Discussion:
A network proposal has to be developed for a manufacturing company. The design is an L-Shaped building approximately 1500 square feet. They will have 1 reception and 5 offices. Each office employee has a personal printer. They are not using a network to communicate.The table below shows the current number of offices and those in the future plan.Currently:
Executive's ( 4 )
Accounting ( 3 )
Business and HRM ( 2 )Future plans:
HR (6)
Accounting (5)
Breakroom (2)
They are moving to a larger building 3500 square feet. They are expanding and will add 15 more offices. They will add network printers and wireless network for employees and guest. They will need to share files between departments.Design a network for this company to incorporate a network server, printer and wireless network.
The following questions are questions that your proposal should answer:
What type of network topology should be used?
What type of cabling will need to be used?
What are the hardware needs?
This proposal should include a detail of the network topology, an itemized list of materials/hardware needed, an estimated time to complete, and an estimated cost for all materials and hardware. Include a timeline and cost analysis for the executives.