ICTNWK541 — Configure, verify and troubleshoot WAN links and IP services

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34 assessable components: 5 elements (19 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 3 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to install medium enterprise Wide Area Network (WAN) links

1.1Review existing network design documentation and determine currency and completeness according to organisational requirements
1.2Analyse organisational security protocol requirements
1.3Determine access and security requirements of required tools, equipment, software
1.4Develop and document installation plans and detail prioritised tasks and contingency arrangements according to organisational requirements
1.5Obtain installation plan sign off from required personnel

2 Configure WAN links

2.1Determine WAN connection method requirements according to installation plan specifications
2.2Configure and verify required serial WAN configuration and WAN protocols according to vendor specifications
2.3Configure required virtual private network (VPN) and site-to-site technology according to vendor specifications
2.4Determine and configure an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) connection according to installation plan specifications

3 Configure and verify IP services on a router

3.1Configure, implement and verify a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) router operation according to vendor specifications
3.2Configure and verify internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) addressing according to vendor specifications
3.3Configure and verify the operation of network address translation (NAT) requirements according to installation plan specifications

4 Secure a network using router services

4.1Determine purpose and types of access control lists (ACLs) according to installation plan specifications
4.2Configure and apply ACLs according to network filtering requirements
4.3Secure access to the network router according to installation plan specifications

5 Troubleshoot medium enterprise WAN links

5.1Test WAN implementation links and align to installation plan service expectations
5.2Respond and rectify identified WAN implementation issues
5.3Document test results and rectification methods according to installation plan specifications
5.4Seek and respond to feedback from required personnel

Performance evidence

install, configure and test Wide Area Networks (WAN) links on at least two occasions.
plan and prepare for WAN link installation
document finalised solutions for WAN links
secure access to network router through access control lists.

Knowledge evidence

industry standard operation and configuration of internet protocol version 6 (IPv6)
industry standard router setup and operations, including: ACLs, router command line interface (CLI) configuration, router debug commands
industry standard problems and solutions with WAN link installations.

Foundation skills

Numeracy: Analyses numerical information to take measurements, interpret results and evaluate performance and interoperability of network
Oral communication: Uses listening and questioning techniques to confirm requirements, articulate complex concepts and matters using required terminology to explain technical and business-related matters with required personnel
Reading: Interprets and analyses technical information to determine requirements according to organisational needs
Writing: Prepares workplace documentation which incorporates an evaluation of technical information and specialised language in a format and style for a specific audience
Planning and organising: Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive knowledge of context to plan, prioritise and monitor own work
Problem solving: Demonstrates effective decision making for relatively complex situations and takes a range of factors into consideration Uses intuition to identify the general problem area, switching to analytical processes to clarify goals and key issues and lateral thinking processes to generate possible solutions
Self-management: Demonstrates knowledge of the implications of legal and regulatory responsibilities related to own work Demonstrates knowledge of how strategic and operational applications are used or could be used to achieve work goals
Technology: Demonstrates knowledge of the ways in which digital systems and tools are used or could be used to achieve work goals Uses digital technologies and systems safely and securely when implementing and monitoring a system, with a growing awareness of the permanence and transparency of all activities

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