Design and configure a small office network using Packet Tracer. Scenario: You are tasked with setting up a network for a small office with the following requirements: ❖ The office has four departments: Sales, Computer Science, Finance, and IT. ❖ Each department has at least five computers. ❖ There should be a central server for file sharing and centralized backups. ❖ Security measures should be implemented to protect the network from external threats. ❖ Implement VLANs to segregate network traffic between departments. The main steps that are included to setting up small office network ✓ Draw a diagram showing the topology of the network, including devices such as routers, switches, computers, and servers. ✓ Decide on IP addressing scheme for each department and subnet accordingly. ✓ Configure IP addresses on each device based on the chosen IP addressing scheme. ✓ Set up VLANs to separate traffic between departments. Assign VLANs to switch ports accordingly. ✓ Configure inter-VLAN routing on the router to allow communication between different departments. ✓ Set up DHCP services to automatically assign IP addresses to computers in each department. ✓ Configure NAT on the router to provide internet access to the network. ✓ Set up access control lists (ACLs) on the router to restrict access to certain resources or block unwanted traffic. ✓ Configure the server with appropriate file sharing services and set up user accounts and permissions.
