In this chapter, we have examined the planning and preparation required for us to be able to build the range. We looked at the process of creating machines and also a plan of placing machines on our network that allows us to emulate a number of different layered architectures.

We then began a discussion on the range components and we identified the need for a routing device at the perimeter that had the capability to perform filtering. Additionally, we explored the options for a Bastion Host machine that could run our software. We concluded this section with a discussion on how to create a web server. For this, we downloaded the metasploitable virtual machine. As we discussed in the chapter, we will add more components to our range, but for now, the components we have added are enough to move forward. In the next chapter, we will look at a number of the testing methodologies that are available for us to follow when we perform our professional testing.