M ADDA WALABU UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING DEPARTMENT OF

COMPUTER SCIENCE

HOSTING ORGANIZATION: HORA BISHOFTU AWASH BANK

DURATION OF INTERNSHIP: FROM 17/08/23 TO 15/09/23

SUBMITTED BY: MIKAEL ABERA

ID:UGR/24712/13
SUBMITION DATE: 07/02/09/
REPORT ON PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE

NAME: AWASH BANK

REGION: BISHOFTU
ZONE: EAST SHEWA
BRANCH: HORA BISHOFTU
TOWN: BISHOFTU

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Abstraction

The purpose of this internship report is briefly described what is

networking in working environment, especially when i stayed in madda
walabu university.I have trie to find out what is the relationship between
my theoretical knowledge and real world practical working system in the
environment.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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We would firstly like to thank God for everything and Instructor Mr Dest
Negash whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial to
the final level enabled us to develop and understanding of the activity
and complete it on time. I would like to thanks my supervisor (Mr.
Gabeyew and their employees for their help and cooperation during our
practice time, and also we are thankful to our friends for all their help,
support and valuable discussion up on doing this study. Finally, our great
appreciation and enormous thanks go to our parents strived for our
success in all their life.

Lastly, I offer regards and blessings to all of those who supported me in

any respect during this field practice.

LIST OF ACRONOMY
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ICT-------Information Communication Technology
CAT-6-----Category 6
UTP------Unshielded Twisted Pair
STP-------Shielded Twisted Pair
RJ-45-----Register Jack 45
PC--------- Personal Computer
LAN--------Local Area Network
CD----------Compact Disk
RODC------Read Only Domain Controller
GPO------Group Policy
HDD---------Hard Disk Driver

Contents
ABSTRACTION………………………………………………………………. I
ACKNOWLEDGMENT……………………………………………………. II
LIST OF ACRONOMY…………………………………………………….. III
List of figure…………………………………………………………………. V

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CHAPTER 1 ………………………………………………………………….. 8
1.1 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………… 8
CHAPTER 2………………………………………………………………….. 9
2.1 BACK GROUND OF ORGANIZATION………………………… 9
2.2 VISION OF AN ORGANIZATION……………………………….. 10
2.3 MISSION OF AN ORGANIZATION……………………………. 10
2.4 CORE VALUES OF AN ORGANIZATION…………………….. 11
2.5. MAJOR PRODUCTS & SERVICES THE ORGANIZATION………… 12

CHAPTER 3……………………………………………………………………… 13

3.1. INTERNSHIP DISCUSSION…………………………………………… 13

3.1 WERE THE OBJECTIVE ACHIEVED…………………….. 13

3.2 WHAT SKILL WERE LEARNED DURING THE INTERNSHIP …… 14

3.3 CHALLENGES I EXPERIENCED DURING INTERNSHIP………… 15

3.4 WHAT IS THE OVERALL EVALUATION OF THE INTERNSHIP

EXPERIENCE?........................................................................................................ 15

CHAPTER 4………………………………………………………………… 15

4. PROPOSED SYSTEM ………………………………………………………….. 15

4.1 OBJECTIVE OF MY FIELD PRACTICE…………………………………. 15

4.1.1 GENERAL OBJECTIVE …………………………………………………….. 16

4.1.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE……………………………………………………….

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4.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR SUMMER FIELD PRACTICE …………. 16

4.3 METHODOLOGIES …………………………………………………………. 17

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4.3.1 DATA GATHERING METHODOLOGY ………………………………. 17

CHAPTER 5…………………………………………………………………… 17

5.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM…………………………………. 17

5.2. ACTIVITIES DURING INTERSHIPS……………………………………. 18

5.2.1. PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES………………………………………………… 18

5.2.2. THEORETICAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVED…………………………… 25

5.2.2.1. STEP TO CRIMP UTP CABLE……………………………………….. 30

CHAPTER 6…………………………………………………………………………… 33

6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION……………………………… 33

6.1 CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………… 33

6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS……………………………………………………….. 33

List of Figure
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Figure 1 Driller machine……………………………. 18
Figure 2 tester…………………………………………… 19
Figure 3 RJ -45………………………………………….. 20
Figure 4 Crimping tools…………………………….. 21
Figure 5 Trunk………………………………………….. 21
Figure 6 Cat=6 cable………………………………….. 22
Figure 7 Twisted pair………………………………… 23
Figure 8 Puncher……………………………………….. 23
Figure 9 Fisher………………………………………….. 24
Figure 10 Console…………………………………… 28
Figure 11 punching…………………………………… 29

CHAPTER 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION

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I have performed my summer field practice at Awash Bank from July
17_ August 15,2023 G.C Academic year. During this training, I have
learned and practiced numerous knowledge and skills about wired
network configuration and installation in Awash Bank Internship is a
program that allows students to get practical knowledge from the
working environment as well as to experience the ability to work with
people. It enables us to put into the skill, technique, and knowledge that
are important for success in our future work. As the main purpose of this
internship is, to create a linkage between the theory and practical issue I
have gained different practical knowledge in networking. Thus, this
document contains all the basic information about my work experience,
basic information about the organization I stayed, how I get oriented on
my work, my duties and responsibilities, recommendation for the
internship and other topics.
This report focuses for the most part on the major project and the smaller
project are more briefly described. The conclusion section provide a
summar of key conclusion derived from my internship experience.

CHAPTER 2
2.1 BACK GROUND OF ORGANIZATION

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Awash Bank, Ethiopia’s pioneering private bank, was established on
November 10, 1994 after the downfall of the socialist regime. The Bank
was established by 486 founding shareholders with a paid-up capital of
Birr 24.2 million and started banking operations on Feb. 13, 1995. Since
embarking operation, the Bank has registered remarkable growth.
Notwithstanding global and domestic challenges, Awash Bank has
exhibited a superior operational and financial performances among
private banks operating in Ethiopia. Awash Bank is currently working
towards strengthening its capital base, technological capabilities, human
resources and customer base.
Our name derives from the Awash River, which is extensively used in
Ethiopia for small to large-scale irrigation schemes, hydroelectricity
generation and for industrial activities. By that token, the tagline
“nurturing like the river” implies Awash Bank’s immense contribution to
the country’s socio-economic development. We also serve the population
by encouraging the habit of saving, the provision of credit facilities and
facilitating efficient and fast payment systems.
One of the core values of our bank is accessibility. We always strive to
improve our accessibility by means of different service delivery
channels. Currently, we are the most accessible private bank in the
country, with a large footprint of extensive branch networks. In addition
to branch networks, we provide our customers the convenience of 24/7
service through ATMs, point of sale terminals, internet, mobile and
agency banking.
Corporate social responsibility lies at the heart of Awash Bank’s
activities since its establishment. The Bank’s intent is to change the
socio-economic situation of the communities within which it operates by
ploughing back funds to improve education, health and the
environmental and social wellbeing of the disadvantaged strata. The
positive impact of our activities is clearly indicated in the number of
elementary schools built in collaboration with NGOs, the health
facilities improved and the trees planted in different parts of the country
and the like.
Our success is measured by realization of our organizational goals and
the objectives specified in our strategy. In this regard, we have crafted a
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10-year strategic roadmap with the theme ‘Transforming AIB: Vision
2025. It has ambitious financial and non-financial targets. Nevertheless,
our performance so far indicates that the Bank is on the verge of
attaining those targets much before 2025. Awash Bank has recorded
above average banking industry growth rates in most key financial
performance indicators in the last decade. Indeed, Awash Bank has
recorded the fastest growth rate among private banks operating in the
country. We owe this impressive achievement to the visionary leadership
of our Board of Directors, dedicated management team, committed staff
and loyal customers.

2.2 VISION OF AN ORGANIZATION

“To be the first Choice World Class Bank”

2.3 MISSION OF AN ORGANIZATION

“To provide innovative, Competitive and Diversified banking
service accessible to the society with qualified and committed
staff in a profitable and socially responsible manner’’

2.4 CORE VALUES OF AN ORGANIZATION

1.Corporate Citizenship
We value the importance of our role in national development endeavor
and step-up for commitment.

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We abide by the law of Ethiopia and other countries in which we do
business.

We care about society's welfare and the environment.

2. Customer Satisfaction
We strive to excel in our business and satisfy our customers.

3. Quality Service
We are committed to offer quality service to our customers' and aspire to
be branded with quality in the minds of our customers and the general
public.

4. Innovation
We encourage new ideas that can improve customers' experience and the
Bank's performance.

5. Teamwork
We recognize the importance of teamwork for our success.

we respect diversity of viewpoints.

6. Integrity
We are committed to the highest ideal of honor and integrity.

7. Employees
We recognize our employees as valuable organizational resources.

8. Public Confidence
We understand that the sustainability of our business depends on our
ability to maintain and build up the public's confidence.

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2.5. MAJOR PRODUCTS & SERVICES THE
ORGANIZATION

Deposit products
• Saving Accounts

• Current Accounts

• Fixed term Accounts

• Special Saving Account

Special Deposit Accounts

• Lucy Women Special Saving Account

• Special Saving Account for Elders

• Smart Children Account

• Student Solution Account

• Investment Solution Account

• Check Payment Solution Scheme

• Wadiah Student Solution Account

• Salary Solution Account

• Provident Fund Solution Account

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Digital Channels
• Mobile Banking

• Agency Banking

• Debit Card Services

• Internet Banking

CHAPTER 3
3. INTERNSHIP DISCUSSION
3.1 WERE THE OBJECTIVE ACHIEVED?
The main objective of this internship is to practice the theoretical
knowledge learned in the class room. The objective were achieved that
means I know how to design ,configure ,install and troubleshoot
network.

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3.2 WHAT SKILL WERE LEARNED DURING THE
INTERNSHIP?
During this internship I gained different skills some of this are:-

 Listening skills: These skills enable me to recognize what another

person is saying. They comprise new ways of responding so that
the other person feels his troubles and feelings have been
understood. And I respond immediate thing to the speaker man.
 Speaking skill: in this skill I can speak to every person for my or his
want to fill .

 Conflict-resolution skills: These skills enable me to resolve or

manage conflicts effectively. Especial in my work section during
project execution the difference of idea is obvious so that to
overcome such idea overlap as a team a used to different
mechanism of conflict resolution. for the future I will enter into
different organization in that organization different employee is
their they may be occur conflict so I can resolve the problem as I
learn during two month intern ship.
 Asking skill: I ask questions so I am sure of the objectives of the
team.

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  Communication skill: I have improved formal communication skill,
with the help of my associates; I have found many options to
develop these skills

3.3 CHALLENGES I EXPERIENCED DURING INTERNSHIP

 The rain is very difficult to go to the organization.
 It is difficult to communicate with my internship supervisor
because for first time I am new to him so I am afraid of him.
 Internship place and my home are far in this case difficult to arrive
on time.

3.4 WHAT IS THE OVERALL EVALUATION OF THE

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE?
The overall evaluation of the experience was very good because I get
different knowledge such as how to design install and configure
network and also as I list different challenge during the internship.
In my opinion the internship was many advantages for me but in some
extent it have difficulty as I list in the challenge of the internship even in
finding the company after that to adapt the weather condition and to
communicate with supervisor in the first time.

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CHAPTER 4
4. PROPOSED SYSTEM
4.1 OBJECTIVE OF MY FIELD PRACTICE
The general and specific objectives of the apparent ship are described
as follows:-

4.1.1 GENERAL OBJECTIVE

The general objective of my summer field practice is to change my
theoretical knowledge of networking to practical skill adapting real
world environment in the bank and solving problem as much as
possible by using our educational knowledge. Another objective of this
project is to organize a proper infrastructure of networking,, reliable
and easily maintainable data servers within the Awash Bank.

4.1.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

 To understand the general connectivity of the network
infrastructure.
 To understand the distribution of network for employee and
offices.
 To understand the coordination of each employee and office with
ICT network service for easy controlling .
 To use a proper cable management system which would be easier
to enhance or repair any failure in the future .
 Enables me to compare theoretical ideas learned in the classroom
with in the world of working environment regarding network
design and installation.

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4.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR SUMMER FIELD PRACTICE
Significance of my summer field practice can listed as follow:

 Changing theoretical knowledge to practical knowledge.

 Acquired additional knowledge on network installation .
 We get work ethics and tolerance with other workers in real
world work environment.
 We improve communication and cooperation with our supervisor.
 It motivates me for the future in work environment by increasing
our punctuality.

4.3 METHODOLOGIES
4.3.1 DATA GATHERING METHODOLOGY
PRIMARY SOURCE
INTERVIEW:-I have used this technique by directly contacting the
organization employees such as ICT head and network administrator.

OBSERVATION:-by using this technique I observed really what the

situation and the general interconnection of the network is look like.

SECONDARY SOURCE
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS: - I have tried to refer several document
which are related to my document and tried to analyze them.

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 CHAPTER 5
5.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
As we know, customer number is increase from day to day. Due to this,
there are many problems in this district. This are:-
There is also lack of computer skilled man In the organization
There is lack of installation of network in all staff
Lack of network expansion

5.2. ACTIVITIES DURING INTERSHIPS

During Internships I have perform several Activities. Those activities
managed through both Practical activities and Theoretical activities.

5.2.1. PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES

Practical Activities the most activities that we done during stay in the
Internships. This activities more essentially one to develop our
experience from theoretical knowledge that we had learned from 1st
year to 3rd year. On those activities we are supported by different
material from network design to crimp the cable to Patch Panel.
Those materials are described below with their functions:
Driller Machine : We used this device for drill the wall in order to
connect the trunk.

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 Fig 1:driller machine
Tester: is an electronic material that checks cable arrangement.
We used this networking tool for:
To test whether a given Ethernet cable is working or not and
To test whether a given Ethernet node is working or not.
To identify the arrangement of the network media.

Fig 2:tester
RJ-45: A registered jack (RJ) is a standardized network interface used
for network cabling, wiring and jack construction. The primary function
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of registered jacks is to connect different data equipment and
telecommunication devices with services normally provided by
telephone exchanges or long-distance carriers We used commonly as a
connector.
All RJ-45 connector has eight pins, which means an RJ-45 cable
contains eight separate wires I n RJ-45 it is a standardized networking
interface“45" is refers to the number of the interface
standard.

Fig 3:RJ-45

There are two types RJ. Those are:

1.RJ-45:used for Ethernet connections.

RJ-11: Used in telephone interface that uses a cable of twisted wire
pairs and a modular jack with two, four or six contacts.
Crimping Tools: We used this device for crimping an Ethernet cable
after we finish possible order of the color for straight through and
crossover using RJ-45.
The major function for which it is designed is to crimp or connect a
connector to the end of a network cable.

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Cutter near the handles that can be used to cut CAT6 cable.

CAT-6

fig 4:crimping tools

Trucking: Is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and
with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables from
damage and dust and water ingress.
We used this device in data communications transmission systems to
provide many users with access to a network by sharing multiple lines or
frequencies and also
As the name implies, the system is like a tree with one trunk and many
branches. A trunk is used for a safety of Ethernet cable in some offices
and node to the wall.

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Fig 5:trunk
Cat-6 cable: We used this cable for data translation between devices.
The three most common types of communication cables are twisted pair,
coaxial, fiber optic. Understanding the differences between the three will
shed light on how data travels through each cable, which ultimately
affects your connection and things like speed, latency, security, cost, etc.
and also the differences between UTP and STP is UTP is used to reduce
crosstalk or noise while STP is shielded twisted to reduce
electromagnetic interference. to here is a general breakdown of the three
different types of cable systems and what they are capable of:
Twisted pair cables

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Fig 6:cat=6 cable
Twisted pair cables are quite literally a pair of insulated wires that
are twisted together to help reduce noise from outside sources. While
this does help some, these cables are still very susceptible to outside
noise. Twisted pair cables are the most cost-effective option of the three
but that also brings about lower bandwidth and high attenuation. There
are two types of twisted pair cables:

Fig 7:twisted pair cable

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Puncher: We used this tool to punch the UTP cable wires down into
the blades built into the jack of the node. Cat-6 cable: We use cat_6
cable for data translation between devices

Fig 8:puncher
Fisher (expenditure pipe): We used this device to hold screws of
different size.

Fig 9:fisher

Cutter: We used to cut different materials of networking such as:

cables, trunk and wires.

Network node: in a communications network, a network node is a

connection point that can receive, create, store or send data along
distributed network routes. Each network node whether it's an endpoint
for data transmissions or a redistribution point.

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 Patch panel: A patch panel in a local area network (LAN) is a
mounted hardware assembly that contains ports used to connect and
manage incoming and outgoing LAN cables. A patch panel uses patch
cords, a sort of jumper cable, to create each interconnection. Patch
panels are usually attached to network racks, either above or below
network switches. Patch panels can be based on the number of ports they
contain, with 48-port, 24-port and 12-port panels among the most
common. Patch panels are also designed for specific cable specifications
like cat 5e, cat 6, cat 6a and cat 7 cables.

5.2.2. THEORETICAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVED

Theoretical activities is prerequisite activities that is performed

highlight for the purpose of remember or as a hint what we done for
practical one. Those are:

Cable Arrangement, punching .

there are two types cable arrangement .those are straight through cable
arrangement and cross over cable arrangement.

Straight through Cable

We used this cable to connect different type of network devices where
the pins order on one end follows the 568A pinning order and the other
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end of the cable follows the same 568A pinning order. this type cable
arrangement used to connect different type of electronic devices such
as:
. Computers with switch
. Routers with switch
. Switch with hub

Side B Side B
White orange White orange

Orange Orange

White green White green

Blue Blue

White Blue White blue

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 Green Green

White Brown White brown

Brown Brown

Cross over cable: We use this cable to connect the same type of
network devices where the pins order on one end follows the 568A
pinning order and the other end of the cable follows the 568B pinning
order. That means connecting two pieces of equipment that have the
same pin edge on both ports such as connecting.
.Two computers
.Two routers
.Two switch
.Two PC’s

SIDE A SIDE B

WHITE GREEN WHITE ORANGE

GREEN ORANGE

WHITE ORANGE WHITE GREEN

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 BLUE BLUE

WHITE BLUE WHITE BLUE

ORANGE GREEN

WHITE BROWN WHITE BROWN

BROWN BROWN

EXAMPLE: Console cable: Rollover cable (also known as Cisco

console cable) is a type of cable that is most commonly used to connect
a computer terminal to a switch’s console port. The main purpose of
console cable is to reset and configure the switch by connecting pc with
switch‘

Fig 10:Console cable

Steps to punch UTP cable

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Make sure the stripper is adjusted properly on a scrap piece of cable.
The Stripper should be adjusted to only cut the jacket to make removing
it easier and not nick the twisted pairs.
Straighten the pairs out completely and lay them over the top of the jack
with the order of the color pattern for wiring.
Keeping the pairs as twisted as possible press the wire into the correct
groove with your thumbs.
If you completely straighten the wires to run them through the jack you
will risk cross talk between the pairs.
Using a punch down tool, punch the wires down into the blades built
into the jack.
The blades in the jack are designed to work with solid cable, and may
not work with stranded cable.
Make sure the blade is facing the outside of the jack.

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Fig 11 :punching
Step to crimp UTP cable
By making cat6 Ethernet cable, the advantage of this Ethernet cable is to
transfer the data easily. To make the cat6 Ethernet cable the following
steps are performed:-

Step 1: Strip the cable jacket about 1.5 inch down from the end.

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Step 2: Spread the four pairs of twisted wire apart

Step 3: Untwist the wire pairs and neatly.

Step 4: Cut the wires as straight as possible.

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Step 5: Carefully insert the wires all the way into the modular
connector, making sure that each wire passes through the appropriate
guides inside the connector.

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Step 6: Push the connector inside the crimping tool and squeeze the
crimper all the way down.

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CHAPTER FIVE
6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
6.1 CONCLUSION
To generalize my field practice I understood the real world work
environment what it looks like what challenges can be appear at work.
There are a lot of materials I used and seen during summer field
practice for hardware network installation . Some of that are :-
switch ,cat6, wall outlet, cutter crimper, cable tester ,puncher, RJ45
and also to know how to use the material that used network installation
and which material was needed .

6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
I would like to Recommend practical attachment is good way basic
acquired knowledge, however duration's of the practical one very
short in the internships. Because some course require practices that I
had learnt from 1st to 3rd year to cover the theory one into practical.

so I would like to recommend my department be able to develop giving

the internship for six month to develop practical skill of the students
and also provide comfortable learning teaching situation for the student
like arrange lab for each batch, making awareness about network
materials and required tools in computer science to get enough skills.

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 References
 Immediate supervisor
 Employers in the department
 Internet

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