CIS 293 Week 4 Individual: Design and Test a Small Network

Resources:

• Lynda.com® video, Visio 2016 Essential Training
• Design Tools article located within the Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings

You work for a regional company that provides payroll and benefit administration services. The company is opening a new regional office and you have been tasked with the following:

• Designing a hybrid wired and wireless network that meets the defined uses and requirements
• Summarizing a test plan for the new network installation

Network Uses and Requirements are as follows:

• The new office will have five accountants, five support staff, and an IT administrator.
• The accountants and the IT administrator will each have separate offices.
• There will be one conference room.
• The support staff will have a shared space with separate work stations.
• In addition to the computers, the following devices will be on the network and shared by everyone:
• Two high-end color LaserJet multifunction printers with copy, scan, print, and fax capabilities
• Two low-end single function laser printers
• E-Mail Server
• File Server, which contains several databases
• Print Server

  • The employees in the new office will also need access to the main office network and Internet.
  • A guest network is also needed for customers that provides Internet access.

Create the following documentation:

• A network diagram illustrating your network design created in Microsoft® Visio®; including the appropriate security features, labeled network components, and the correct diagram shapes.
• A 1-page executive summary explaining the design and identifying the high-level components included in the network installation test plan.

Submit the Microsoft® Visio® file and the Executive Summary to the Assignment Files tab.

Note: Your network design will be used in the Week Five Individual Assignment titled, “Network Performance Troubleshooting Processes.”