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INSTRUCTOR NOTES
The following is the input for the faculty for project allocation and evaluation: The project should be allocated to students by the end of the first cycle. The project will be allocated to the students in groups. The project is divided into two types of activities: Planning: Students can start creating the plan based on the case study at the end of cycle 3. Implementation and Troubleshooting: Students can start implementing the plan at the end of cycle 5. During allocation, explain the students the scope of the project by referring to the topic, Project Activities and Project Timelines. Ask students to refer to the sample case study and its solution given in the sample project documentation. Ask students to refer to the topic Project Standards and Guidelines before starting the project documentation. Evaluate students according to the guidelines given in the topic Project Evaluation Guidelines.

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CASE STUDY 1: STAR AUTOWORKS, INC.

Background
Star Autoworks, Inc. is a recently established organization that manufactures auto parts for aircrafts and helicopters. The head office of the organization is at Austin. The manufacturing plant of the organization is attached to the head office. The number of employees working at the head office is 150, and the number of employees working at the manufacturing plant is 250. Auto parts design engineers, quality assurance personnel, and accountants are based at the head office. Due to the good quality of products manufactured by the organization, the demand for its products has increased tremendously in the past three months. To meet the increased demand and to provide after-sales services to its customers, the organization plans to open two new branch offices at New York and Paris with 200 employees at each branch office. The organization also plans to increase the manufacturing capacity of the existing manufacturing plant. To do this, it plans to install automated machines, which will be monitored and controlled by software applications installed on high-configuration computers and available round-the-clock.

Existing System
The organization has appointed Steve as the system administrator. Steve needs to maintain and manage the existing network and also plan for the two new branch offices to be opened at New York and Paris. The organization has a network of 170 computers at the head office, which consists of Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 workstations. Some of the top management personnel, such as vice presidents and the CEO have their laptops. The existing system has the following network infrastructure: TCP/IP domain-based network is implemented at the head office. The organization currently uses a class-based Class C addressing structure. The organization has a domain-based network with a single domain controller. The network of the organization consists of various servers, such as file servers, backup servers, and application servers. In addition, the network consists of network printers and scanners. The organization has implemented LAN network connectivity at the head office. However, the network access is extremely slow.

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The organization has implemented wireless LAN for laptop users who need to access the network of the organization. The network of the organization consists of two DHCP servers that dynamically assign IP addresses to the hosts on the network. One DHCP server acts as the primary DHCP server and the other acts as the secondary DHCP server. The secondary server provides fault tolerance to the primary DHCP server. Currently, the organization has implemented centralized DHCP infrastructure. The network of the organization has an internal DNS namespace, starautoworks.com. The network consists of two DNS servers and one WINS server. One DNS server acts as the primary DNS server and the other acts as the secondary DNS server. The secondary DNS server provides fault tolerance to the primary DNS server. The primary DNS server has a response time of 8-10 minutes. Steve has monitored the performance of the primary DNS server and has found that the primary DNS server is overloaded with unnecessary DNS client queries. For secure data transfer operations, the organization uses the user name and password security method. This is because the users on the network do not have to interact with any external network. However, the users have Internet connectivity and access the Internet for research and development purposes.

Envisioned System
As the organization plans to open two new branch offices and use automated machines in its manufacturing plant, the organization plans to revamp its existing network. The management has assigned this task to the system administrator, Steve. The envisioned system should meet the following requirements: The currently used addressing structure will need to be changed because it will not be able to support the increased number of users. The new branch offices will be separate networks that will be connected to the network of the head office. The network infrastructure of the new branch offices will be based on the existing network infrastructure of the organization. The new branch offices will have the following servers: DHCP servers DNS servers WINS servers File servers Backup servers

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Application servers Network printers Scanners The new branch offices will have individual DNS namespaces. The WINS servers at the new branch offices will receive updates from the WINS server at the head office. The communication between the head office and new branch offices needs to be secure and authenticated through a public network, such as the Internet. The existing security mechanism does not provide appropriate security for the data communication and transfer process. With two new branch offices, the need for secure data communication increases. The security mechanisms should provide high-level security for the data communication process because confidential data, such as designs of auto parts and purchase orders will be transferred between the head office and branch offices. Automated machines that will work round-the-clock will be installed in the manufacturing plant. The management has categorically stated that if these automated machines stop, the organization will suffer losses in terms of production and effort. Therefore, software applications that will be used to monitor and control the operations of these machines should be available roundthe-clock. Steve has been receiving complaints about various network problems, such as slow network access or non-responding servers. The network of the organization also gets congested quite often and results in slow network access. Therefore, apart from planning the network infrastructure for the two new branch offices, Steve needs to plan optimization strategies for improving the performance of the existing network. This includes planning optimization strategies for various network services, such as DHCP, DNS, and WINS.

Project Activities
Students will get 8 hours to complete the project. The activities to be performed during this period are: Planning the network: In this activity, you need to plan the network on the basis of the information given in the case study. This activity will include planning for the following components: Analyze the existing network infrastructure and the network design requirements. Plan a TCP/IP addressing structure and subnet configuration. Plan the DHCP infrastructure and scope reservations.

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Plan the DNS server placement and the DNS namespace for the new branch offices. Plan for WINS servers and WINS replication strategy. Plan optimization strategies for network services. Plan connectivity between the head office and the branch offices. Plan the bandwidth requirement for inter-branch connectivity. Plan the security for the head office and the new branch offices. Plan for implementation of the remote access connection method. Plan the security of the remote access connection. Plan for round-the-clock availability of software applications that control the working of the automated machines. Group discussion and approval of the plans: In this activity, you will present the plans in groups in the presence of the instructor and the best suited plan will be approved for implementation. Implementing the approved plan: In this activity, you will implement different components of the approved plan in groups. Troubleshooting: In this activity, you will troubleshoot a problem that might occur in the network in groups. Submit the documentation to the faculty. The faculty will assign marks to the student based on the evaluation criteria specified.

INSTRUCTOR NOTES
The following are the inputs for the faculty for project execution: Assuming that there are 24 students in each class, you will divide the class into groups according to the case study. Each group will work on the same case study so that the planning aspect of the case study can be implemented. The time calculation is done on an average student profile. It is also assumed that the classroom consists of 24 network computers that are running the Windows Server 2003 operating system. In addition, the faculty node needs to be running Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory installed. You should ensure that the planning part of the project is executed individually whereas the implementation part is executed in groups according to the number of students and the number of machines in the lab. In addition, you need to ensure that the following set up is already available:

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Windows Server 2003 is installed on the faculty node and the student nodes. Active Directory services are running successfully on the faculty node and the faculty node acts as the domain controller of the network. Students will get 8 hours to complete the project. The activities to be performed during this period are: Planning the network: In this activity, you need to plan the network on the basis of the information given in the case study. This activity will include planning for the following components: Analyze the existing network infrastructure and the network design requirements. Plan a TCP/IP addressing structure and subnet configuration. Plan the DHCP infrastructure and scope reservations. Plan the DNS server placement and the DNS namespace for the new branch offices. Plan for WINS servers and WINS replication strategy. Plan optimization strategies for network services. Plan connectivity between the head office and branch offices. Plan the bandwidth requirement for inter-branch connectivity. Plan the security for the head office and new branch offices. Plan for implementation of the remote access connection method. Plan the security of the remote access connection. Plan for round-the-clock availability of software applications that control the working of the automated machines Group discussion and approval of the plans: In this activity, the groups will present their plans. After the groups have presented the plans, you will conduct a group discussion and approve the best-suited plan according to the given case study. Implementing the approved plan: In this activity, you will divide the various planning activities among the groups for implementation. The division of activities depends on the number of activities and the number of groups. The students are required to perform the following activities: Install and configure DHCP server (Primary and secondary) Install and configure DNS server Install and configure WINS server Install and configure RRAS server Create IPSec policies Apply filtering Configure remote access connection method

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Create clusters Troubleshooting: In this activity, you will introduce the following problem: Decrease the scope of the DHCP server such that it should be less than the number of hosts on the network. This will result in a problem in which some hosts on the network will not be able to get an IP address from the DHCP server. The groups will troubleshoot this problem.

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CASE STUDY 2: PRIME SOLUTIONS, INC.

Background
Prime Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of customized solutions. The head office of the organization is at Chicago. The organization has five branch offices across the United States and Europe. It has a total of 1500 employees spread across all branch offices. The network of the organization consists of Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows Server 2003 workstations. In addition, some of the top management personnel have laptops. The organization has recently acquired Best Solutions, Inc., which is a small company of 100 employees that provides customized software to customers. However, Best Solutions, Inc. provides customized solutions to clients working on the Novell NetWare 5.0 operating system. As the network of Best Solutions Inc., needs to be merged with the network of Prime Solutions, Inc. the management of Prime Solutions, Inc. has appointed James as the system administrator. James needs to plan a strategy for utilizing the network of Best Solutions, Inc. with the least financial investment so that the network of both the organizations can be compatible with each other. Apart from this, Prime Solutions Inc. plans to open two new branch offices at Detroit and Richmond, which will have the same network setup as the network setup of the existing branch offices.

Existing System
James needs to design a strategy that will enable him to utilize the existing network of Best Solutions, Inc. in an optimal way with least financial investment. James also needs to plan the network infrastructure of the two new branch offices. The existing system of Prime Solutions, Inc. has the following network infrastructure: The existing network of Prime Solutions, Inc. is a TCP/IP based network that uses a classless-based Class B addressing structure. The network of Prime Solutions, Inc. has all the necessary network services, such as DHCP servers, DNS servers, WINS servers, FTP servers, and RRAS servers. Prime Solutions, Inc. has implemented an internal DNS namespace, primesolutions.com. The branch offices of Prime Solutions, Inc. are connected to each other and with the head office through routers that provide remote access to the organizational network. However, the users of the branch offices have considerable problems in

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accessing the servers and computers of the head office. These problems include slow network access and a congested network, at times. Prime Solutions, Inc. has implemented IPSec with Certificate Services for maintaining the security of the network. The network of Best Solutions, Inc. has a small Novell NetWare-based network of 100 computers. The network has not implemented any specific security mechanisms.

Envisioned System
James needs to design an optimization strategy so that the existing network of Best Solutions, Inc. is optimally utilized. In addition, James needs to plan the network infrastructure of the new branch offices of Prime Solutions, Inc. The envisioned system should meet the following requirements: The connectivity between the network of Best Solutions, Inc. and the network of Prime Solutions, Inc. needs to be established. However, the network of Best Solutions, Inc. will remain a separate network. The network of the new branch offices of Prime Solutions, Inc. should be based on the existing network setup. A troubleshooting mechanism needs to be designed to resolve the network connectivity problems between the existing branch offices and the head office of Prime Solutions, Inc. An additional security mechanism needs to be implemented for securing data transfer and communication between the branch offices and the head office. Each branch office will have its own DNS namespace. The management of Prime Solutions, Inc. plans to open three new branch offices in the United States in the next six months. For this, James needs to plan for scalability of the existing network setup.

Project Activities
Students will get eight hours to complete the project. The activities to be performed during this period are: Planning the network: In this activity, you need to plan the network on the basis of the information given in the case study. This activity will include planning for the following components: Analyze the existing network setup and the network design requirements.

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Plan a subnet configuration. Plan for remote access connectivity between the new branch offices and the head office. Plan the LAN protocol for the new branch offices. Plan for DHCP servers for the new branch offices. Plan the DHCP options and lease duration for the new branch offices. Plan the DNS namespaces for the new branch offices. Plan the connectivity between the networks of Best Solutions, Inc. and Prime Solutions, Inc. Plan the bandwidth requirement for the interbranch connectivity. Plan a troubleshooting strategy for resolving network connectivity problems. Plan for additional security of data transfer and communication process. Plan the implementation of the remote access connection method. Plan the security of the remote access connection method. Group discussion and approval of the plans: In this activity, you will present the plans in the presence of the instructor and the best suited plan will be approved for implementation. Implementing the approved plan: In this activity, you will implement different components of the approved plan in groups. Troubleshooting: In this activity, you will troubleshoot a problem that might occur in the network in groups. Submit the documentation to the faculty. The faculty will assign marks to the student based on the evaluation criteria specified.

INSTRUCTOR NOTES
The following are the inputs for the faculty for project execution: Assuming that there are 24 students in each class, you will divide the class into groups according to the case study. Each group will work on the same case study so that the planning aspect of the case study can be implemented. The time calculation is done on an average student profile. It is also assumed that the classroom consists of 24 network computers that are running the Windows Server 2003 operating system. In addition, the faculty node needs to be running Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory installed. You should ensure that the planning part of the project is executed individually whereas the implementation part is executed in groups according to the number of

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students and the number of machines in the lab. In addition, you need to ensure that the following set up is already available: Windows Server 2003 installed on the faculty node and the student nodes. Active Directory services are running successfully on the faculty node and the faculty node acts as the domain controller of the network. Students will get 8 hours to complete the project. The activities to be performed during this period are: Planning the network: In this activity, you need to plan the network on the basis of the information given in the case study. This activity will include planning for the following components: Analyze the existing network setup and the network design requirements. Plan a subnet configuration. Plan for remote access connectivity between the new branch offices and the head office. Plan the LAN protocol for the new branch offices. Plan for DHCP servers for the new branch offices. Plan the DHCP options and lease duration for the new branch offices. Plan the DNS namespaces for the new branch offices. Plan the connectivity between the network of Best Solutions, Inc. and the network of Prime Solutions, Inc. Plan the bandwidth requirement for the inter branch connectivity. Plan a troubleshooting strategy for resolving network connectivity problems. Plan for additional security of data transfer and communication process. Plan the implementation of the remote access connection method. Plan the security of remote access connection method. Group discussion and approval of the plans: In this activity, the groups will present their plans. After the groups have presented the plans, you will conduct a group discussion and approve the best-suited plan according to the given case study. Implementing the approved plan: In this activity, you will divide the various planning activities among the groups for implementation. The division of activities depends on the number of activities and the number of groups. The students are required to perform the following activities: Install and configure DHCP server (Primary and secondary) Install and configure DNS server Install and configure WINS server Install and configure RRAS server Create IPSec policies

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Configure remote access connection method Apply filtering Troubleshooting: In this activity, you will introduce the following problem: After the DHCP server is installed and configured, unauthorize the DHCP server from Active Directory. This will result in a problem in which the DHCP server is properly installed, configured, and the scope is appropriately defined, but the DHCP server service does not start. The groups will troubleshoot this problem.

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CASE STUDY 3: COLUMBUS SHIPPING, INC.

Background
Columbus Shipping, Inc. is one of the fortune 500 shipping organizations having a fleet of 300 ships, with its head quarters at Florida. The organization has eight branch offices spread across USA. The organization provides services to various clients across the world. It employs approximately 700 personnel in its various branch offices and head office. The organization has recently acquired a government contract for shipping arms and ammunitions to various military bases across the world. This is a very confidential contract and the main prerequisite of this contract is that the shipping organization should have an automated system of monitoring the ships and a well-established network infrastructure. The management of the organization has appointed Sandra as the system administrator for planning the network setup required for the new contract.

Existing System
The existing system has the following network infrastructure: The existing network of the organization is a peer-to-peer network that consists of the Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 workstations. The existing network is a TCP/IP-based network. The existing network of the organization has implemented network services, such as DHCP, DNS, and WINS servers. The existing network has a wireless connection system that connects the ships with the head office and the branch office. However, this system does not have any security mechanisms that provide secure data transfer from the head office or the branch offices to the ships and vice-versa. The existing network infrastructure uses a user name and password authentication method for maintaining the security of the network. The data related to the cargo of the ships is transferred manually from the head office to the branch offices and vice-versa.

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Envisioned System
The management of the organization has asked Sandra to plan a total overhaul of the existing network setup. This would enable the new network setup to meet the requirements of the government contract. In addition, the management has categorically specified that the budget will not be a constraint for implementing the new network setup. The envisioned system should meet the following requirements: The new network should be a domain-based Windows Server 2003 network, which can also include the Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT workstations. The new network infrastructure can use the TCP/IP network infrastructure of the existing network setup. The new network infrastructure can use the network services of the existing network, such as DHCP servers, DNS servers, and WINS servers. However, these network servers need to be optimized according to the new network infrastructure setup. Currently, the organization has implemented a centralized DHCP infrastructure. In addition, the organization uses an internal DNS namespace, columbusshipping.com. The new network setup should have applications that run round-the-clock to monitor the ships in transit. These applications will require wireless connectivity to monitor and control the operations being performed on the ships. The new network should have appropriate security mechanisms to provide secure data transfer and communication between the head office and branch offices. This will ensure security of cargo related data that is transferred from the ships to the head office and branch offices. The new network setup should ensure secure remote and network access connectivity between the head office and branch offices. The new network setup should have individual namespaces for branch offices and the head office, such as HO.columbusshipping.com.

Project Activities
Students will get eight hours to complete the project. The activities to be performed during this period are: Planning the network: In this activity, you need to plan the network on the basis of the information given in the case study. This activity will include planning for the following components:

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Analyze the existing network infrastructure and the network design requirements. Plan a TCP/IP addressing structure and subnet configuration. Identify the feasibility of WLAN. Plan a remote access connection method. Plan the security of remote and network access connections. Plan the LAN protocol. Plan the DHCP options and lease duration. Plan for individual DNS namespaces. Plan the security of inter-branch connectivity. Plan for the availability of the applications required for monitoring and controlling the operations on the ships. Plan for the scalability of the network services, such as FTP and DHCP. Plan for the optimization of the existing DHCP infrastructure. Plan the optimization of the existing DNS servers. Group discussion and approval of the plans: In this activity, you will present the plans in groups in the presence of the instructor and the best suited plan will be approved for implementation. Implementing the approved plan: In this activity, you will implement different components of the approved plan in groups. Troubleshooting: In this activity, you will troubleshoot a problem that might occur in the network in groups. Submit the documentation to the faculty. The faculty will assign marks to the student based on the evaluation criteria specified.

INSTRUCTOR NOTES
The following are the inputs for the faculty for project execution: Assuming that there are 24 students in each class, you will divide the class into groups according to the case study. Each group will work on the same case study so that the planning aspect of the case study can be implemented. The time calculation is done on an average student profile. It is also assumed that the classroom consists of 24 network computers that are running the Windows Server 2003 operating system. In addition, the faculty node needs to be running Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory installed.

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You should ensure that the planning part of the project is executed individually whereas the implementation part is executed in groups according to the number of students and the number of machines in the lab. In addition, you need to ensure that the following set up is already available: Windows Server 2003 installed on the faculty node and the student nodes. Active Directory services running successfully on the faculty node and the faculty node acts as the domain controller of the network. Students will get 8 hours to complete the project. The activities to be performed during this period are: Planning the network: In this activity, you need to plan the network on the basis of the information given in the case study. This activity will include planning for the following components: Analyze the existing network infrastructure and the network design requirements. Plan a TCP/IP addressing structure and subnet configuration. Identify the feasibility of WLAN. Plan a remote access connection method. Plan the security of remote and network access connections. Plan the LAN protocol. Plan the DHCP options and lease duration. Plan for individual DNS namespaces. Plan the security of inter-branch connectivity. Plan for the availability of applications required for monitoring and controlling the operations on the ships. Plan for scalability of the network services, such as FTP and DHCP. Plan for the optimization of the existing DHCP infrastructure. Plan the optimization of the existing DNS servers. Group discussion and approval of the plans: In this activity, the groups will present their plans. After the groups have presented the plans, you will conduct a group discussion and approve the best-suited plan according to the given case study. Implementing the approved plan: In this activity, you will divide the various planning activities among the groups for implementation. The division of activities depends on the number of activities and the number of groups. The students are required to perform the following activities: Install and configure DHCP server (Primary and secondary) Install and configure DNS server

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Install and configure WINS server Install and configure RRAS server Create IPSec policies Apply filtering Configure remote access connection method Create clusters Troubleshooting: In this activity, you will introduce the following problem: Remove the NIC card and the cable of the domain controller in the network. This will result in a problem in which Active Directory and DNS server will not be available and the Active Directory Users and Computers console will display a red cross mark on the server name. The groups will troubleshoot this problem.

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PROJECT EXECUTION
This book contains three case studies. One case study will be allocated to the students in groups.

Phases in Project Execution

The project will be carried out in the following phases: Plan the organizations network: In this phase, you need to plan the TCP/IP network services, such as IP addresses and name resolution services for the network of the organization. In addition, you need to plan the addressing structure and subnet configuration for the planned network. In this phase, you also need to plan the IP configuration method and the name resolution services that will be implemented on the network of the organization. In addition, you need to plan for securing the network communication by planning security policies. You need to plan the security policies according to the requirements of the organization. You also need to plan the method to ensure network and remote connectivity for the users of the organization. This includes planning for intermediate connecting devices, networking domains, authentication methods, connection methods, and network access security. Group discussion: In this phase, you need to discuss the plans in the presence of the instructor. After the discussion, the best-suited plan will be approved for implementation. Implement the approved plan: In this phase, you need to implement the approved plan. This implementation will be conducted in groups. The instructor needs to divide the class into groups on the basis of the number of students and the number of implementation activities. Troubleshoot and document the project: In this phase, you will troubleshoot network problems. In addition, you will document the project according to the formats given in this book before the project walkthrough. This project report should be submitted to the coordinator. The blank report following the case studies is to be filled up, detached from the book, and submitted on the given date.

Project Evaluation Guidelines

Students need to plan the activities that they will do every two hours. They should mention the details and date of the activity in the project details. This will be a project schedule for each student. After every two hours, the instructor will validate each activity and sign for the activity.

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The project is to be evaluated based on the following parameters: Quality: Conformance to requirements of the case study 40 marks The solution maps to the requirements specified in the case study. The diagrams created are correct according to the requirements of the case study. Timeliness - 10 marks Timely completion of the project. Quality of documentation - 30 marks Completion of all formats. Correctness of all formats. Query handling during project walkthrough - 20 marks

Project Timelines
Students should ensure that they complete the following activities in the specified time period: Plan the network of the organization. Discuss the plans and select the best-suited plan. Implement the approved plan. Troubleshoot problems and document the required information.

Session #
1 2 3 4

Task to be Performed
Planning the network infrastructure Selecting the best-suited plan Implementing the approved plan Troubleshooting problems and documenting the project

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SAMPLE CASE STUDY: GLOBAL INSURANCE, INC.

Background
Global Insurance, Inc. was established in 1930 with its head office at London. Today, the branch offices of Global Insurance, Inc. are spread over 150 countries with nearly 1000 employees in each branch office. There are 4000 employees working at the head office. You are working as a system administrator at the head office of Global Insurance, Inc. There is a mixed network environment in the head office consisting of the Novell, Windows NT, Windows 98, and Windows Server 2003 workstations. The network of the organization is a TCP/IP-based network. The branch offices connect to the head office using the FTP server, which is offloaded to an external ISP provider. Due to increased competition, you are concerned about security issues as sensitive data is transferred using the FTP server. Recently, Global Insurance, Inc. has taken over City Insurance, Inc., a local insurance company in London. The office of City Insurance, Inc. is adjacent to the building of your organization. City Insurance, Inc. already has a Windows 2003-based TCP/IP network environment. To enhance security, you plan to move the FTP server, mail server, and RRAS server to the office of City Insurance, Inc. In addition, you plan to use the existing network infrastructure of City Insurance, Inc. and make it compatible with its own network infrastructure. This is because the management of your organization does not plan to invest to provide a new network infrastructure for City Insurance, Inc.

Existing System
The existing system has the following network infrastructure: The existing network of Global Insurance, Inc. is a TCP/IP-based network that uses a classless-based Class B addressing structure. The existing network of Global Insurance, Inc. has all the network services, such as DHCP servers, DNS servers, WINS servers, FTP servers, and RRAS servers. The existing network of Global Insurance, Inc. provides VPN connectivity between the branch offices and the head office. The existing network has implemented IPSec with Certificate Services to ensure secure data transfer and communication across the network of Global Insurance, Inc. The existing network of City Insurance, Inc. is a TCP/IP-based network that uses a class-based Class C IP addressing structure.

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The existing network of City Insurance, Inc. has implemented DHCP servers and WINS servers. The existing network of City Insurance, Inc. has implemented IPSec for securing data communication and transfer processes. The existing network of City Insurance, Inc. has implemented a LAN connection method to provide network access.

Envisioned System
The management of Global Insurance, Inc. has appointed Michael as the system administrator. Michael needs to merge the existing networks of both the organizations and ensure secure business transactions for the users of both the organizations. In addition, Michael needs to ensure that the existing network infrastructure of City Insurance, Inc. is optimally utilized.

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SAMPLE PROJECT DOCUMENTATION: GLOBAL INSURANCE, INC.

PROJECT ON
Global Insurance, Inc.
Developed by

Name: Michael John Reg. No.: 6709-50-386

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Global Insurance, Inc.

(Project Title)

Batch Code Start Date End Date Name of the Coordinator Name of Developer Date of Submission

: B010101 : June 1, 2004 : June 10, 2004 : Alex Norton : Michael John : June 11, 2004

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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this report titled Global Insurance, Inc. embodies the original work done by Michael John in partial fulfillment of the course requirement at NIIT.

Coordinator: Alex Norton

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We have benefited a lot from the feedback and suggestions given to us by Mr. Alex Norton and other faculty members.

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SYSTEM ANALYSIS
System Summary: Global Insurance, Inc. has a mixed network infrastructure at the head office, which consists of the Novell NetWare, Windows NT, Windows 98, and Windows Server 2003 workstations. The branch offices connect to the head office using the FTP server, which is offloaded to an external ISP provider. The existing network infrastructure of City Insurance, Inc. consists of Windows Server 2003 workstations. Both the organizations have a TCP/IP-based network infrastructure.

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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Hardware: NA Operating System: Windows Server 2003 Software: NA

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NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE DIAGRAM

Head Office of Global Insurance, Inc. Connectivity using VPN method Connectivity using VPN method Branch Office 2 Connectivity using VPN method Branch Office N

Branch Office 1

Connectivity using Router Head Office of City Insurance, Inc.

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NETWORK PROTOCOL PLANNING

Protocol Suite TCP/IP Reasons for selecting this Protocol Is a widely used protocol suite for setting up organizational networks Provides compatibility with most of the widely used operating systems, such as Windows and Unix Is most scalable and robust for a network setup Supports operating systems, such as Novell NetWare Is more stable as compared to other protocol suites

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DHCP INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Type of DHCP Infrastructure Mixed Reasons for selecting the DHCP Infrastructure Is a combination of the centralized and distributed DHCP infrastructures The head office can have a centralized DHCP infrastructure that will provide services to the users at the head office and the users of City Insurance, Inc. The branch offices can have a distributed DHCP infrastructure, which will ensure better maintenance of the assigned IP addresses The existing DHCP infrastructure can be optimized to provide services to the employees of City Insurance, Inc

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NAME RESOLUTION SERVICE

Type of Name Resolution Service DNS Description Used for resolving host names to IP addresses and vice-versa The existing DNS servers at the head office can be optimized to provide name resolution services to the employees of City Insurance, Inc. Additional DNS servers can be planned for the head office to provide fault tolerance to the primary DNS server at the head office WINS Used to resolve NetBIOS names to IP addresses The existing WINS servers at the head office can be optimized to provide name resolution services to the employees of City Insurance, Inc. A WINS proxy agent can be configured at the head office to provide NetBIOS name resolution services to non-WINS clients Additional WINS servers can be planned for the head office to provide fault tolerance to the primary WINS server at the head office

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DOMAIN NAMESPACE PLANNING

Domain Namespace Global Insurance, Inc. Description The organization uses an internal namespace, globalinsurance.com. This is an existing namespace, which is currently being used externally as well as internally The branch offices already use a delegated namespace City Insurance, Inc. The organization uses an internal namespace, cityinsurance.com. However, this organization has been acquired by Global Insurance, Inc. Therefore, the internal domain namespace can be cityinsurance.globalinsurance.com, which is a delegated namespace

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WINS SERVER PLANNING

Number of WINS servers Required 4

Location

Status

Head office of Global Insurance, Inc.

One primary WINS server and two secondary WINS servers for providing fault tolerance. One WINS server will be configured as a WINS proxy agent to provide name resolution services to the non-WINS clients at the head office of Global Insurance, Inc. These WINS servers will provide NetBIOS name resolution service to the users of the head office and the users of City Insurance, Inc.

Head office of City Insurance, Inc.

One WINS server will be configured as a WINS proxy agent to provide NetBIOS name resolution services to the non-WINS clients of City Insurance, Inc.

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NETWORK AND REMOTE ACCESS PLANNING

Organization Global Insurance, Inc. Connection Type LAN Reason Used for the head office at London. The branch offices are connected to the head office through a wireless LAN Used for the head office at London. To connect the head office of Global Insurance, Inc., a router needs to be placed between the LANs of both the organizations The users of City Insurance, Inc. can connect to the network of Global Insurance, Inc. and access the branch offices through the WLAN of Global Insurance, Inc.

City Insurance, Inc.

LAN

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PROJECT DETAILS
Session No.
1.

Activity
Planning the network infrastructure

Remarks Analyze the network design requirements for the organization. Based on the analysis, create a master project plan that includes the schedule to execute the project, required infrastructure, and the key stakeholders. After this plan the network and its services. Discuss the plans created by different groups and then select the best-suited plan. Implement the bestsuited plan that has been approved by the instructor. Troubleshoot problems introduced by the instructor. In addition, create a project report on the basis of the blank formats given in this book.

Date

Faculty Signature

2.

Selecting the best-suited plan

3.

Implementing the approved plan Troubleshooting problems and documenting the project

4.

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BLANK DOCUMENTATION FORMATS

PROJECT ON
Developed by

Name: Reg. No.:

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(Project Title)

Batch Code Start Date End Date Name of the Coordinator Name of the Developer Date of Submission :

: : : : :

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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this report titled ______________ embodies the original work done by ____________ and _____________in partial fulfillment of their course requirement at NIIT.

Coordinator:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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SYSTEM ANALYSIS
System Summary:

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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Hardware:

Operating System:

Software:

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NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE DIAGRAM

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NETWORK PROTOCOL PLANNING

Protocol Suite Description

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DHCP INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Type of DHCP Infrastructure Description

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NAME RESOLUTION SERVICE

Type of Name Resolution Service Description

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DOMAIN NAMESPACE PLANNING

Domain Namespace Description

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WINS SERVER PLANNING

Number of WINS Servers Required

Location

Status

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DNS SERVER PLANNING

Number of DNS Servers Required

Location

Status

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Organization Connection Type Description

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PROJECT DETAILS
Session No. Activity Remarks Date Faculty Signature

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