Executive Summary

The purpose of this document is to provide ACME Anvils and Supplies Incorporated recommendations on how to build, configure, and manage a secure information technology network and the associated user ID, groups, hardware, software, and firewall configurations to support its business operations. This IT network design physically covers ACME Anvils and Supplies’ corporate offices in San Bernardino, CA, and its production and warehouse facility in Loma Linda, CA. It also provides specifications on setting up 32 users, user IDs, user groups, and associated levels of access, and this document provides firewall configurations. 

This proposal makes the general assumption of creating a computer network with the highest quality information technology hardware with the intent of developing a network that will be robust, secure, and flexible to meet the needs of ACME Anvils and Supplies Incorporated over the next ten years. With this in mind, there are many areas in this proposal where money can be saved as the owners discuss the return on making this investment. If need be, costs can be cut by lowering the quality of the workstations, switches, servers, and firewalls in that order. At this time, though, we recommend making the highest quality investment in ACME Anvils and Supplies Incorporated's future as recommended in this proposal.