The report is prepared for Jones Estates for the development of a local area network solution for supporting the windows server and the client environment. The network needs to meet the current needs of the users and support the future growth of the organization for providing different services to each of the four departments of the organization. For the development of the network solution the current framework of the organization and the requirement of the organization are analysed. The different server roles and the network technologies should be analysed for the development of the network and the configuration process is also depicted in the report. The commands used for the configuration of the network are attached with the report with the screenshot such that it can be used for the development of the network solution.
The requirement of the network can be analysed with the involvement of the users from different levels and preparing a set of questionnaires to identify the needs of the network in the organization. The analysis of the requirement helps in reducing the errors in the configuration and align the network solution with the current business process of the organization. Interviews can be arranged with the stakeholders of the organization for identifying the requirement and management of the users for accessing the sensitive information of the servers connected in the network. The network needs to support the client server environment. For increasing the security of the network the servers must be installed in separate subnet than the users because it can help in management of the users by denying the access of the servers for a certain range of IP address assigned to the client connected in the same local area network.
The client server architecture is used for the management of the management of the information system and it can be used for increasing the responsiveness and effectiveness current flow of information in the current business process of the organization. The installation of the servers helps in providing different service such as active directory certificate services for management of the software certificates using the public key encryption technology. It can be used for centralizing the user authentication by installing a radius server and allowing the remote users to connect with the network via authentication with the server. The server can also be configured with the DHCP service such that it can be used for automatically assign the IP address to the host connected in the network. For each of the four departments different VLANs must be created and the server must be configured with DHCP service. Different DHCP pool must be created for each of the VLAN following the IP subnet scheme such that the device connected in each of the department are automatically assigned with the IP address. The configuration of the windows server with the Domain name system helps in binding the IP address with the associated names. It can also be integrated with the DHCP service for eliminating the requirement of adding DNS records when new hosts are added in the network. The file service is used for the management of the files and streamlining the client access to the files. The print servers helps in centralizing the printing jobs and management of the network printing.
For the configuration of the network firstly the number of routers and the switches required for covering the different area of the organizational network should be analysed. The IP addressing plan should be created for configuring the interfaces of the network device with an IP address for enabling communication between the different subnets. The expected growth of the organisation should be identified for the creation of the IP addressing plan and reserve extra number of IPs for each of the subnets created for the different VLAN in the network.
The configuration of the file server should also be analysed for the development of the network solution and proper cabling plan should be used for interconnecting the different departments with each other. An internal website can be hosted with enabling the IIS service in the windows server and it can be virtualized for creating a backup of the server and storing in the cloud platform for handling the disaster recovery situation.
Major Network: 192.168.0.0/23
Available IP addresses in major network: 510
Number of IP addresses needed: 206
Available IP addresses in allocated subnets: 254
About 52% of available major network address space is used
About 81% of subnetted network address space is used
|
Subnet Name |
Needed Size |
Allocated Size |
Address |
Mask |
Dec Mask |
Assignable Range |
Broadcast |
|
Management |
50 |
62 |
192.168.0.64 |
/26 |
255.255.255.192 |
192.168.0.65 – 192.168.0.126 |
192.168.0.127 |
|
Marketing |
50 |
62 |
192.168.0.128 |
/26 |
255.255.255.192 |
192.168.0.129 – 192.168.0.190 |
192.168.0.191 |
|
Sales |
50 |
62 |
192.168.0.192 |
/26 |
255.255.255.192 |
192.168.0.193 – 192.168.0.254 |
192.168.0.255 |
|
Accounting |
50 |
62 |
192.168.0.0 |
/26 |
255.255.255.192 |
192.168.0.1 – 192.168.0.62 |
192.168.0.63 |
|
Server |
6 |
6 |
192.168.1.0 |
/29 |
255.255.255.248 |
192.168.1.1 – 192.168.1.6 |
192.168.1.7 |
Centralised User Authentication – the configuration of the windows server with the active directory helps in centralizing the user authentication process. From the different service the active directory domain service feature should be added and then in the deployment configuration the addition of the new forest and configuring the domain name with a password helps in management of the resources.
Print servers for users – it helps in management of the printing jobs where the server manager add the feature of print service. The printer connected with the server can be automatically detected and it can be shared in the network such that the user can use the network printer to print files.
DHCP Configuration – for configuring the server with DHCP the DHCP roles and services should be enabled in the server and an authorization should be set for authorizing it in the active directory. It helps in increasing the security of the network and different permission can be created for creating objects in the net service container residing in the active directory. Security groups can be added using the command netsh dhcp add securitygroups for securing the network from illegal users.
Website Hosting – for hosting an internal website the windows server is the best choice and the IIS service should be added from the server manager for hosting an internal website. The different service such as WWW publishing service, FTP service should be enabled for hosting the website.
File Server configuration – For the configuration of the file server the file and the share services should be enabled from the server manager and available disk option should be selected for the configuration of the storage pools and increasing the efficiency of the client server environment. It would also increase the efficiency of the network and enables the user to send and receive different files using the server.
For the configuration of the centralised user authentication the server is configured as RADIUS server and the active directory is configured for setting the users and the computers. New object is created and the option protect content from accidental deletion is selected. A new group is created and the user is added to the group for the management of the user.
For the configuration of the print server the print and document service role is added from the feature and the printer is connected. From the printer management option a new port is added for sharing the printer with the user group and enable the user connected in the network to use the printer for their printing jobs.
For the configuration of the DHCP server a DHCP pool is created and the IPs are automatically assigned to the hosts connected in the network.
The above screenshot is used for the demonstration of the proper working of the DHCP server configuration created for the local area network.
The above screenshot is given for the configuration of the IIS WEB server and setting the name of the website as beta-enterprise.com.
The configuration of the server is tested for another pc connecting to the server to open the website hosted in the server
The file server is configured with the quota management and the files are shared by creating different departments and space is allocated for the drives and sharing of the information.
The network solution is prepared following an IP subnetting scheme prepared for the five subnets. The analysis of the requirement helps in identification of the number of users and the expected growth of the users in each of the departments namely management, marketing, sales and accounting for calculation of the range of IP address that needs to be allocated for each of the VLAN. The configuration of the network with separate VLAN helps in reducing the congestion in the network because breaking the network into smaller subnet reduces the broadcast messages and increases the efficiency of the network. The roles of the servers deployed in the network and the technology used for the configuration of the server needs to be identified for the development of the local area network solution for supporting the Windows server and the client environment. The security of the servers must be considered such that the configuration of the router with the access control rules and the management of the active directory policy. For the configuration of the windows server with the DHCP service the security groups needed to be created in the DHCP server and authorization should be used with the DHCP server in AD DS. The client should authorize with the DHCP server for serving the request of the client. The DHCP server should be restarted for effective deployment of the deployment of the network service. For the configuration of the DHCP pool the IP addressing plan should be followed and the range of the IP address must be assigned to each of the VLAN and the last IP address of the assignable range should be used as the default gateway for the VLAN for communicating with the other departments connected in the network. The configuration of the windows server with the IIS service helps to host an intranet Website. Visual studio can be used for designing the web interface or simple HTML page can be used for hosting the website. The local area network solution is prepared for serving the different service that are required by the organization. The security of the network should be improved such that it helps in restricting the access of the servers to the unauthorised users. For enabling the remote access of the network and the file servers the server is configured with the central user authentication service. A firewall should be installed in the network and configured with the current business policy such that the security of the network device and the file server is maintained.
Conclusions
From the above report it can be concluded that with the analysis of the requirement for the development of the local area network solution for the management of the client server network architecture. The local area network is designed for connecting the hosts on one of the interface of the router and connect the file server on a separate interface such that it can be secured against the illegal access of the users or any third party for accessing the secure information residing in the file server. There is a requirement to configure the router with access control list such that the unknown IP address can be blocked for accessing the file servers deployed in the network. The local area network is divided into 5 subnets one for the management, second for the marketing, third for the sales, fourth for the accounting and the fifth for the servers. The physical access of thee file server should be restricted and the active directory is configured with user management policy such that a specific user group is given the access of the file server. Moreover the configuration of the server with the printing service helps in reducing the management and the hardware cost of the network. The printing jobs are mainly required for the sales and the accounting department and the thus installation off the printer and sharing it with the all the department helps in eliminating the need of installation of separate printers for all the departments.
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