| 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 2007 |
| Topics | Highest 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 | ||
| A | 1 | Install and configure a server-based LAN. |
| A | 2 | Administer a server-based LAN. |
| A | 3 | Troubleshoot and correct typical problems. |
| 1 | LAN 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. | |
| 2 | LAN 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. | |
| 3 | Fault 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. | |
| 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™. | |