By David Madubuko
As a Cybersecurity student at Fanshawe college, i have gained theoretical and hands on experience on cybersecurity concepts from Network Design and Security, Operating System Hardening and security, Penetration Testing, Cloud Design and Security Concepts. In this project, I will be demonstrating the core concepts in a complete mini-enterprise security lab setup, from network and perimete design to Penetration testing, to auditing and documentation.
The Lighthouse Superstores has 1 branch, which consists of 1 Domain Controller which is the DNS and DHCP server, will have a Web server, File Server and Database server, 1 management PC, 2 office PC, and 2 store devices.
In this project, the following Subnets have been configured as VLANS will be used:
- Servers LAN Segment(192.168.1.0/28)
- Internal Management Lan Segment (192.168.1.16/28)
- Office Lan Segment (192.168.1.32/28)
- Store Lan Segment (192.168.1.48/28)
The following VMs will be used
| VM | Description | Subnet | IP Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server 2025 Standard | Active Directory Server and Domain Controller | Servers LAN Segment | 192.168.1.10 |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Windows 11 | Management PAW (L-PAW) | Internal Management Lan Segment | 192.168.1.25 |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Windows 11 | L-PC1 | Office Lan Segment | 192.168.1.35 |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Windows 11 | L-PC2 | Store Lan Segment | 192.168.1.50 |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| PfSense CE Firewall | Firewall and Router | WAN | WAN (DYNAMIC - Internet) |
| Internal Management Lan Segment | LANMANAGEMENT(192.168.1.17) | ||
| Servers LAN Segment | SERVERS(192.168.1.1) | ||
| Office LAN Segment | OFFICE(192.168.1.33) | ||
| Store LAN Segment | STORE(192.168.1.49) | ||
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
Goal: Design Lighthouse Stores Network from scratch
What to Build:
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Network Design and configuration (Packet Tracer)
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Network segmentation:
- WAN / Internet
- Internal network (AD, users)
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Routing
- VLAN Configuration
- Wireless Configuration
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Virtual Lab Configuration ( VMWare )
- OS:
- Windows Server (Domain Controller)
- Windows 10/11 clients
- OS:
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Active Directory Domain Installation
- Create Admin Account
- Install ADDS
- Create Forest
- Join the management PC to the Domain
Skills Proven:
- Network design
- Subnetting & VLANs
- Basic enterprise architecture
- Windows Active Directory
- Powershell