Unit 3 Assignment 1: Designing A Network

Network is the mediator between client computer and server. It connects client computers to the server and allows the sharing of information stored in server computers. A local business (EROS) hair me to design Network for the third and fifth floors, so that After carefully considering the requirements I and my team have prepared the following network design for third and fifth floors. The network design is given above. The goal of the designed is to the provide the best performance, avilability, speed and over all, maximun security to serve groing adjacent for two floors of orgaization’s needs.

The selected network topology for EROS is a start Topology. In the start topology, as Wallace described, “Devices have an independent connection
To address the issue of data confidentiality, network will include a domain (EROS) and all stations, and user will be part of the domain. Through the use of active directory (AD), users will be granted access to the organization resources, based on their function and roles in the organization. Each use will be given a network account that will allow them access to the necessary means to perform their job. The wireless configuration will allow employees to connect to EROS-Employee Wi-Fi using two levels of security; MAC filtering and user authentication. Only devices, which physical address has been authorized will have access to the secured employee wireless network. In order to prevent employees from the 4th floor to see the wireless network and attempt to connect to it, EROS SSID will not be broadcast at all. The wireless configuration is part of EROS base image, for laptops, and can be setup on EROS provide mobile devices with a script. There is also a secured EROS Guest Wi-Fi for employees’ personal devices and guests. The wireless configuration is WPA2 and uses advance encryption standard (AES). The access key to the guest wireless will be reset on a weekly basis and user is able to retrieve the updated password from EROS intranet site. The IPsec tunnel configured for the organization offers encryption, data checksum, and user authentication.