Keep all network addresses suggest and discuss vlan scheme workgroup

Current Network and Configurations

The current network has the following characteristics:

Branch facility cannot access the servers in the other buildings; the data needs to be e-mailed.

- 2 Finance
R&D, Sales, and Marketing build has three floors with 27 employees; each floor has both R&D personnel as well as Sales personnel:
A few current employees are having to double as network administrators, which takes time away from their primary tasks.

Business Applications

- Suggest alternative OS to meet service requirements and to increase security.
- Server service requirements:

Provide suggestion and talking points for upgraded networking components to take advantage of gigabit speeds.
Realign IP addressing scheme to include VLSM
- Considering the size of the business, keep all network addresses as /24.
- Provide a routing protocol matrix showing benefits and drawbacks of each.
Suggest and discuss movement from analog phone system to digital IP phone system.
Provide discussion points and diagram on physical layer design and equipment.
Discuss testing and verification strategies.
Provide IP addressing table; include routers, switches, and PCs.
Provide networking equipment list table and pricing

Main building (R&D building) should be considered to be the MDF and demarcation point for the facilities in Sydney.
- The R&D building will house all major components including servers.

Finance Department

They have concerns of trying to keep the costs low. They do understand that they have to be competitive and maintain quality in the business; therefore, there is flexibility within the budget if adequate information is provided.

Employees would like to utilize wireless devices to be more productive but can’t in most locations due the lack of, or weak, wireless signal.