ICT703 Network Technology: CAC Network Upgrade and Management

This document presents a network upgrade proposal for the Colour Ability Corporation (CAC), a marketing and advertising firm planning to relocate to a new four-story building. The proposal outlines a comprehensive plan to upgrade the existing network infrastructure, addressing CAC's business needs, including scalability, security, and manageability. Part one focuses on gathering project requirements, including computer system planning forms for various departments, printer requirements, network layout design using a hierarchical model, ISP comparison between Telstra and Optus, and internal service offerings. Part two details the installation plan, covering subnetting, IP addressing, public and private IP address allocation, network security concerns, risk controls, and future network recommendations. The proposal aims to provide CAC with an improved network design to support its expansion and growth plans, ensuring reliable and secure IT operations.

NETWORK TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT: CAC PROPOSAL
By: (NAME)
(COURSE TITLE)
(TUTOR NAME)
(COLLEGE NAME)
(DATE)

Table of Contents
List of tables................................................................................................................................................3
Executive summary.....................................................................................................................................4
Project proposal needs................................................................................................................................4
CAC business needs.....................................................................................................................................4
Issues to be considered during network upgrade........................................................................................4
Part one: Gathering project requirements..................................................................................................5
Activity 1: Computer System Planning form............................................................................................5
Activity 2: Printer requirements............................................................................................................10
Activity 3: Network Layout....................................................................................................................10
Activity 4: ISP Comparison.....................................................................................................................12
Activity 5: Some of the internal services that the organization can offer:.............................................12
Activity 6: Network planning form.........................................................................................................13
Part two: Plan for installation....................................................................................................................14
Activity 7: Sub-netting...........................................................................................................................14
Activity 8: Public and Private IP addresses.............................................................................................15
Network security concerns....................................................................................................................15
Risk controls..........................................................................................................................................15
Future network recommendations............................................................................................................15
References.................................................................................................................................................16

List of tables
Table 1: Computer planning form-HR/Accounting department.....................................................4
Table 2: Computer Planning Form-Sydney......................................................................................5
Table 3: Computer Planning Form-Advertising...............................................................................5
Table 4: Computer Planning Form-Design department..................................................................6
Table 5: Computer Planning Form-Advertising department...........................................................7
Table 6: Printer requirements.........................................................................................................9
Table 7: ISP comparison.................................................................................................................10
Table 8: Network Planning Form...................................................................................................11
Table 9: Sub-netting Template......................................................................................................12
Table 10: IP addressing..................................................................................................................12

Executive summary
Information and computer network are critical to the success of an organization. Computer
network connect people and support the services of the organization .CAC is a small firm that specializes
in advertising and marketing. The firm currently 80 employees and it operates from level 10 and 11
which is on Tower X in Brisbane central business Area. The company plans to move to a new four-story
building with four departments which are design and photography, HR and accounting, marketing, and
advertising. This is a proposal to be presented to the CAC upper management. The proposal will have
two parts. Part one is gathering system requirements which have six activities and part two which a plan
for installation. If the firm is able to implement the two parts the firm is then able to upgrade its IT
resources.
Project proposal needs
The major aim of this project proposal is specify a network plan to upgrade the existing
network infrastructure for CAC. The major project deliverable is implement and design the overall
network set-up of the firm which includes outlining an improved network design to support CAC firm’s
expansion and growth plans.
CAC business needs
The following outlines the needs of the firm
 Upgrading the current organization IT resources
 Updating their current IT resources
 Proposing the best network structure.
Issues to be considered during network upgrade
When upgrading any network either for small or large organization, it is important to consider
the four network design goals. First, Network designers should consider the future growth and
expansion of the organization i.e. scalability. Second, when planning for any network upgrade the
network designers should put security at the forefront. In here network designers plan for the location
of switches, routers, and firewalls. Additionally, they should examine the appropriate intrusion detection
systems that ought to implement. Third, network designer should ensure that when designing for
network upgrade, the organization services should be always up and running even in the event of failure
of one or two devices. Lastly, the network designer should ensure that the current CAC IT staff are able
to manage and support the network i.e. the network should be manageable by the current IT team
members.

Part one: Gathering project requirements
Activity 1: Computer System Planning form
Table 1: Computer planning form-HR/Accounting department
Computer System Planning Form
Department/ Team HR/Accounting
Location Brisbane
Component Recommendation
Processor
Model Intel Core i3
Manufacturer: Intel
Speed: 2Ghz
Memory:
Type:DDR2
Amount: 3GB
Hard Drive
Type: HP
Capacity: 250GB
CD-ROM/DVD
Speed: 3X CD-ROM
Maximum data transfer: 400 KB/sec
RPMs: 500-1060
USB Ports
Number: 8 ports
Location: 2 ports in-front and 6 ports at the back
of the system unit
Video Card:
Manufacturer: AMD
Model: VGA
Sound Card
Manufacturer: Intel
Model:
Modem
External modem
Speed: 54Mbs
Standard: Normal
Network Card
Ethernet: RJ 45 port
Speed: 3Mps
Wireless standard: IEEE 801.5
Operating System Manufacturer: Microsoft

Version: Windows 7 professional
Monitor:
Size:
Resolution
Refresh rate:
Printer: (Manufacturer, Model, Type, Speed)
Manufacturer: HP
Model: HP LaserJet m400
Speed:
Speakers:
Manufacturer: AMD
Model: High definition
Type: Internal speaker
Internet Connection
USB enables internet connection
Ethernet: RJ 45 port
Table 2: Computer Planning Form-Sydney
Department Sydney Location
Location Sydney
Component Recommendation
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 600 series processor
Memory DDR2 type 2gb
Hard drive Serial ATA 160 GB
USB ports 4 USB ports 2 located in front and two at the back
Video card Intel Video card, Radeon RX 580 Series
Sound Card Modem AdLib manufacturer
Network card
Ethernet wired card
Bus interface: PCI bus network card
Network interface: RJ-45 interface network card
Operating system
Windows 7 professional. Microsoft as the
manufacturer
Monitor 17 inches HP monitor
Printer HP LaserJet 700 series
Speaker Logitech Z623 speakers
Internet connection
Ethernet connection via RJ45 port and USB type of
connection (Claise & Wolter, 2014)
Table 3: Computer Planning Form-Advertising
Department Advertising /Marketing

Location Brisbane Suburb
Component Recommendation
Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor
Memory DDR2 type 4gb
Hard drive Serial ATA 250 GB
USB ports 4 USB ports 2 located in front and two at the back
Video card Intel Video card, Radeon RX 580 Series
Sound Card Modem AdLib manufacturer
Network card Ethernet wired card
Bus interface: PCI bus network card
Network interface: RJ-45 interface network card
Operating system Windows 7 professional. Microsoft as the
manufacturer
Monitor 17 inches HP monitor
Printer HP LaserJet 700 series and EPSON 850 series
printer
Speaker Logitech
Z623 speakers
Internet connection Ethernet connection via RJ45 port and USB type
of connection
Table 4: Computer Planning Form-Design department
Department Design
Location Brisbane
Component Recommendation
Processor AMD Sempron Processor
Speed: 2.0 GHz
Manufacturer: Sempron based in India
Memory Type: DDR2 RAM
Size: 2 GB
Hard drive Type: SATA hard drive
Size: 160GB
Manufacturer: Seagate Technology (Gardner,
2016)
CD-ROM Type: SATA CD-ROM
Drive speed of 1* CD-ROM
Maximum rate of Data transfer of 150KB/sec.
RPMs need to be 200-530 minutes (Claise &
Wolter, 2014)
USB Ports 2 USB ports in front of the system unit and 4 at
the back
Video Card Manufactured by PowerColor
Model: Radeon R7 240
Video RAM: 2GB
Sound Card Manufacturer: ASUS, Aztec Lab, Intel

Frequency: 192kHz
Model:
Modem External DSL modem
Speed: 10 megabits per second
Model: DSL
Network Card Manufactured by TP-Link, Atheros
Ethernet network card with both 10Base2
connector for twisted pair and coaxial cable
Operating System All the user computer need to run windows 7
professional service 2 with the 64-bit version
Monitor HP monitors
Size: 14-inch to 20.5-inch LCD displays
Resolution: 1024 by 768 @ 60 hertz (native
resolution)
Printer Epson WorkForce WF-7610
Speaker Manufactured by Cemex, Philips, Sony
Internet connection All the user computer need to be connected to
the internet via Ethernet RJ45 port
Computer System Planning Form
Department/Team: Advertising
Location: Brisbane
Component Recommendation
Processor
Model Intel Core i7
Manufacturer: Intel
Speed: 3Ghz
Memory:
Type:DDR2
Amount: 2GB
Hard Drive
Type: HP
Capacity: 500GB
CD-ROM/DVD
Speed: 2X CD-ROM
Maximum data transfer: 300 KB/sec
RPMs: 400-1060
USB Ports
Number: 8 ports
Location: 4 ports in-front and 4 ports at the back
of the system unit
Video Card:
Manufacturer: AMD
Model: HDMI
Sound Card
Manufacturer:
Model:
Modem
External modem
Speed:
Standard:

Network Card
Ethernet: RJ 45 port
Speed: 3Mps
Wireless standard:
Operating System
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Version: Windows 7 professional
Monitor:
Size:
Resolution
Refresh rate:
Printer: (Manufacturer, Model, Type, Speed)
Manufacturer: HP
Model: Hp laserjet m400
Speed:
Speakers:
Manufacturer: AMD
Model: High defination
Type: Internal speaker
Internet Connection
USB enables internet connection
Ethernet: RJ 45 port

Activity 2: Printer requirements
Table 5: Printer requirements
Departments The type of printers needed
Marketing Hp Laserjet 400 M401 PCL6
USB 2.0 printing port
Two sided printing automatic
Wireless direct printing
HR/Accounting HP laserjet p2015
Two sided printing is manual
Wired connectivity
Fats print is 8.5 seconds
Installed RAM size is 32 MB
Design and Photography HP Color Laserjet Pro MFP M477 fdw
Able to scan digital files
1200 MHz processor
512 MB memory
Easy-Access USB port
TRJ 45 port enabled
Two side printing ought to be automatic
Advertising HP Color Laserjet p2015
Sydney Office Kyocera Taskalfa 550Li Kx and Epson L850 series
Activity 3: Network Layout

The best network structure that the organization can implement is a hierarchical network structure. A
hierarchical network structure is a shown by figure 1 below
Figure 1: Hierarchical Network design (Gardner, 2016)
One of the advantages of adapting to this model is that if offers better performance, it offers
better filtering, and better scalability. In addition, when one switch is down it does not affect other
departments, in addition, with wireless connection, the organization can continue to operate with ease
(Gardner, 2016).
The network layout for the organization is as shown by figure 2 below

Figure 2: CAC network Layout
Activity 4: ISP Comparison
The following table compares two Internet service providers in Australia; Telstra and Optus
Telstra offers two plans; ADSL plan and Broadband plans which is the same as Optus plan
Table 6: ISP comparison
ISP company Plan Cost
Telstra Unlimited broadband NBN plan $89 each month
Unlimited bundle casual NBN
Plan
$89 each month
Home ADSL plan essential
bundle
$69 each month
Home broadband unlimited +
Streaming bundle
$99 each month
Optus Optus NBN plan (Unlimited
data)
$75 each month
Optus NBN plan (Entertainment
plan)
$90 each month
Optus ADSL (Ultra plan) $75 each month
Optus ADSL (Entertainment
plan)
$90 each month
Optus ADSL plan (Reach Ultra
plan)
$115 each month
Activity 5: Some of the internal services that the organization can offer:
 Creating user accounts
 Unlocking users’ passwords
 Dusting of computers and servers
 Monitoring organization services
 Monitoring network security