ICT703 Network Technology and Management: CAC Network Design

This report provides a comprehensive network design and management solution for Color Ability Corporation (CAC), which is relocating to a new four-story building. The report addresses the company's need for a robust network infrastructure by proposing specific network components, including Cisco RV series routers, Cisco SG250 switches, and Cisco 100 series wireless access points. It details computer specifications for various departments, such as Graphics Production and Film Production, and recommends printer models for both general employee use (Xerox Phaser 7400 DXF) and management (HP-LaserJet Enterprise M553dn). Furthermore, the report outlines an IP addressing and subnetting scheme, discusses internet service provider options (Vodafone), and highlights essential network services and security strategies. A project schedule and budget summary are also included, ensuring a clear roadmap for the network implementation within a three-month timeframe. Desklib offers a wide range of similar documents and study resources for students.

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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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Activity 1
Table 2:General Device Specifications
(Source: Bird and Harwood, 2010)
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Table 3: Department of Graphics Production Device Specifications
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Table 4: Department of Film Production Device Specifications
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Table 5: Mail Server and FTP Server Specifications
Activity 2
Color Ability Corporation is a marketing company as such, heavy printing will be done every day.
Therefore, there is need for the company to have a printer with high speed performance and produces
professional quality prints. CAC needs to kinds of printers because of the details laid out in their
requirements. One printer is to be shred among employees and the other model is to ensure every
manger in every department has a printer.
Printer for Managers
Managers will require a colored light weight printer because their printings needs are not heavy. As
such, the recommended printer that can be used by managers is HP-LaserJet Enterprise M553dn color
printer. This is a small-scale printer that has the ability to print and scan both sides and can be
connected to the network if needed. In terms of performance, its print speed is high compared to other
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printers of the similar caliber and is energy efficient. Managers can still be able to print even when the
printer is in sleep mode. The figure below shows how this printer looks like:
Figure 1:HP-LaserJet Enterprise M553dn
(Source: Harrel, 2016)
CAC managers will be printing sensitive information and as such this printer offers the ability to secure
print jobs and one can authorize the printing process to start after being authenticated using a pin.
Managing print jobs is also easy and it automatically detects when printing papers have been added and
when they are finished.
Printer for Employees
The employees at CAC will be carrying out heavy printing and because the company has suggested that
every departments will have one printer to be shared among employees working in that department.
This means that the printer should be very powerful and reliable to handle the heavy printing. As such, it
is recommended that CAC can acquire Xerox Phaser 7400 DFX which is a powerful and reliable that will
be able to handle the needs of every department. This printer has the ability to print A6, A5, A4, and A3
print papers. This printer has a paper capacity of 3000 sheets and of up to 40ppm. Additionally, the
highest duty cycle per month is 150000 pages.
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Figure 2: Xerox Phaser 7400 DXF
(source: Xerox.com, 2018)
This printer is intelligent enough such that when printing papers is exhausted in one trey it automatically
switches to another trey and the printing process continues. It has a hard disk capacity of 20GB, RAM
4GB, and a processing speed of 800MHz.
Activity 3
The choice of networking devices used in a network will dictate the overall performance, security,
scalability, and reliability of the network. As such, it is important that when planning to set up a network
infrastructure choose the network devices that have advanced security features, high performance, and
support network expansion. The following device models are proposed to be used for setting up the
network
Router
Cisco RV series router is recommended to be used in setting up the network for the new CAC building.
Router is a very crucial network device since heavy traffic will be going through the network because it
the device that connects internal network to another external network. Thus, when choosing a router, it
is important to select a router with advance security features so as to protect the network from external
attacks. This router supports VPN allowing the network to access network resources remotely from
anywhere (Cisco, 2018).
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