You have been hired as an IT/ network consultant for a start-up company. The company, " Inetwork", sells used Cisco equipment -mainly switches and routers. Inetwork will consist of seven departments:
Human Resources (3 employees), sales (20 employees), marketing (3 employees), accounting/payroll (3 employees), customer service/support (10 employees), shipping & receiving (3 employees), warehouse (15 employees).
As an IT consultant you have been tasked to design a secure network:for the internal network as well as access to the Internet.
They are planning on using the following servers: databases, e-mail, and web.
Question: Write a detailed report as a proposal for this network design by addressing the requirements below (not necessarily in the order shown):
Cabling
Computers - and IOS
VOIP connection and voice network
Wired and wireless connections
Switches and routers
IP addressing scheme and VLANs
Internet access, type of WAN service-
Server placements and Network OS
Security and firewalls
Data storage and backup
Any hardware and software
Cost estimate of the proposed network
Submit (scan and attach, or use a software such as Visio, or Packet Tracer) a diagram of the proposed network and address the 12 points above. STATE ANY ASSUMPTIONS.