In the  expansion of  IT consulting business.
In the 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

• 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

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  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