ADDRESSING SCHEME
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NETWORK MANAGEMENT
A complete TCP/IP addressing and naming convention scheme for all hosts, servers, and network interconnection devices will be developed and administered by the District Office. The implementation of unauthorized addresses will be prohibited. The District Addressing Scheme can be implemented in a number of ways. Ideas you should consider are Class A, B, and C Addresses with appropriate subnetting, Network Address Translation (NAT), and Private Network Numbers.
All computers located on the administrative networks will have static addresses, curriculum computers will obtain addresses by utilizing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Each site should have a server running DHCP and use only addresses consistent with the overall District Addressing Scheme. A master network management host will be established at the District Office and will have total management rights over all devices in the network. This host will also serve as the router configuration host and maintain the current configurations of all routers in the network. Each region location (Hub) will house a regional network management host to support its area. The management scheme for the data portion of the network will be based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) standards. All routers will be pointed to the master Network Management host for the purpose of downloading new or existing configurations. The District Office will maintain the super user passwords for all network devices and configuration changes on these devices will be authorized from the District Office: i.e., Routers and LAN Switches.
