This is a small design for an office. There are more than 15 employees in different three rooms.
1- Customer Requirements:
+ Centralized Management on File Server
+ All Clients is managed by Domain Controller (DHCP, DNS, WINS, NAT)
+ Auto Shutdown Server after 19:00 pm.
+ Auto Shutdown and Startup UPS
+ In case of electricity problem, Server must be shutdown after few minutes
+ Auto Sync some data form specific folder to another
+ Auto backup database daily
+ Network Backup Line, just in case Server down
2- Solutions
+ Centralized Management through File Server (Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit)
+ Upgrade Server to Domain Controller together with DHCP, DNS, WINS, NAT Server
+ Join Clients to Domain Controller
+ Use PC Auto Shutdown to schedule Shutdown time or write a script in Task Schedule (PSshutdown.exe or Shutdown.exe)
+ Use Winpower program to schedule shutdown and startup time for Santak UPS. Auto Shutdown Server in case of electricity down.
+ Use xcopy.exe command in Task Schedule for Sync data.
+ Use Server Backup Tools for backup entire Server and Data.
3- Network Model
4- IP Tables
5- Trouble Shooting
+ Disable “Ctrl+Alt+Delete” screen on Client Machines after join domain (GPO)
+ If Clients cannot ping to domain “itbox4vn.com”, create a Forward Lookup Zone and Reverse Lookup Zone for “itbox4vn.com”.
+ If Clients cannot add Network Printer (permission deny), disable “Point and Printer Restriction” in GPO.
+ Change the default Printer for the machine that directly attach to the Printer before “Add Printer” on another PC.
+ Domain Name conflict with Web Site, so I cannot access my website www.itbox4vn.com anymore. There are two solutions for this. First, you have to change domain name into itbox4vn.local or itbox4vn.vn… Second, create a Host in DNS for “www” alias with the Public IP of real website in DNS.
6- More Options
+ Configure Mail Server for small business with Live.com (hotmail) or Google Apps
+ Free Antivirus (ClamWin)
(And more...)