Assignment title Internet Server Management=ISM Purpose of this assignment Scenario: Creative Consultant Ltd. is a London based Digital Communications Company that specializes in Designing, Hosting and Managing corporate websites. Apart from the regular Admin, Accounts, Finance and Marketing Departments, they also have groups of Front and Back End Developers along with Flash Designers. Every Department will have their own shared drive of 100 Gb where all the materials for that particular department is securely stored. The Chief Executive, Margaret Manning is highly organized and very demanding in terms of quality of work and data security in the organization. For instance, she does not want anyone else other than the Accounts or Finance department to have access to the shared drive dedicated for the respective departments. The existing network is old, not very secure and having various issues. They want to rebuild their entire network. Assume that you have been appointed in the role of a system administrator to re-build, manage and operate the new, secure, domain based network system for Creative Consultant Ltd. Task 1 – Perform administrative tasks to manage network users and resources ⦁ Bring out a document which will include a pre-installation, implementation and post-installation scenarios to have a domain based system to address the above-mentioned requirements. Moreover, to substantiate your plan also include a set of settings/observations you are familiar with during the lab sessions describing the application of security rights to user, groups, organizational units, security policies like account naming convention, password policy, hardware access etc. [Assessment Criteria: 1.a, 1.b] Task 2 – Apply architectural concepts to the design/evaluation of networks The company Head Office is in Soho and they have 450 employees working in this site. The computers used by the employees in different departments come with various hardware and software specification. For instance, the computers used by the Admin Department are of low hardware profiles whereas the computers for the Designers and Back End Developers are high-end machines with higher processing, memory and graphics capacity. In this context, produce a document taking into consideration of the following major issues and also suggest any alternatives with proper justification: ⦁ Hardware and software requirements, their application relating with OSI layers ⦁ Selection of network topologies ⦁ IP addressing design and implementation ⦁ Selection of Network Operating systems and client operating systems ⦁ Networking utilities to be applied to diagnose and troubleshoot network OS problems. [Assessment Criteria: 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 2.d, 2.e] ⦁ Task 3 – Apply appropriate security to safeguard network resources Considering the requirement of Reading Room, produce an analytical report on how the following Windows server features can be utilised. ⦁ Usage of Distributed file system ⦁ Security, compression & encryption mechanisms for file/folder ⦁ Implementation of security certificates to the documents ⦁ Web access of the documents. [Assessment Criteria: 3.a, 3.b, 3.c] Task 4 – Configuring an Internet Server The company plans to host its own website as well as provide many staff groups to manage their own websites in-house using the same dedicated internet connection provided by the ISP. As a system administrator considering the above-mentioned requirements/ constraints, produce: ⦁ A report illustrating “How would you address these additional requirements” justifying your selection of tools, technologies and techniques [Assessment Criteria: 4.a, 4.b, 4.c] For Assignment help-doc 10/07/2017 Student Name: Date of Issue: 30/04/2017 Student ID: Date of Submission: 10/06/2017   Coursework Regulations   1 All coursework must be submitted via http://technology.stpmoodle.net/ 1 Please check the submission date and time and ensure that coursework is submitted on time. 1 Requests for an extension must be in accordance with the guidelines set out in the college regulations, with the necessary documentary evidence to support your request. 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Evidence (Page no) LO 1 Perform administrative tasks to manage network users and resources 1.1 For a case study produce: account naming convention- log on hours - terminal restrictions- password change policy- structure of global, universal and domain local groups- assignment of users to built-in groups- rights of specific users 1 1.2 Demonstrate how to implement domain user accounts in accordance with plan 1 LO 2 Apply architectural concepts to the design/evaluation of networks 2.1 Design a LAN for a specific purpose or assess an existing network for fitness of purpose 2 2.2 Identify the various parts (software and hardware) of a network system and relate it to the 7-layered model 2 2.3 Differentiate between different kinds of network, network topologies and network operating systems 2 2.4 Diagnose connectivity problems using utilities 2 2.5 For a company requiring 500 computers in 10 segments, optimize IP addressing using class B and C IP addresses 2 LO 3 Apply appropriate security to safeguard network resources 3.1 For a case study produce: file/folder security for network access - web sharing for a folder - a domain based DFS root - EFS security and identify the circumstances where certificates need to be exported - define local group policy - implement the plan and use the security configuration tool 3 3.2 write a report on the suggested usage of DFS for a specific installation e.g. a large call centre client database 3 3.3 Install CA, issue certificates for specific purposes 3 LO 4 Configure an internet server 4.1 Install IIS 4 4.2 For a case study produce appropriate access restrictions 4 4.3 Install, configure and test NAT (Or ICS) 4 Learner declaration I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged. Student signature: Date: Assignment front sheet Qualification Unit number and title Pearson BTEC HND Diploma in Network Engineering and Telecommunications Systems Custom Unit: Internet Server Management Student name Assessor name Amjad Alam Date issued Completion date Submitted on Assignment title Assignment: Internet Server Management In addition to the above PASS criteria, this assignment gives you the opportunity to submit evidence in order to achieve the following MERIT and DISTINCTION grades Grade Descriptor Indicative characteristic/s Contextualisation M1 Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions Effective judgements have been made An effective approach to study and research has been applied To achieve M1 effective judgements will have to be made in presenting a complete document which shall include a network plan, network design as well as alternatives including diagrams with all attributes defined and illustrating the use of technologies, devices, services, protocol, standards and their description/function to fulfil ALL requirements for each task. (whole Task 1, 2,3 & 4) M2 Select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques ⦁ Coherently present with appropriate methods Learner must provide detailed techniques for configuring on log-in time, terminal restriction, etc (Task 1-AC 1.1) M3 Present and communicate appropriate findings Presentation have been used appropriately and technical language has been accurately used To achieve M3 you must produce documentation to visualise snapshots of all installation services (ALL tasks) D1 Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions Conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified. To achieve D1 Analysis and evaluation will have been carried on the monitoring process. (whole Tasks 3) D2 Take responsibility for managing and organising activities ⦁ Check validity when collecting, analysing and processing information/data ⦁ Adopt and correctly use a recognised referencing scheme e.g. Harvard Referencing Learner need to justify the reason for using the approach on the ip addressing (Task 2) And Appropriate references/ sources need to be provided. D3 Demonstrate convergent/lateral/ creative thinking ⦁ Alternative and innovative approaches have been considered To achieve D3 learner need to provide a detailed installation & configuration on IIS & NAT (Task 4) And please use this website to help you as a guide to find the diagrams: www.computernetworkingnotes.com http://study-ccna.com/port-security ccna-study-guide/switchport-explained-with-examples