Develop a budget. Incorporate these elements into the document that will become your site management plan. You will be adding to this document throughout the course and the final document will count as a significant part of your final grade. The Initial Steps in Setting Up a Site Lesson Three discusses the role of IP Addressing, DNS and the InterNIC in the functioning of the Internet, and how these topics apply to the setup and maintenance of your site. It also provides a general overview of your server s connection, hardware and software.
Research setting up a domain name, pick a sample and document the process of setting it up.
If you have a DNS, use the tools provided in this lesson to document the connection to that address. If you don't currently have a domain name, pick a sample site and use what tools you can to identify the IP address, ping the connection, and so on. This information will be included in the technical specifications of your site management plan. This lesson will go into detail regarding the tasks and costs associated with developing and hosting a site in-house, including discussing the principles of the server s connection to the Internet, security issues and ways to resolve them, and specifics on the hardware and software necessary to set up the server. Research and document setup costs for hosting your site in-house.