COM651 Managing Networks and Systems Assignment 1 Brief 2026 | Wrexham University

COM651 Assignment 1 Brief

Module Outcomes Assessed

1. Demonstrate an understanding and application of regulation relating to network and systems privacy and security.
2. Provide students with an insight into cutting-edge and emergent network technology management.
3. Identify and evaluate problems and solutions in terms of their application and relevance.

Assessment Task Details

provide a description of the task

You are the Network manager for an Electronics company based in Wrexham who has just opened THREE MORE branches around the UK. You are tasked with researching and designing the network setup for each branch to be able to communicate effectively with the others.

You must use Cisco Packet Tracer for the network design.

The details are as follows:

• Each branch has 60 staff.
• You must use a combination of both Public and Private class A, B & C IP addresses.
• The RIP routing protocol needs to be implemented for all sites/locations.
• At least one DHCP server must be implemented.
• At least one DNS server must be implemented.

Access Control Lists must be implemented within your designs.