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Prescription: NM61n (NM21n)Lan Administration Applied

Aim of Module Students will increase their knowledge and skills enabling them to perform the duties of an Administrator on a server-based LAN

Credits 7

Knowledge Assumed From NM500(NM100) Introduction to LAN Administration

Student Learning hours 70

Content Revised 2000

Prescription Expiry Date Nov 2005


Level and Assessment Schedule
TopicsHighest
Skill Level
Suggested
Assessment
Percentage
1 LAN Installation A 40
2 LAN Administration A 50
3 Fault Detection & Correction P 10

100

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Student Will
A1Install and configure a server-based LAN.
A2Administer a server-based LAN.
A3Troubleshoot and correct typical problems.

CONTENT

1LAN Installation
> The server-based LAN hardware (nodes) will be interconnected.
> The server harddisk will be prepared and the network operating system (NOS) will be installed and configured.
> The server will be configured to manage a print queue.
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2LAN Administration
> A multi-user application will be installed in an appropriate directory.
> Several user groups with different levels of security will be configured and users will be assigned to groups.
> The users’ login scripts will be defined and written.
> Major command line and menu utilities, including those restricted to the administrator, will be identified and used.
> A new user menu will be created utilising a menu utility.
> Console utilities will be used.
> Printers, including one attached to a separate print server, will be added.
> The network facilities will be utilised; e.g. the user will run the multi-user application and produce hardcopy.
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3Fault Detection & Correction
> Troubleshooting of typical problems encountered on a server-based LAN will be performed.
> LAN monitoring software will be used to analyse network performance.
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Note
> Use a product such as Novell NetWare™ or Windows NT™.
> While it is expected that the troubleshooting requirement of section 3 will be fulfilled during the completion of sections 1 & 2, introducing faults onto the network may be necessary.
> For LAN performance monitoring use a product such as Triticom’s™ EtherVision™.



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