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This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to install medium enterprise WAN links

1.1 Prepare for given work according to legislation, work health and safety (WHS) codes, regulations and standards

1.2 Arrange access to the site according to required procedure

1.3 Review existing network design documentation to ensure it is current and complete

1.4 Select network elements required to be installed to meet technical requirements

1.5 Contact vendors and service suppliers to obtain specifications and availability of identified components

1.6 Develop plans, with prioritised tasks and contingency arrangements, for installation of components with minimum disruption to client

1.7 Liaise with appropriate person to obtain approval for the plans, including security clearance and timing

2. Configure WAN links

2.1 Determine different methods for connecting to a wide area network (WAN)

2.2 Configure and verify a basic serial WAN configuration

2.3 Configure and verify at least two WAN protocols

2.4 Determine virtual private network (VPN) technology

2.5 Configure and verify a site-to-site VPN

2.6 Determine asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology

2.7 Configure and verify an ADSL connection

3. Configure and verify IP services on a router

3.1 Determine the operation and benefits of using dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

3.2 Configure and verify DHCP operation on a router

3.3 Implement static and dynamic addressing services for hosts in a local area network (LAN) environment

3.4 Determine the basic operation of network address translation (NAT)

3.5 Configure NAT for given network requirements

3.6 Implement and verify NAT in a medium sized enterprise branch office network

3.7 Describe the basic operation and configuration of internet protocol version 6 (IPv6)

4. Secure a network using router services

4.1 Determine the purpose and types of access control lists (ACLs)

4.2 Configure and apply ACLs based on network filtering requirements

4.3 Configure and apply ACLs to provide secure access to the router

5. Troubleshoot medium enterprise WAN links

5.1 Troubleshoot WAN implementation issues

5.2 Rectify WAN problems

5.3 Document solutions

Skill 

Performance Criteria 

Description 

Reading

1.2, 1.3

• Gathers, interprets and analyses technical information to determine requirements according to client needs

Writing

1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 4.1, 5.3

• Prepares workplace documentation which incorporates an evaluation of technical information and specialised and cohesive language in a format and style appropriate for a specific audience

Oral Communication

1.5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.4, 3.7, 4.1

• Uses specific and relevant language to clearly describe and explain a range of technical, operational and business related matters with internal and external personnel
• Uses listening and questioning skills to confirm understanding for requirements, participates in a verbal exchange of ideas/solutions and uses appropriate, detailed and clear language to address key personnel and to disseminate information

Numeracy

2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 3.2, 3.5, 4.2, 4.3

• Analyses numerical information to take measurements, interpret results and evaluate performance and interoperability of network

Navigate the world of work

1.1

• Appreciates the implications of legal and regulatory responsibilities related to own work

Get the work done

1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2

• Reflects on the ways in which digital systems and tools are used or could be used to achieve work goals, and begins to recognise strategic and operational applications
• 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
• Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive understanding of context to plan, prioritise and monitor own work
• Makes decisions in relatively complex situations, taking a range of factors into consideration
• When dealing with complex issues, may use 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

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Equivalence status 

ICTNWK506 Configure, verify and troubleshoot WAN links and IP services in a medium enterprise network

ICANWK506A Configure, verify and troubleshoot WAN links and IP services in a medium enterprise network

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This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0.