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Designing Network Infrastructure Proposal For HiTech Telecommunications Company

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Project Scope

In this task, we are asked to design network infrastructure proposal for HiTech Telecommunications Company. HiTech Telecommunications Company has three branches that is Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne which is the head quarter. The following are IT infrastructure requirement for each branch:

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Melbourne

  1. Webserver to host website
  2. Internet connection to branches
  3. Security to protect IT infrastructure servers.
  4. File sharing which hosts homepage for business
  5. Messaging server
  6. Print server (8 printers)
  7. Mailing server
  8. WLAN service

Brisbane

  1. Print server to manage 8 printers
  2. Mailing server
  3. WLAN service

It is important to mention that, for Canberra and Brisbane have similar infrastructure, hence we have not listed for Canberra.

A project requirement denotes to what the system is expected to work and the behavior of how it will work. This defines functional and non-functional requirements respectively. For our project, the following are our functional requirements:

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  1. Security: for every computing environment, security is one of the major hot topics that must be put into lengthy discussion. Many of the companies have been brought down to knees due to poor or no security functionality in their premises. For our network design we are implementing, we are going to use Sophos firewall to filter out unwanted packets from our network. In addition we will be using secure VPN to ensure that users accessing company resources remotely in a secure manner. Furthermore, visitors should be able to access WLAN but they are not supposed to access company resources
  2. WLAN access: our design should include wireless network that should support visitors who carry with the wireless computing devices. The WLAN also should support HiTech Telecommunications Company employees.
  • Real-time chat service: webserver should be instant in terms of data transfer. Our network design will consider this attribute
  1. Email communication facility for users has to be implemented for employee communication.
  2. Printing service is also a necessary service that we will be implemented in our networking design.

This project will be a user-centric-approach strategy. We will be focusing the users of the network and what they need the network to do for them. In addition, the design strategy will pay attention to performance and reliability non-functional requirements. It is expected that there will be minimal downtime events.

It is diligent to mention here that the whole design will be kept simple and the configurations will be simple. This will make the HiTech Telecommunication IT support team have easy time during network troubleshooting just in case there is a technical problem.

Hardware device

Device details

Required quantity

Explanation why required

Cost in USD

Servers

Processors number: 2

Processor core: 28

Processor speed:3.6 GHz

Processor family: Intel

Maximum Memory: 2TB, 128 GB DDR# RAM

Windows server 2012 r2

Network controller: HPE 1 GB 321i 4 adapter-ports

4

2 servers used at Melbourne to host file, web, mail, messaging, and print server

1 at Brisbane to host print and mail service

1 at Canberra to host print and mail service

26644*4

Switch

Flash memory: 64 MB

DRAM: 128 MB

RJ 45 ports: 48

Model model of switches: Cisco Switch 2900 series

3

1 switch for Canberra

1 for Melbourne

1 for Brisbane

2481*3

Wireless router

DRAM : 512 MB

Auxiliary port: RJ 45 Single Port

Flash memory: 256 MB

LAN interface: 4 fast Ethernet ports.

WAN interface: 1 gigabyte

Model: Cisco router 3500 series.

3

1 AP for Canberra

1 for Melbourne and

1 for Brisbane. WAP will be used to support wireless devices access WLAN

65

Router

Network slot module : 1 Fixed USB 1.1 Ports : 2

DRAM: 512 MB

Compact Flash: 64 MB

Interface Card Slots: 4.

3

1 router for Canberra

1 for Melbourne

1 for Brisbane

1491*3

Firewall

Model of firewall: Sophos

1

Firewall to sieve incoming and outgoing traffic

2570.54

Switch configuration

Switch 1

witch>ena

Switch#confi ter

Switch(config)#inter f0/1

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan all

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/2

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 2

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 2 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/3

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 3

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 3 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/4

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 4

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 4 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/5

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 5

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 5

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/6

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 6

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 6

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/7

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 2

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/8

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 2

Switch(config-if)#exi

Switch(config)#vtp domain mahadi

Switch(config)#vtp password musavi

Switch(config)#vtp mode server

Switch(config)#end

Switch#copy run star

Switch#show vtp status

VTP Version                     : 2

Configuration Revision          : 0

Maximum VLANs supported locally : 64

Number of existing VLANs        : 10 

VTP Operating Mode              : Server

VTP Domain Name                 : mahadi

VTP Pruning Mode                : Disabled

VTP V2 Mode                     : Disabled

VTP Traps Generation            : Disabled

MD5 digest                      : 0xEE 0xB3 0xDC 0x9F 0xE2 0xE0 0x25 0xDF

Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-2012 04:55:57

Local updater ID is 0.0.0.0 (no valid interface found)  

Switch>

Switch>ena

Switch#conf ter

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

Switch(config)#inter f0/1

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk encapsulation ?

dot1q                   Interface uses only 802.1q trunking encapsulation when trunking

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed all 

% Invalid input detected at ‘^’ marker. 

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vl all

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/8

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access 122 

% Invalid input detected at ‘^’ marker. 

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vla 122  

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 122

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/2

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vla 123

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 123

Project requirements

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/3

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vla 124

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 124 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/4

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vla 125

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 125 

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/5

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vla 126

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 126 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/6

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vla 127

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 127 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/7

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vla 128

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 128  

IP assignement to Melbourne devices    

Switch 3

Switch>

Switch>ena

Switch#confi ter

Switch(config)#inter f0/1

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode tr

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan all

Switch(config-if)#exi

Switch(config)#inter f0/2

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 129

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 129 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/3

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 130

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 130

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/4

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 131

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 131

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/5

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 132

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 132 

Switch(config-if)#inter f0/6

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 133

% Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 133

Switch(config)#vtp domain mahadi

Changing VTP domain from NULL to mahadi

Switch(config)#vtp password musavi

Switch(config)#vtp mode server

Assigning IP Addresses to Switch devices

Switch 1

Department 1 Device

Department 2 Device

Department 3 Device

Department 4 Device

Department 5 Device

Department server Device

Switch 2

Department 1

Department 2

Assigning ip address to brisbane devices

Router configuration

Router#conf ter

Router(config)#inter fa0/0

Router(config-if)#description Mahadi

Router(config-if)#no shu

Router(config-if)#inter fa0/0.134

Router(config-subif)#ena

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 134

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.134.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.135

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 135

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.135.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.136

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.136.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 136

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.137

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 137

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.137.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.138

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.138.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 138

Router(config-subif)#exi

Router(config)#inter s0/0

Router(config-if)#no shu

Router(config-if)#description Musavi

Router(config-if)#ip add 172.16.120.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-if)#bandwidth 64000

Router(config-if)#clock rate 64

Router(config-if)#no shu

Router(config-if)#exi

Router(config)#router rip

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.120.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.134.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.135.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.136.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.137.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.138.0

Router(config-router)#version 2

Router(config-router)#no auto

Router(config-router)#exi

Router(config)#service dhcp

Router(config)#ip dhcp excluded-address 172.16.134.1 172.16.134.10

Router(config)#ip dhcp pool HiTech

Router(dhcp-config)#net

Router(dhcp-config)#network 172.16.134.0 255.255.255.0

Router(dhcp-config)#lease 2 5 0

Router(dhcp-config)#default-router 172.16.134.1

Router(dhcp-config)#exi

Router(config)#access-list 126 deny tcp 172.16.139.0 0.0.0.255 any

Router(config)#access-list 126 permit tcp 172.16.139.0 0.0.0.255 any eq wwww

Router(config)#inter f0/0

Router(config-if)#ip access-group 126 out

Router(config-if)#end

Router#copy run star

Router Melbourne

Router>ena

Router#conf ter

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#inter s0/0

Router(config-if)#no shu

00:30:52: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0/0, changed state to up

00:30:52: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0/0, changed state to up

Router(config-if)#bandwidth 64000

Router(config-if)#clock rate 64

Router(config-if)#ip address 172.16.120.2 255.255.255.0

Router(config-if)#inte f0/0

Router(config-if)#no shu

Router(config-if)#inter f0/0.122

Router(config-subif)#ip address 172.16.122.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 122

Router(config-subif)#inter f0/0.123

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 123

Router(config-subif)#ip address 172.16.123.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter f0/0.124

Router(config-subif)#ip address 172.16.124.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 124

Router(config-subif)#inter f0/0.125

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 125

Router(config-subif)#ip address 172.16.125.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter f0/0.126

Router(config-subif)#ip address 172.16.126.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 126

Router(config-subif)#inter f0/0.127

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 127

Router(config-subif)#ip address 172.16.127.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter f0/0.128

Router(config-subif)#ip address 172.16.128.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 128

Router(config-subif)#exi

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Brisbane router

Router>

Router>ena

Router#conf ter

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#inter s0/1

Router(config-if)#no shu

01:55:46: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0/1, changed state to up

Router(config-if)#ip add 172.16.121.2 255.255.255.0

Router(config-if)#ba

Router(config-if)#bandwidth 64000

Router(config-if)#clock 64

                       ^

% Invalid input detected at ‘^’ marker. 

Router(config-if)#clock rate 64

Router(config-if)#inter f0/0

Router(config-if)#no shu

Router(config-if)#inter fa0/0.129

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.129.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 129

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.130

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 130

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.130.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.131

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.131.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 131

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.132

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 132

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.132.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#inter fa0/0.133

Router(config-subif)#ip add 172.16.133.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config-subif)#encapsulation dot1q 133

Router(config-subif)#exi

Router(config)#router rip

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.121.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.129.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.130.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.131.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.132.0

Router(config-router)#network 172.16.133.0

Router(config-router)#version 2

Router(config-router)#no aut

Router(config-router)#end

Router#copy run star  

DHCP configuration

Access point configuration guidelines

The following procedure is used to configure access points in our project.

  1. Power on the access point device
  2. Connect one end of a patch code to the personal computer’s Ethernet port and the other end on WAP Ethernet port.
  3. In your personal computer’s control panel in adapter setting, change the IP address to be in the same subnet as the access point. Give it a default gateway number equal to the WAP’s IP address.
  4. Go to the browser and type the default gateway mounted behind the WAP. Press Enter.
  5. In case popup for credentials appears, type admin admin.
  6. Click on “Quick Setup”
  7. Type the SSID name in the “Wireless” area.
  8. In the security field, “WPA2-PSK” type a standard password.
  9. Click “Next”, then “Finish”. The device is functional and can be used [7]

Server configuration guidelines

The configurations guide lines are taking place in a windows server 2012 r environment.  Below are the guidelines.

  1. Access windows server manger tool
  2. Click “Tools”. Click on “File and Storage shares ”, click New Share
  3. Choose “SMB share”. Click Next
  4. Select Server, click next.
  5. Type share name,  click next
  6. Make custom permissions as per HiTech Telecommunication’s requirements.
  7. Counter check every step and click “Create”. We have successfully created shared folder.[8]

Demonstrations     

Ping of Melbourne Device from Brisbane 

Ping of Canberra device from Bribane  

References

[1]

Arad, Nir, T. Daniel and M. Mondaeev, Hardware implementation of network testing and performance monitoring in a network device., 2010.

[2]

A. Bianco and F. Neri, Next Generation Optical Network Design and Modelling, New York City: Springer, 2013 .

[3]

M. Palmer, Hands-On Networking Fundamentals, Boston: Cengage Learning, 2012.

[4]

J. Pyles, ‎. L. Carrell and ‎. Tittel, Guide to TCP/IP: IPv6 and IPv4, Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016.

[5]

M. M. Alani, Guide to Cisco Routers Configuration: Becoming a Router Geek, New York City: Springer, 2017.

[6]

M. Duggan, Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching v5.0 Configuration and Troubleshooting, Indiana Polis: Cisco Press, 2014.

[7]

M. Duggan, Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching v5.0 Configuration Practice Labs, Indianapolis: Cisco Press, 2014.

[8]

L. Wang, ‎. Jajodia and ‎. Singhal, Network Security Metrics, New York City: Springer, 2017 .

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