Mapping Out a New Network - Suggestions Needed!
Hey everyone. I've recently come across a pretty big project, and while I have some ideas as to how I'd like to roll out it out, I'd really like to hear more feedback from the seasoned professionals on here.
With that said, here's the specifications for the network I'll be setting up and managing:
Any and all advice (preferred equipment, proven solutions, etc.) that can be provided will be greatly appreciated!
With that said, here's the specifications for the network I'll be setting up and managing:
The incoming line is 100 meg fiber
There are around 150 apartments
Three non-powered drops per apartment
One VOIP phone per apartment
Install VOIP system (phones, server, etc.)
Each apartment will have 3 tenants. Each tenant must have their username and password in order to access the network. These username and passwords will later have to be managed by property management, so user friendliness is a huge plus.
Network monitoring and throttling must be instituted. The owner wants to see monthly usage reports
Owner needs a network "map" which displays the true physical locations in the building in regards to assigned IP addresses
Any and all advice (preferred equipment, proven solutions, etc.) that can be provided will be greatly appreciated!
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in regards to the physical network equipment i'd go for high end Cisco or Draytek kit. you want it to be up, stable and stay up, these two provide extremely good cost to stability/longevity. plus, make sure you get the Cisco 4 hour SLA forward kit replacement support. Definately worth it when you have 450 users all moaning that its gone down.
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I'll be sure to look into those devices.
Any idea what the best route is to manage VLAN's for the users? Ideally I would like to have a VLAN for each apartment, so that way a user could have their XBOX 360 hooked up and still see it from their computer, or something along those lines.
Any idea what the best route is to manage VLAN's for the users? Ideally I would like to have a VLAN for each apartment, so that way a user could have their XBOX 360 hooked up and still see it from their computer, or something along those lines.
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Any opinions on Sonicwall equipment?
Wouldn't advise it, it doesn't keep up very well at higher end high traffic. we've had to replace multiple sonicwall firewalls at clients.
on the Firewall side of things we highly rate Watchguard from the different vendors we've tried out. Eitherthat or a Cisco PIX
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And yeah, we already have a SIP provider.