Complete network overhaul at Boldtic’s head office
Client
Boldtic
Scope
Head office
Services
Architecture · Security · Wi-Fi · Migration
Platform
Fortinet
Segmentation
802.1Q VLANs
Security
UTM / IPS
Migration
In production
The brief
Completely renew the network infrastructure at Boldtic’s head office: rack, switching, perimeter security and Wi-Fi, on Fortinet technology (Fortinet firewall and FortiAP).
And do it with the network live, keeping corporate services running.
Technology
- Fortinet firewall
- FortiAP
- 802.1Q VLANs
- Inter-VLAN routing
- UTM / IPS
- VPN
- STP / RSTP
- LACP
LAN/WLAN architecture
- LAN and WLAN architecture re-engineering
- Segmentation with 802.1Q VLANs and inter-VLAN routing
- Separate networks: corporate, infrastructure, IoT and guests
- Trunks, STP/RSTP and LACP link aggregation
- NAT, DHCP and VPN
Perimeter security
- Advanced firewall policies
- UTM and IPS profiles
- Application control and filtering
- VPN
Wi-Fi with FortiAP
- Central management
- SSIDs mapped to each VLAN
- Client isolation
- Optimisation of channels, power, coverage and roaming
Rack and patching
Replacement and reorganisation of the rack, with the patching completely redone and all labelling updated.
Controlled migration
Migration of the live environment with layer 2 and 3, routing, DNS, DHCP, security, performance and connectivity testing.
The project in pictures
