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Jan and Kim Levering have decided to expand their IT consulting business.
They have leased space in a nearby building. The following are the details:

• They will have an entire floor that has the following:
  
  
  • a receptionist area

• 2 offices (one for Jan and one for Kim)

• a conference room

• an office that will accommodate 15 cubes for their
  consultants

• a computer room to house their server(s)

 

• They currently have 8 Windows XP systems set up in a workgroup

 

They would like you to develop a 2-phased plan. The first phase involves
moving from the current office to the new office. In a 3–4-page report, you need
to do the following:

• Diagram the network and identify the topology and components:
  
  
  • Their existing equipment is as follows:
    
    
    • 8 XP systems
      
      
      • 1 each in Jan and Kim’s offices
    
    
    • 6 systems cubes (1 per cube)

• 1 Windows Server 2008 (standard edition) system in the computer
  room

• 1 printer in the computer room

• Include the following:
  
  
  • IP addressing scheme (use static addressing)

• subnetting/supernetting

• subnet mask for phase 1

 

• Provide an installation guide on how to set up the Windows Server 2008
  system and the network, including the following:
  
  
  • illustrations of the server installation process

• a minimum of 8 Windows Server 2008 screenshots, with detailed
  explanations

• descriptions of the settings for the following:
  
  
  • server roles

• naming conventions

• disk format (NTFS or FAT)

• joining

• security

• centralized versus decentralized administration

• a discussion of TCP/IP configuration

• a comparison of settings between workgroup and domain

• an explanation of typical installation problems/difficulties related to the
  following:
  
  
  • hardware

• software

• the network

 

The second phase, to be completed later, will be to expand their network to
accommodate additional equipment.

 

Please submit your assignment.

 

The following rubric will be used for grading:

 

Grading Rubric
30%	Diagram the network and identify the topology and components of their existing equipment.
20%	Diagram the network, and identify the topology and components including the IP addressing scheme (using static addressing), subnetting/supernetting, and the subnet mask for phase 1.
20%	Provide an installation guide on how to set up the Windows Server 2008 system and the network, including the following: illustrations of the server installation process a minimum of 8 Windows Server 2008 screenshots, with detailed explanations
15%	Provide an installation guide on how to set up the Windows Server 2008 system and the network, including the following: descriptions of settings for the following: server roles naming conventions disk format (NTFS or FAT) joining security centralized versus decentralized administration a discussion of TCP/IP configuration a comparison of settings between workgroup and domain
15%	Provide an installation guide on how to set up the Windows Server 2008 system and the network, including the following: an explanation of typical installation problems/difficulties related to the following: hardware software the network