Sunday, January 21, 2007

What does it take to build an intranet

Every intranet contains some basic components. Companies choose to supply some or all of these internally while others go to outside consultants.

A company must generally have TCP/IP as the protocol of the network to run an intranet. The network must have enough bandwidth. An intranet can handle all types of multimedia.

Firewalls must be installed to keep hackers on the Internet from accessing company information. If users are to be allowed access to the intranet from a remote location security rights must be set up through the firewall. The intranet does not have to be hooked up to the Internet.

The intranet runs off a Web HTTP server. The server can be running various operating systems from UNIX, MAC or Windows NT. The server software that delivers the HTML files to the browsers is offered from many vendors. Some are even giving it away with an operating system such as Microsoft's Internet Information Server. Each employee will need a Web browser at the desktop level. Content publishers will want authoring tools and web development tools such as Java and Microsoft Active Server Pages. Users will want search engines such as the Google Search Engine or the AltaVista Search Tool to find information quickly.


http://beginnersguide.com/computer-networks/intranet/what-does-it-take-to-build-an-intranet.php