Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to build a LAN or WAN
- Prepare for given work confirming site-specific occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental requirements with appropriate personnel
- Identify safety hazards and implement risk control measures in consultation with appropriate personnel
- Determine network design specification from job briefs or appropriate personnel
- Determine network addressing scheme for network connectivity and confirm using calculations
- Select and obtain network hardware according to established procedures
- Obtain operating instructions, manuals, hardware and software testing methodologies
- Consult appropriate personnel to ensure the task is coordinated effectively with others involved at the worksite
- Build and verify a network
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot network
- Monitor network traffic and assess performance metrics against manufacturer's specifications and established procedures
- Identify security threats and initiate control measures according to enterprise procedures
- Troubleshoot network and internet connectivity according to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise procedures
- Complete and document network build