Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and design a complex network to meet business requirements
- Design and implement a security strategy
- Analyse requirements for internal and external security
- Design security strategy to meet requirements
- Implement security strategy
- Undertake ongoing monitoring of the viability and reliability of network security, through testing and use of technical tools
- Continually monitor internal and external network access for security breaches
- Install and configure a complex network to meet business requirements
- Check and install cabling and associated components according to industry standards
- Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide internet protocol (IP) addressing and routing
- Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide name resolution
- Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide network services
- Install and configure remote access services
- Install and configure devices to provide data management services
- Provide integrated network services across a complex network
- Plan, design and implement voice and video business communications system
- Manage and support a complex network
- Identify and evaluate appropriate network management tools to assist in the administration of the complex network
- Select and install network management tools according to industry and organisational standards
- Set and monitor alerts and logs
- Capture and analyse network performance data
- Implement automated server updates
- Implement desktop management policies
- Implement automated virus checking
- Use remote management tools
- Test network functionality and obtain sign-off