Network Management
Network Installation
- Network Design
- Analyze existing infrastructure
- Evaluate the technology budget
- Research current and future technologies
- Develop network topology and architecture
- Perform a quality assurance (QA) inspection on every component of the network (cables, connections, etc.)
- Develop network layouts and wiring diagrams
- Perform cost benefit analysis and Return on Investment (ROI) analysis
- Assess the most appropriate network for business process improvement to meet organization goals
- Plan for network capacity based on number of users and system requirements
- Plan for expansion of network
Hardware Installation
- Install network hardware: servers, routers, switches, hubs, bridges, wireless networking
- Install data protection systems (uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), redundant array of independent disks (RAID), and tape backup systems)
- Install storage systems: storage area network (SAN), fibre channel storage, network attached storage (NAS)
- Set up storage racks to hold network hardware (servers, routers, switches)
Software Installation
- Migrate operating systems (OS), applications, hardware, drivers
- Install software: operating systems (OS), email server, database server, web server, file transfer protocol (FTP), internet faxing
- Install redundancy and clustering technologies: network load balancing and cluster servers
- Implement remote networking: virtual private network (VPN), secure shell (SSH), remote desktop access
- Install network security: firewalls, demilitarized zone (DMZ), virtual LAN (VLAN), intrusion detection system (IDS), anti-virus software, secure socket layer (SSL)
- Install network services: domain controllers, file and print, domain name system (DNS), dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), windows internet naming service (WINS), proxy servers
Network Administration
- Security Management
- Update firewall software
- Update anti-virus software
- Test network security: firewall, server, internal, external