Competency 01 · of 05
Administering networks and the Internet
Level 2 (BUT2) — “Administering a network”
Why — mastering network administration is essential to keep infrastructures running, secure and scalable.
What — design, install, configure, administer and troubleshoot networks and services (DHCP, DNS, VPN, QoS).
Where / When — SAÉ 1.02, 1st year (BUT1), lab project on EVE-NG. · How — from planning (addressing plan, choice of VLANs) to device configuration, then connectivity testing.
- Choosing the appropriate network solutions and technologies
- Respecting the fundamental principles of IT security
- Using a rigorous approach to troubleshooting
- Following industry rules and practices
- Keeping up with technology
- Designing and administering a company's IT network infrastructure
- Installing and administering a company's network services
- Deploying and administering fixed-line solutions for a telecom operator's customers
Project — SAÉ 1.02 “Enterprise local network”: design and simulation, on EVE-NG, of a branch office network (fictional company “Rudy and Theodor Company”, ~60 workstations) — physical and logical structure, one VLAN per department (Management, Users, Servers, Administration), inter-VLAN routing, DHCP and a Linux server, then network extension using the VTP protocol. Cisco 2960/2800 equipment.
Traces — EVE-NG lab (configuration file), diagrams and addressing plan, Cisco IOS configurations, Wireshark captures.
The full process — plan (addressing), design (VLANs, routing), configure, then test — together with solid networking fundamentals (Cisco, VLAN, DHCP) carries over directly to administering a real company infrastructure.
- AC21.01 — Configure and troubleshoot dynamic routing in a network
- AC21.02 — Configure and explain a simple QoS policy and the basic security functions of a network
- AC21.03 — Deploy client workstations and virtualised solutions suited to a given situation
- AC21.04 — Deploy advanced network services
- AC21.05 — Identify operator networks and the architecture of the Internet
- AC21.06 — Work in a team to develop professional skills