................................14
Activity 8..................................................................................................................................14
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................15
Bibliography:............................................................................................................................16

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Introduction:
Colour ability corporation is based on Birbane and want helps for implementing and
update their new it resources. CAC currently hires 80 employees and operates from Level 10
and 11 on the X Tower in Brisbane CBD. CAC has recently purchased a four-story building
in a Brisbane suburb where they can allocate a separate floor to each of their four
departments, i.e., marketing, advertising, design and photography and HR and accounting.
They plan to move to their new office in three months. Also, CAC’s list of customers has
greatly expanded to other cities, mainly Sydney where their customers in Sydney are
demanding more interactive advertising media, including video presentations. The
management recognizes the business potential in this new market in Sydney and have leased
a small office in Sydney (aka CAC’s fifth department) to host 8 local employees.
Activity 1:
Department/team: Sydney department manager
location Sydney
Component Recommendation
Processor Manufacturer: AMD
Model number: Ryzen 5 1600
Speed: 3.6 ghz
MEMORY Model name: corsair 2133MHZ
Type: DDR4
Memory size: 8GB kit
Hard drive Model: WD RED
Capacity: 4TB
CD-ROM/DVD Model: LG CH10LS20

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Read: 10 X BD-R read speed
Write: DVD 8x
Video card Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Model: Redeon RX 550
Memory: 2GB
Sound card Manufacturer: ASUS
Model number: XoNAR DGX 5.1
Modem Manufacture: TP-link
Speed: 300 mbps
VDSL/ADSl
Network card Manufacturer: TP-link
Standard: B00TQEX7AQ
Model number: Archer T9E
Operating system Manufacturer: Microsoft
Model: Windows 10
Compatibility:
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or
2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk
space:
16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB
for 64-bit OS
Graphics
card:
DirectX 9 or later with
WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 800x600
Monitor Manufacturer: Samsung
Model number: LC24F390FHEXXY

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Size: 59.8 inches
Resolution: 1920*1080
Refresh rate: 120HZ
Printer Manufacturer: HP
Model number: DESKJET 3720
Type: ink jet printer
Speed: 5.5 ppm
speakers Manufacture: BOSE
Model: 151 SE
Type: Environmental
Internet connection Ethernet
USB-Port Type: USB 3.0,
Number: 4
Department/team: Film Production editor
location Sydney
Component Recommendation
Processor Manufacturer: INTEL
Model number: Core i7-8700K

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Speed: 4.7 ghz
MEMORY Model name: corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB
Type: DDR4 DRAM
Memory size: 16GB kit
Hard drive Model: WD RED
Capacity: 8TB
CD-ROM/DVD Model: LG CH10LS20
Read: 10 X BD-R read speed
Write: DVD 8x
Video card Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Model: Redeon RX 550
Memory: 2GB
Sound card Manufacturer: ASUS
Model number: XoNAR DGX 5.1
Modem Manufacture: TP-link
Speed: 300 mbps
VDSL/ADSl
Network card Manufacturer: TP-link
Standard: B00TQEX7AQ
Model number: Archer T9E
Operating system Manufacturer: Microsoft
Model: Windows 10
Compatibility:

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Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or
2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk
space:
16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB
for 64-bit OS
Graphics
card:
DirectX 9 or later with
WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 800x600
Monitor Manufacturer: Samsung
Model number: F350 31.5"
Size: 59.8 inches
Resolution: 1920*1080
Refresh rate: 240HZ
Printer Manufacturer: HP
Model number: DESKJET 3720
Type: ink jet printer
Speed: 5.5 ppm
speakers Manufacture: BOSE
Model: 151 SE
Type: Environmental
Internet connection Ethernet
USB-Port Type: USB 3.0,
Number: 4
Department/team: Film crew

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location Sydney
Component Recommendation
Processor Manufacturer: INTEL
Model number: Core i7-8700K
Speed: 4.7 ghz
MEMORY Model name: corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB
Type: DDR4 DRAM
Memory size: 16GB kit
Hard drive Model: WD RED
Capacity: 8TB
CD-ROM/DVD Model: LG CH10LS20
Read: 10 X BD-R read speed
Write: DVD 8x
Video card Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Model: Redeon RX 550
Memory: 2GB
Sound card Manufacturer: ASUS
Model number: XoNAR DGX 5.1
Modem Manufacture: TP-link
Speed: 300 mbps
VDSL/ADSl
Network card Manufacturer: TP-link

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Standard: B00TQEX7AQ
Model number: Archer T9E
Operating system Manufacturer: Microsoft
Model: Windows 10
Compatibility:
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or
2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk
space:
16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB
for 64-bit OS
Graphics
card:
DirectX 9 or later with
WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 800x600
Monitor Manufacturer: Samsung
Model number: F350 31.5"
Size: 59.8 inches
Resolution: 1920*1080
Refresh rate: 240HZ
Printer Manufacturer: HP
Model number: DESKJET 3720
Type: ink jet printer
Speed: 5.5 ppm
speakers Manufacture: BOSE
Model: 151 SE
Type: Environmental

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Internet connection wireless
USB-Port Type: USB 3.0,
Number: 4
Activity 2
Model MFC-9140CDN MFC-9330CDW MFC-9340CDW
Printer Type LED
Print Method Electrophotographic LED Printer
Memory Capacity 192 MB 256 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display) 3.7 in. (93.4 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD and
Touchpanel
Power Source 220 - 240 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption
(Average)
Peak Approx. 1200 W
Printing Approx. 375 W at 25 °C
Copying Approx. 380 W at 25 °C
Ready Approx. 70 W at 25 °C
Sleep Approx. 8.5 W
Deep
Sleep Approx. 1.8 W
Power Off Approx. 0.05 W
Dimensions (W x D x H) 410 x 483 x 410 mm
This printer is capable providing the required support for printing multiple pages at same time
with optimal speed as well.
Activity 3
devices recommendation
Router Cisco (RV134W-E-K9-AU) VDSL2
Wireless-AC VPN Router
Justification:
Features VDSL2 and Ethernet WAN ports
Built-in 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch

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Strong security with proven Stateful packet
inspection (SPI) firewall and hardware
encryption High-capacity, high-
performance, IP Security (IPsec) VPN
capabilities Easy to set up and deploy using
an intuitive, browser-based device manager
and setup wizards Supports the wireless
802.11ac standard 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz
USB port for modem use - 3G/4G/LTE
Backward-compatible to ADSL2+ Limited
lifetime warranty
Switch Cisco Systems 16-Port Gigabit Switch
(SG11016NA)
Justification:
Designed for small office spaces, Cisco 110
Series switches are available in both
compact desktop and rack-mount models.
Cisco Series switches work right out of the
box, with no software to install and nothing
to configure.
cisco 110 Series switches deliver the
performance you need to run your business
applications, including bandwidth-intensive
video services, and avoid slow and sluggish
networks.

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Access point Cisco Systems 802.11ac Wireless Access
Point (WAP371AK9)
Justification:
Gigabit Ethernet LAN interface with Power
over Ethernet (PoE) supports flexible
installation
Provides 802.11ac wireless connectivity up
to three times the 802.11n speed
Provides 802.11ac wireless connectivity up
to three times the 802.11n speed
Activity 4
SMARTFILE DIGITAL PACIFIC
Desktop Application, Outlook Plugin
HIPAA Compliant Activity Logs
Use Your Subdomain (CNAME)
Password Management Tools
Custom-Branded Web Portal
Restrict Connection Types
Email Notifications
Web-Based HTTPS access
SFTP, FTPS and FTPES security
The MX Entry feature allows
you to route a domain’s
incoming mail to a specific
server.
Email Authentication helps
secure your mail server.
Use Import Addresses /
Forwarders to create multiple
email accounts or forwarders
at once, by uploading a list of