ABC Pty Ltd began as a small business 20 years. Currently, ABC is a distributor, wholesaler, and retailer of residential and industrial electrical equipment, supplies and services. The company also provides installation and services in areas such as energy management, solar systems, home automation, surveillance systems and data and communication equipment. Customer orders are mainly dealt with over the phone and are completely computer-less.

In addition, customer queries have recently doubled, increasing the workload for ABC’s sales staff. Some customers have commented that ordering and delivery take too long and consequently, they’ve proceeded to purchase products directly from other wholesalers. The owners of the business are concerned that the business is not keeping up with the times as the market is becoming more and more competitive. This is creating a new challenge for the business. The company has decided to purchase computers and install an office network.

This company has five (5) different departments (Marketing, Admin, Finance, Security, and HR) in Melbourne. The company wants to expand its branch office to Sydney with the same office setup as in Melbourne. Its Melbourne office sits on approximately four acres of land and serves over 100 staff and 20 guest users. The office consists of two buildings. One building is used for Marketing, admin and finance and other building has Security and HR. Each building has two floors with each department on each floor. Client is also requesting wireless internet access at all buildings.

The company needs a comprehensive, technologically advanced network solution that is cost effective and allow for network monitoring for this main office. The solution had to be easy to deploy and manage due to limited staff.

Write a report with the following contents:

Executive Summary

List five questions you would like to ask the GM (General Manager) on the first meeting.

Network Topology

Project hardware requirements (only for main office) with estimated budget.

o Name of the network device with manufacturer’s name, series, model and ports

o Networktopology

o Type of network media (cables)

o In-depth details about the company’s network infrastructure. For example, Name of the server, PCs specifications, operating system, RAM, hard disk etc.

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