This document provides an overview of network management, monitoring, and security. It discusses the importance of network maintenance for keeping a network operational and minimizing downtime. Network monitoring software helps diagnose problems, gather statistics, and monitor the health of the network environment. Various network attacks are outlined as well as defenses such as firewalls and encryption. Bring-your-own-device policies present security risks that can be mitigated with device management, clear policies on data ownership, and exit strategies for employees.
3. NETWORK MAINTENANCE
•A solid network support such as Network Monitoring and
Network Maintenance are essential in order to maximize the
effectiveness and efficiency of the enterprise network
•Network maintenance is concerned with updates and repairs
and involves corrective measures for making managed network
for running better
Example: Network maintenance requires when a router needs a
patch for an operating system image or a new switch is added to
a network.
4. IMPORTANCE OF NETWORK MAINTENANCE
•Network Maintenance is mainly important as any problems within the network will
affect the organization as a whole and limits the success and progression of business
of the organization.
•One of the most important and relevant forms of maintenance involves the security
of the overall IT system.
•It includes backing up, checking the permissions in critical files, checking the
assignments of rights and monitoring system logs.
5. HOW IS IT USEFUL FOR NETWORK?
•Providing network availability and security
•Saving expenses for the network as it can minimize the
downtime of the network
•Planning the maintenance activities
•Implementing the maintenance activities planned and
those unforeseen
•Optimizing the network capability, reliability,
performance, consistency and longevity
6. Assumption
Network maintenance is very essential as the followings.
Need to have running up the network very smoothly for
our customers
Before users are affected, it can monitor the network spot
the problem very quickly
Repairs and upgrades are also concerning for network
maintenance
7. Assumption
Network maintenance is very essential as the followings.
A crucial component of keeping your network operational by
maintaining our network
By not having network maintenance, our company will
expand outward in every way
For additional maintenance, we also need requirements for
setup phase of our business
Downtime is rarely an acceptable for our network
8. Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Checklist
The components for the checklist are as follows:
•Workstations, desktops and Laptops
•Printers
•Switches
•Wireless Access Points
•Routers
•Servers
9. Quarterly Checklist for maintenance in
general
Some of the important checklists are as followings:
•Run performance monitor
•Check redundant array of independent disks (RAID), Processor
• Temperature, Event Logs, Antivirus, Backup Logs
•Check Physical Cabling and Network Connectivity Speed
•Perform Data Restoral Test
•Update System Boot Disk, IT Inventory, Documented
•Router/Switch Configuration, Network Diagram
•Check Router & Switch Firmware
28. BYOD-RELATED SECURITY ISSUE
• Mobile device management and data protection
• Device and data loss
• Over or under working
• Lack of monitoring
29. SOLUTIONS
• Specify What Devices Are Permitted
• Establish a Stringent Security Policy for all Devices
• Define a Clear Service Policy for Devices Under BYOD Criteria.
• Make It Clear Who Owns What Apps and Data
• Decide What Apps Will Be Allowed or Banned
• Set Up an Employee Exit Strategy