GNA Incorporation

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GNA Incorporation

Table of Contents

Introduction     4
Objectives     4
Network Technology     5
Servers     5
File and Print server     5
Application server     6
Mail server     7
Communication server     7
Remote Access Services     7
Internet Access     7
Clients     8
Workstations     8
Printers     8
Network Topologies     8
Networking Components     9
Network Interface Card (NIC)     9
Cables     9
Network Hub     9
Operating Systems     9
Network Operating System     9
Client Operating System     9
Users applications     10
User Management and Third Party Tools     10
Backup system     11
Backup Device     11
Backup software     11
Backup Plan     11
Backup Schedule     11
System administrators tasks     12
Corrective Maintenance     12
Desktop Support     12
Server Support     12
Network Support     13
Preventive Maintenance     13
Daily Maintenance     13
Weekly Maintenance     13
Monthly Maintenance     14
Quarterly Maintenance     14
Annual Maintenance     14
Installation     14
Desktop Installations     14
Server Installations     15
Network Installations     15
Future upgrade and Network expansion     15
Bibliography     17
Computerized Based Training     17

GNA INCORPORATION
Introduction
GNA is an engineering consulting firm that provides electrical, and mechanical engineering services as well as CAD (Computer Aided Design) services to major Corporations in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut.  GNA Inc. is located in New York City and occupies a relatively small office space.  The firm employs forty people consisting of engineers, project managers, office personnel and management. A 1/3 of the employees work in the office and 2/3 consult at client�s offices throughout the city.  Due to tremendous demand for engineering services in the city, the firm is expanding rapidly.  The current peer-to-peer network can no longer respond to the firm�s increasing information technology needs.
The firm currently uses a peer-to-peer network.  Employees manage access to their printer and data.  Employees have no means to send electronic messages in the office and access to the Internet is limited to the management staff.
The firm wants to create and implement a Local Area Network (LAN) network that would meet its new information system needs

Objectives
This project will create a new network with the following goals:
�     Provide reliability
�     Better resource management (i.e. printers, modems, hard disk space, etc), performance
�     Comprehensive security management
�     User management
�     Audit Trail
�     Network monitoring
�     Remote access service to employees in the field
�     Provide for File and Print sharing
�     Provide support for network applications
�     Control access to files and confidential data
�     Provide remote access service for remote users (engineers in the field)
�     Allow users the ability to send and receive electronic mails (e-mail).
�     Create a Backup plan to ensure data recovery in case of accidental file deletion or corruption.

     Network Technology
     GNA opted for a server-based network rather than a peer-to-peer network.  Although a peer-to-peer network would satisfy most of the current users' needs, this type of network technology would let very little room for growth and would not provide enough security options.
     GNA�s management wants to be able to control the following:
�     User logon ID by requiring each user to have a designated User ID and password
�     Access (Read Only, Write, Read/Write, Execute) to certain files and/or directories
�     Monitor (Audit trail) users' access and activities.

Servers
The following servers will be used to accommodate the expansion needs of GNA:
File and Print server
This server will be used to manage user access and use of file as well as printer resources.  Users� data will be saved on the file server for easy access.  This centralized data storage will facilitate backup operation and promote better administration of company data.  For example, user can run spreadsheet or word processing applications from their computer and save files on a network drive.
Printers connected to that server directly (parallel port) or through a network print devices can be shared.  This met...

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