Creating Network and Server for small company.

nikoatcrewe

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Hello Community.

I will really appreciate any kind of help as need to build proper server and network in my company. We have moving 2 small offices into one, and in new premisses I already have infrastructure which I would like to use, however not sure what exactly do I need.

I have enough expertise to feel able to do it, but there is lack of knowledge in designing that advance structure.
In current office i have network of 2bout 20 pc, however they just share the connection. We have small NAS server, but it's one of all-in-one device.

In new office I found 3 rack stations (as new office has 3 floors) with one main based in ground floor.

So what do I have (and later what I need to have).

2nd and 3rd floor has small cabinets with 24 port face plates (sockets are around the floor).
And are with Dell Powerconnect 2324 24-port ethernet switch. Each of them are connected by fibre from main rack, and are connected to fibre faceplate, with cable MGBSX1 Gigabit Ethernet 1000SX Mini-GBIC SFP Transceiver.

On Main Rack on ground floor I have 48 faceplate with all lans socket (34 are connected) and there is faceplate for fibre cables which run to the upper floors.

I have fibre broadband (D:80Mbps / U:20Mbps) with standard router from provider with 3 available Ethernet ports.

I will have around 30 workstations all around the office, all with option to login by card. I need option for virtual desktop, so all need option to login to their profile from any pc, file sharing etc.

I will also need some way of recording login times using smart card readers for bookkeeping purposes.

I would like to use packet-shaper to prioritise traffic as we will be using plenty of web conferences and webinars.

I need also some WiFi Transmitters to enable access and Guest access on each floor.

In the near future I would like to move our email servers and web servers to that server, as at the moment we are paying for that service.

Except hardware mentioned above I do not have anything more... I would welcome any advice and suggestions how to make it working, what hardware do I need to have, how to configure server etc.

I will really appreciate any help and advice.

Regards

Peter.


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Thank you very much for advice. I think I will wait with server when I will be in better financial situation :) but I will get some advice, however I need to provide Internet connection in few days... so to not to try doing anything unusual can I ask for advice about splitting the Internet Connection?

Configuration should be as follow:

Fibre Box -> Router - > X Device -> 48 Port Switch on Mail Floor -> PCs on Main Floor
X Device -> 1st Floor Fibre FacePlate -> Y Device -> 24Port Switch - PCs on First Floor
X Device -> 2nd Floor Fibre FacePlate -> Y Device -> 24Port Switch - PCs on Second Floor

What should be X Device where I can send traffic through MGBSX1 Gigabit Ethernet 1000SX Mini-GBIC SFP Transceiver to both upper floors?
I can connect switch to the routher to get it on main floor...

and Y Device? to receive it from above fibre connection and send it to smaller switch? is it exactly same device?

Should i Install extra firewall on the way?

And would you advice packetshaper?

If you know any answer could you give me a clue what i need to buy? make / model / link? :)

I really appretiate any advice.

Will spent all night waiting for it :)

Thanks.

Peter.
 
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I think device X is a 48 port switch with two fiber uplinks -- Dell 2748 or similar. That will provide gigabit connectivity to the upper floors.
On the upper floors you need media converters since it doesn't look like those older Dell switches have fiber ports. Something like this -- http://imcnetworks.com/products/giga-minimc-lfpt/

If you already had a 48 port switch, then I misread your first post. You could use the same media converters at both ends of the fiber.

kanewolf

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You have a significant job ahead. Most of what you describe is pretty straight forward. But the requirement for smart card login is a pretty significant wrinkle.

30 workstations is right on bottom edge where thin clients and VDI start to payback. Citrix has lots of whitepapers on what is needed to setup a Xendesktop infrastructure.
 

nikoatcrewe

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Oct 7, 2015
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Thank you very much for advice. I think I will wait with server when I will be in better financial situation :) but I will get some advice, however I need to provide Internet connection in few days... so to not to try doing anything unusual can I ask for advice about splitting the Internet Connection?

Configuration should be as follow:

Fibre Box -> Router - > X Device -> 48 Port Switch on Mail Floor -> PCs on Main Floor
X Device -> 1st Floor Fibre FacePlate -> Y Device -> 24Port Switch - PCs on First Floor
X Device -> 2nd Floor Fibre FacePlate -> Y Device -> 24Port Switch - PCs on Second Floor

What should be X Device where I can send traffic through MGBSX1 Gigabit Ethernet 1000SX Mini-GBIC SFP Transceiver to both upper floors?
I can connect switch to the routher to get it on main floor...

and Y Device? to receive it from above fibre connection and send it to smaller switch? is it exactly same device?

Should i Install extra firewall on the way?

And would you advice packetshaper?

If you know any answer could you give me a clue what i need to buy? make / model / link? :)

I really appretiate any advice.

Will spent all night waiting for it :)

Thanks.

Peter.
 

kanewolf

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I think device X is a 48 port switch with two fiber uplinks -- Dell 2748 or similar. That will provide gigabit connectivity to the upper floors.
On the upper floors you need media converters since it doesn't look like those older Dell switches have fiber ports. Something like this -- http://imcnetworks.com/products/giga-minimc-lfpt/

If you already had a 48 port switch, then I misread your first post. You could use the same media converters at both ends of the fiber.
 
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