Reference no: EM132789304

ICTNWK506 Configure, Verify and Troubleshoot WAN Links and IP Services in a Medium Enterprise Network

Assessment Task

Activity 1: Prepare a set of guidelines explaining how to prepare for an ICT job according to work health and safety (WHS) codes, regulations and standards. Include reference to the relevant legislation, regulations, codes and standards.

Activity 2: Arrange access to the site as per organizational requirements.

Draft an email to the IT manager (your assessor) and seeking permission and arrange access to the network site. Email should request permission to access the site in a specific date and time, according to the policies and procedures.

Activity 3: Review the existing network design documentation (‘scenario and background information' provided above) to ensure that it is current and complete. Document any changes required.

Activity 4:Select and document network elements required to be installed to meet technical requirements.

Activity 5: Send email to contact vendors and service suppliers to obtain the specifications and determine the availability of the identified components.
Also, give a follow-up call to your vendor/ supplier (your assessor) to confirm your inquiry. Write summary of discussion.

Activity 6: Develop plans, with prioritised tasks and contingency arrangements, forinstallation ofcomponents with minimum disruption to client.

Describe your plans to minimise to disruptions.

Activity 7: Discuss with your manager (your assessor) and obtain approval for the plans including security and timing. Provide evidence of your approval.

Write an email to the IT Manager/ CIO (assessor) seeking approval of the installation plan including security and timing.
Reply email from IT Manager/ CIO (assessor) advising approval of the plan.

Part B

For each question in Part B, you must take a screenshot and/or provide a written explanation as evidence of completion. You must also keep records of any issues or problems that arise, for use in troubleshooting in Part E.

Submit all documents, as listed in the evidence checklist (below) to your assessor by the due date.
Attach screenshots and/or provide written explanation.

Activity 1: Determine different methods for connecting to a wide area network (WAN).
Discuss it with your manager (your assessor) and write discussion summary.

Activity 2: Configure and verify a basic serial WAN configuration

Activity 3: Configure and verify at least two WAN protocols.

Activity 4: Determine and explain virtual private network (VPN) technology and document the VPN technology you implemented.

Activity 5: Configure and verify a site-to-site VPN. Document the steps taken for:
o Configure IPsec VPN settings on R1 and R3
o Verify site-to-site IPsec VPN configuration
o Test IPsec VPN operation

Activity 6: Determine asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology.

Discuss it with your manager (your assessor) and write discussion summary.

Activity 7: Configure and verify an ADSL connection. This can be achieved on any supported router in given topology (R3 is proposed router).

Part C
For each question in Part C, you must take a screenshot and/or provide a written explanation as evidence of completion. You must also keep records of any issues or problems that arise, for use in troubleshooting in Part E.

Activity 1: Determine the operation and benefits of using dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) and discuss it with your manager (your assessor). Write your discussion summary.

Activity 2: Configure and verify DHCP operation on a supported router (R3 is proposed router).

Activity 3: Implement static and dynamic addressing services for hosts in a local area network (LAN) environment
Document the hosts static and dynamic addressing services you used.
o Screen Shot of any interface's IP configuration could be the evidence for static addressing services.
o Screen Shot of, dynamically assigned IP, to client could be the evidence for dynamic addressing services. (Such as PC-C getting dynamic IP from DHCP on R3)

Activity 4: Determine the basic operation of network address translation (NAT)
Document which operation of NAT you performed and discuss it with your assessor(This could be demonstrated with ADSL or IPSec configurations).

Activity 5: Configure NAT for given network requirements. As above, provide evidence using screen shot for configured NAT.

Activity 6: Implement and verify NAT in a medium sized enterprise branch office network.
Provide evidence as screenshot and/or descriptions of how you have done it.

Activity 7: Discuss the basic operation and configuration of internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) with your manager and write summary of discussion.

Part D
For each question in Part D, you must take a screenshot and/or provide a written explanation as evidence of completion. You must also keep records of any issues or problems that arise, for use in troubleshooting in Part E.

Activity 1: Determine the purpose and types of access control lists (ACLs) and discuss it with your manager (your assessor). Write summary of discussion.

Activity 2: Configure and apply ACLs based on network filtering requirements

Activity 3: Configure and apply ACLs to provide secure access to the router

Part E
Activity 1: Troubleshoot WAN implementation issues identified in Part A - D

Activity 2: Rectify WAN problems

Document the steps taken to troubleshoot and rectify WAN issues

Activity 3: Write issues identified and solutions implemented to rectify these issues.

Part F

Activity 1: Write a reflection journal outlining what you have learnt while doing all the above activities.

Attachment:- Verify and Troubleshoot WAN Links.rar