The recent COVID 19 restrictions have forced a company in Australia to undergo specific changes in its computer network. Suppose that you are hired as a network engineer to redesign and implement an updated computer network for the company. The company hopes to use the latest technology with a feasible budget and wants scope for future expansion. You had a face-to-face meeting with the manager, but he comes from a non-technical background. So, the meeting did not yield much except for the following general information about the company. There are two sites, one in Penrith and Newcastle. Penrith site requires50 employees, while Newcastle site has 30 employees. Both the sites have Reception, Finance, IT, Marketing and Manager departments. The Penrith site has two other departments, i.e., Human Resource and Public relations. Your task is to propose an updated network design for further implementation. You are required to have the following three sections in the proposal.

Use the requirements identified at Task1 to redesign a WAN structure between Penrith and Newcastle by using a relevant network designing software. Draw a diagram to illustrate your high-level design. Design LAN IP addresses using the subnet 192.160.G.0/24, where G is your group number. It would be best to use the Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM)technique whilst creating the subnets and allow 5% for possible future expansion. Configure the topology devices with basic configurations, routing using Packet Tracer. An additional configuration such as VLAN and Port security is entitled to extra marks

TASK

CREATE A Devices configurations A configuration such as WAN, VLAN, VLSM as per the requirements in Task 2 needs to be provided in the report