Riordan Manufacturing Physical Layout and Network Security
Riordan Manufacturing Physical Layout and Network Security University Of Phoenix CMGT/ 441
Riordan Manufacturing Physical Layout and Network Security
Riordan currently operates four manufacturing plants; three located in the United States (San Jose, California; Pontiac, Michigan; and Albany, Georgia) and one overseas (Hang Zhou, China). Each plant contains the same basic departments, to include Sales and Marketing, Operations, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology (IT), Legal, and Human Resources. There are a few things we can do to make a good network even better, all four plants Sales and Marketing, Operations, Finance and Accounting, and Human Resources department netwoeks are all up to date with the latest equipment and software.
Pontiac Physical Layout
The network that is being used at Riordan Manufacturing in Pontiac, Michigan, has 45 dell Vostro desktops all using Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 which all are connected with CAT 5 cable for T-2 connection, (1) 48 and (1) 24 port Patch Panel which are connected to a Cisco Catalyst 3580 Ethernet switch, and 5 network printers. There is one Blade Server used as Print file, Exchange and Local ERP Back up to home office. There is also an APC Back – UPS 500 Clear is also in place for backup power supply.
I don’t really see to many issues with the site. I would suggest upgrading all 45 dell laptops to include client computers to Dell XPS laptops. The XPS is better quality than the Dells they have now but will last longer and perform better and I would switch from Microsoft office to 2010. As for the rest of the network goes, I would use Cat-6 cables instead of the Cat-5. Cat-6 is a thicker wire and will carry data longer distances than Cat-5 and
Riordan Manufacturing Physical Layout and Network Security
Riordan currently operates four manufacturing plants; three located in the United States (San Jose, California; Pontiac, Michigan; and Albany, Georgia) and one overseas (Hang Zhou, China). Each plant contains the same basic departments, to include Sales and Marketing, Operations, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology (IT), Legal, and Human Resources. There are a few things we can do to make a good network even better, all four plants Sales and Marketing, Operations, Finance and Accounting, and Human Resources department netwoeks are all up to date with the latest equipment and software.
Pontiac Physical Layout
The network that is being used at Riordan Manufacturing in Pontiac, Michigan, has 45 dell Vostro desktops all using Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 which all are connected with CAT 5 cable for T-2 connection, (1) 48 and (1) 24 port Patch Panel which are connected to a Cisco Catalyst 3580 Ethernet switch, and 5 network printers. There is one Blade Server used as Print file, Exchange and Local ERP Back up to home office. There is also an APC Back – UPS 500 Clear is also in place for backup power supply.
I don’t really see to many issues with the site. I would suggest upgrading all 45 dell laptops to include client computers to Dell XPS laptops. The XPS is better quality than the Dells they have now but will last longer and perform better and I would switch from Microsoft office to 2010. As for the rest of the network goes, I would use Cat-6 cables instead of the Cat-5. Cat-6 is a thicker wire and will carry data longer distances than Cat-5 and
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