Task 1 – Network Switch Installation #1 – Cisco Switch

Instructions to Learners:

 This summative assessment can be completed in class or at any other convenient

location.
 Students are required to complete this task using digital tools and ensure to submit
in an acceptable format, e.g. .docx, .pdf, .pptx, or as advised by your assessor.
 Please use the following formatting guidelines to complete this assessment task:
 Font Size: 12; Line Spacing: Double; Font Style: Times New Roman
 Assessment activities can be completed either in real workplace environment or in a
simulated environment such as your classroom. In both cases, appropriate evidence
of the assessment activities must be provided.

Instruction to Assessors:

 You must assess student’s assessment according to the provided Marking Criteria.
 You must complete and record any evidence related to assessment activities
including role-plays and presentations using appropriate forms which must be
attached with student assessment submission.
 You must provide students with detailed feedback within 10 working days from
submission.

Skills Assessment (Practical Tasks)

ASSESSOR NOTE
These instructions must be followed when assessing the student in this unit. The
checklist on the following page is to be completed for each student. Please refer to
separate mapping document for specific details relating to alignment of this task to
the unit requirements.
This competency is to be assessed using standard and authorised work practices, safety
requirements and environmental constraints.
Assessment of essential underpinning knowledge will usually be conducted in an off-site
context.
Assessment is to comply with relevant regulatory or Australian standards' requirements.
Resource implications for assessment include:
• an induction procedure and requirement
• realistic tasks or simulated tasks covering the mandatory task requirements
• relevant specifications and work instructions
• tools and equipment appropriate to applying safe work practices
• support materials appropriate to activity
• workplace instructions relating to safe work practices and addressing hazards and
emergencies
• material safety data sheets
• research resources, including industry related systems information.
Reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities must be made to assessment
processes where required. This could include access to modified equipment and other

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 physical resources, and the provision of appropriate assessment support.

 What happens if your result is ‘Not Yet Competent’ for one or more assessment
tasks?
 The assessment process is designed to answer the question “has the participant
satisfactorily demonstrated competence yet?” If the answer is “Not yet”, then we
work with you to see how we can get there.

 In the case that one or more of your assessments has been marked ‘NYC’, your
Trainer will provide you with the necessary feedback and guidance, in order for you
to resubmit/redo your assessment task(s).

 What if you disagree on the assessment outcome?

 You can appeal against a decision made in regards to an assessment of your
competency. An appeal should only be made if you have been assessed as ‘Not Yet
Competent’ against specific competency standards and you feel you have sufficient
grounds to believe that you are entitled to be assessed as competent.

 You must be able to adequately demonstrate that you have the skills and
experience to be able to meet the requirements of the unit you are appealing
against the assessment of.

 You can request a form to make an appeal and submit it to your Trainer, the Course
Coordinator, or an Administration Officer. The RTO will examine the appeal and you
will be advised of the outcome within 14 days. Any additional information you wish
to provide may be attached to the form.

 What if I believe I am already competent before training?

 If you believe you already have the knowledge and skills to be able to demonstrate
competence in this unit, speak with your Trainer, as you may be able to apply for
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

 Credit Transfer
 Credit transfer is recognition for study you have already completed. To receive
Credit Transfer, you must be enrolled in the relevant program. Credit Transfer can
be granted if you provide the RTO with certified copies of your qualifications, a
Statement of Attainment or a Statement of Results along with Credit Transfer
Application Form. (For further information please visit Credit Transfer Policy)
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This assessment task requires you to plan and prepare for a local area network (LAN) switch
installation.

For this assessment task a Rack Mountable Cisco Switch is required.

Specifically, you are required to:

 select LAN switch(es) to meet client business specifications

 install switch(es) without the network losing connectivity or failing outside of an
agreed change window
 install and test switch that confirms interoperability within the network
 use switch configurations
 report on status of completed installation
 seek sign-off from relevant personnel.

The switch(es) must be installed in:

 a site where switch installation can be conducted

 a suitable rack for mounting the switch(es)
 with access to field measurement equipment currently used in industry
 and access to required switch specifications, technical requirements for a network,
switch, cabling, networked (LAN) computers, workstations, servers and a wide area
network (WAN) service point of presence.

Cabling may include one or more of:

 Category 5e, 6 or 7
 crossover
 fibre
 shielded twisted pairs (STP)
 straight through
 unshielded twisted pairs (UTP).

Your installation includes selection and installation of SNMP monitoring software and
testing of the installed switch. The installation must be fully tested and documented using
applicable organisational procedures.
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