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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to build LAN or WAN
   • Prepare for given work confirming site-specific work health and safety (WHS) 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
2. Build and verify network
   • Establish connections between network hardware according to manufacturer’s specifications and established procedures
   • Verify network routing and switching to conform to network design specification
   • Set up, configure and share network resources between network devices
3. 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
4. Complete and document network build
   • Restore worksite to safe condition according to established safety procedures
   • Record and store network schematics and network addressing scheme
   • Notify appropriate personnel of completion of the task
   • Notify customer and obtain sign-off

Performance Evidence

Evidence of ability to:

effectively implement work health and safety (WHS) workplace procedures and practices

develop a network addressing scheme

determine required network components to build the network

plan, build, configure, test and analyse performance of a network

troubleshoot network problems.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe enterprise WHS procedures

explain internet and computer network communication

outline network addressing schemes including open systems interconnect (OSI) and transmission control protocol (TCP)/IP model

describe planning the cabling of ethernet networks

define the seven layer OSI model

identify correct tool and equipment usage

identify troubleshooting procedures.

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