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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to set up and configure data communication systems
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and applied
2. Set-up and configuration work are determined from job specifications and in consultation with relevant person/s
3. Relevant person/s is consulted to ensure work is coordinated effectively with others involved on the worksite
4. Hardware and software required for work are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and job specifications
5. Preparatory work is checked to ensure no damage has occurred in accordance with workplace procedures and job specifications
6. Set up, configure and maintain data communication equipment
   • WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out the work are followed
7. Layout of data communications hardware cabling and outlets is determined from job specifications and/or in consultation with relevant person/s
8. Hardware is installed in accordance with the data communications system requirements
9. Data communications software is installed and configured in accordance with network requirements
10. Data communications operations are tested and anomalies identified and corrected
11. Reported data communications failures and faults are reviewed and relevant tools and methods are used in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Identified causes of reported problems are rectified and the data communications link is tested in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Unplanned situations are dealt with safely and with the approval of relevant person/s
14. Set-up configuration and maintenance are carried out efficiently without waste of materials or damage to apparatus, surrounding environment and/or services using sustainable energy practices
15. Complete work and document activities
    • WHS/OHS risk control work completion measures and workplace procedures are followed
16. Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
17. Data communications configuration and maintenance records are maintained in accordance with workplace procedures
18. Service report is completed and forwarded to relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Setting up and configuring data communications systems must include at least the following:	communication modem/s communication port/s

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures carrying out set-up configuration and maintenance efficiently without waste of materials or damage to apparatus, surrounding environment and/or services using sustainable energy practices completing work and documenting activities dealing with unplanned situations determining layout of data communications hardware cabling and outlets determining the extent of work schedule documenting network configurations and activity results for future referencing finding the cause of faults identifying and correcting anomalies installing and configuring software to requirements installing data communications software installing hardware laying out network in accordance with job specifications obtaining specified hardware and software preparing to set up and configure data communication systems rectifying identified causes of reported problems reviewing reported data communications failures and faults setting up, configuring and maintaining data communication equipment testing data communications operations.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

characteristics and limitations of the types of transmission media communications configuration and maintenance records problem-solving techniques process of data transmission protocols relevant data communications software relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation, including communications configuration and maintenance records relevant workplace policies and procedures sustainable energy principles types, characteristic specifications and limitations of fibre optic systems types, characteristics and limitations of modems and interface standards.

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