Set up a small office network, identify devices, network components and media type used Assign IP addresses to devices connected in a LAN environment Identify issues and suggest solutions related to network or internetThere are 10 tasks in the asignment with various steps
Assessment 2 Networking Report CSE1SIX Information System Infrastructure Objectives Set up a small office network, identify devices, network components and media type used Assign IP addresses to devices connected in a LAN environment Identify issues and suggest solutions related to network or internet Copying, Plagiarism This is an individual assignment. Students are not permitted to work in a group when writing this assignment. Plagiarism is the submission of another person’s work in a manner that gives the impression that the work is their own. La Trobe University treats plagiarism seriously. When detected, penalties are strictly imposed. Further information can be found on http://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/academic-integrity/explanation/plagiarism Submission Guidelines Your assignment submission should be typed, not written/drawn by hand. Submit the electronic copy of your assignment through the subject LMS. Submission after the deadline will incur a penalty of 5% of the final assignment mark per day capped at 5 days. No assignment will be accepted after 5 days. If you have encountered difficulties that lead to late submission or no submission, you should apply for special consideration. 2 © Didasko 2020. All rights reserved. 2 Scenario Designing a solution for Small Office Home Office (SOHO) network Mark & Horton tax accountants have opened a new office in Melbourne, Australia. They are committed to providing taxation and financial planning services to both individuals and small business owners. Currently they have four (4) full-time tax accountants, two (2) junior accountants and two (2) receptionists appointed to facilitate the clients. Additionally, two (2) financial advisors work two days a week. The area for the new office is 250 sqm approximately. The floorplan is shown in Figure 1. The office has one reception desk, a dedicated waiting area for clients, one small meeting room, one staff room, eight consultation rooms, one boardroom with all necessary amenities ie bathroom and kitchen. The rooms on the entire floor are divided from each other by drywall sheets. For sound attenuation, only the board room has a solid brick wall, made with 230 x 110 x 76mm clay brick. Furthermore, the office is fully furnished. (except computers, networking devices and cabling) For full-time employees the owner of M&H has purchased eight (8) desktop computers of the same type. Table 1 shows the sample specification. Desktop Specifications Processor Brand/Type AMD A10-7800 Acer Aspire TC-series Desktop RAM 16GB HDD 2TB Wired Networking Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity 1xHDMI, 3xUSB3.0, 4xUSB 2.0, RJ45 Operating System Windows 10 Pro Table 1 For part-time employees the owner has purchased two (2) laptops of the same type. Table 2 shows the sample specification. © Didasko 2020. All rights reserved. 3 Laptop Specifications Processor Brand/Type HP Core i7 HP Pavilio nPower 15-CB0TX series RAM 8GB HDD 2TB Wireless Networking Connectivity Operating System Bluetooth 4.2 IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n 1x USB 3.1 (Type-C, Gen 1) 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 HDMI, RJ45 Windows 10 Pro Table 2 Figure 1 In addition to the computers, the owner has also purchased one LaserJet multifunction printer for print/copy/scan/fax. The printer has USB 2.0, Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi(n) and other prominent printing and scanning features. Assume that you have been hired as a network technician to help in the design and deployment of this network. Perform the following tasks to support this. 4 © Didasko 2020. All rights reserved. 4 Task 1 To interconnect the desktop computers, you have decided to use a wired network. What is the main transmission media that you would use for this? For the recommended media, justify your answer by addressing the following: Speed Length Ease of installation Compatibility with intermediary devices Task 2 Part time employees should be able to access the network using a wireless connection. What are the devices you will need to extend your wired network to also support wireless devices with maximum speed? Justify your answer. Task 3 In addition to the laptops and the desktops, the multifunctional printer needs to be connected to the network. Would you connect it via a wired media or wireless media? Justify your answer. Recommend a make and model of the multifunctional printer. Task 4 Complete Table 3 to assign suitable static IP version 4 addresses to the devices on the network. You have decided to go with the class C private IP address range 192.168.100.0/24 (except where it is clearly indicated otherwise). Device IP address Desktop_1 1st usable IP address Desktop_2 2nd usable IP address Desktop_3 3rd usable IP address Desktop_4 5th usable IP address Desktop_5 6th usable IP address Desktop_6 7th usable IP address Desktop_7 10th usable IP address Desktop_8 11th usable IP address Laptop_1 14th usable IP address Laptop_2 15th usable IP address Printer 192.168.200.100/24 Table 3 © Didasko 2020. All rights reserved. 5 Task 5 Implement the network topology (Figure 2 is a partial design to assist you) using packet tracer. You need to consider the following: All devices (laptops, desktops & printer) have their IP addresses and subnet mask configured, (as per your answer in Task 4) Select the appropriate media in packet tracer and label the connections between the nodes considering your answers in Tasks 1, 2 and 3. Use the switch 2960 with 24 ports and two gigabit uplink ports to interconnect the desktops. A standard wireless access-point is added and configured with no security. This wireless access-point should be then connected to the switch via a suitable wired media. Printer is configured and connected Figure 2 Task 6 Test the network using a suitable network utility and verify that all desktops and laptops can communicate with one another. Provide screenshots to verify that you have used the suitable tools for this purpose. Use command line utility only to test the connectivity. 6 © Didasko 2020. All rights reserved. 6 Task 7 Configure the most secure protocol (available in packet tracer) to authenticate part-time employees. Users should be able to easily differentiate the network prior to connecting to the office network. Provide screen shots and justify. Task 8 Assume that Desktop_5 is a Linux box. You have run common command line tools and receive the following output (Figure 3). Figure 3 Note The IP address 8.8.8.8 is Google’s DNS server. Use Figure 3 above to answer the following questions: 1. What is the IP version 4 address of this machine? 2. What is the IP version 6 address of this machine? 3. What is the MAC address of this machine? 4. What is the default gateway? 5. Does this machine appear to have internet connectivity? Explain Task 9 Assume that the network has been physically set up as you have demonstrated in your packet tracer file (created in task 5). Users have complained that none of them can print. Using the packet tracer file troubleshoot this issue and identify what might be causing this. Assume that the printer is a mechanically functional printer and has no physical defect. © Didasko 2020. All rights reserved. 7 Identify and discuss, your answer should be based on Task 4. Task 10 “Mark & Horton” needs to store an image of all workstations and server in one location. Backups need to run each night, 2 copies of the backups needs to be maintained at the premises, and another copy will be stored on the cloud. You have decided to install NAS (Network Attached Storage) as a solution. How many hard drives would you install in NAS and what raid Level would you use & why? Provide a cost-effective solution for the business, performance is not important What media would you use to connect NAS to the network and how would you connect it. For demonstration purposes you can include a computer or a server in packet tracer and label