Technical Requirements


Reliability
• Internet and network availability during business hours.
• Wireless internet connection for wireless devices of students and employees.
• Uninterrupted power supply for network equipment, servers and the administrators end devices.

Scalability
• Provision for expansion and upgrades of network infrastructure.

Security
• Restrictions of forbidden web sites for student PC.
• Regulation of users where only teachers and administrators can access the File Server.
• Network administrator passwords for network devices.
• Regulation of the wireless Internet where it can only be accessed by registered MAC-address.
• Port security implementation.
• Secured physical location of network devices and servers.
• Antivirus Software and firewall.

Manageability
• Hierarchical network design.
• Implementation of Virtual LAN and VTP.
• Use of network tools for troubleshooting.
• Proper orientation of employees with the use of the network (security policies, file server).

Users
The main users of PCHS are the students, teachers, and administration (accountant, registrar, principal, librarian, guidance, computer technicians and network administrators). Every user must be aware of the network policies.

For Network Administrator
• Has all the physical access to every equipment and devices on the network.
• Can access network devices remotely such as router, wireless router and switches.
• Can access all websites.
• Can upload and download files to and from the FTP server.
• Can install and uninstall programs and software.

For Computer Technicians
• Has access to network and end devices physically.
• Has access to the internet.
• Has access to social networking sites.
• Restricted access on video streaming web sites.
• Restricted access on games and pornographic web sites.
• Restricted access to Peer to Peer file sharing such as torrents.
• Can install and uninstall programs and software.

For Principal
• Has an account for use on FTP server.
• Can view faculty members’ file but cannot modify.
• Has access to social networking sites.
• Has access to video streaming sites.
• Restricted access on games and pornographic web sites.
• Restricted access to Peer to Peer file sharing such as torrents.
• Cannot access network devices physically and remotely.
• Cannot install/uninstall programs and software.

For Faculty Members
• Have account for use on FTP server.
• Cannot view other FTP account files.
• Have access to the internet.
• Have access to social networking sites.
• Restricted access on video streaming sites.
• Restricted access on games and pornographic web sites.
• Restricted access on peer to peer file sharing such as torrents.
• Cannot access network devices physically and remotely.
• Cannot install/uninstall programs and software.

For Non-teaching Personnel
(Accountant, Guidance, Registrar, Librarian)
• Have  account for use on FTP server.
• Have access to the internet.
• Have access to social networking sites.
• Restricted access on video streaming sites.
• Restricted access on games and pornographic web sites.
• Restricted access on peer to peer file sharing such as torrents.
• Cannot access network devices physically and remotely.
• Cannot install/uninstall programs and software.

For Students
• Have access to the internet.
• Observe restrictions on social networking sites.
• Observe restrictions on video streaming sites.
• Observe restrictions on games and pornographic web sites.
• Observe restrictions on peer to peer file sharing such as torrents.
• Cannot access network devices physically and remotely.
• Cannot install/uninstall programs and software.

For Wireless Connection Users
• Availability of internet access only if the MAC address of device is registered.
• Observe restrictions on social networking sites.
• Observe restrictions on video streaming sites.
• Observe restrictions on games and pornographic web sites.
• Observe restrictions on peer to peer file sharing such as torrents.
• Cannot access network devices physically and remotely.

Applications
Here are the lists of applications that will be supported by the network.
• NetOP, used to monitor student activity, as well as for discussion and data collection by teachers.
• Telnet, application used by network administrator to remotely configure network devices.
• FTP Clients, used by faculty members and administrators to connect to FTP server.