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Daily Complete Network Administrator Checklist: Review Audit Logs

The document provides a checklist of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual tasks for a network administrator to perform. The daily tasks include reviewing audit logs, performing backups, monitoring bandwidth utilization and various network checks. Weekly tasks include archiving audit logs, backups, updating anti-virus signatures and checking vendor websites. Monthly tasks involve security reviews, hardware/software inventories, network maps, time synchronization and backups. Quarterly tasks include testing backup/restore procedures. Annual tasks are changing user passwords and reviewing training/documentation.

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Daily Complete Network Administrator Checklist: Review Audit Logs

The document provides a checklist of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual tasks for a network administrator to perform. The daily tasks include reviewing audit logs, performing backups, monitoring bandwidth utilization and various network checks. Weekly tasks include archiving audit logs, backups, updating anti-virus signatures and checking vendor websites. Monthly tasks involve security reviews, hardware/software inventories, network maps, time synchronization and backups. Quarterly tasks include testing backup/restore procedures. Annual tasks are changing user passwords and reviewing training/documentation.

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Daily Complete Network Administrator Checklist

Area

Review Audit logs

Perform/verify daily backup

Perform/verify bandwidth
utilization

Perform Misc. network


checks

Physical checks of system


Network Administrator Checklist

Tasks Status Notes


Track/monitor top 10 errors
Track/monitor top 10 CPU utilization
Track/monitor top 10 memory utilization
Track/monitor top 10 disk space utilization
Track/monitor firewall logs, utilization etc.
Track/monitor configuration changes (not current,
need to bring into play)
Verify that a successful backup of system and data
files has completed, rerun if not
Check firewall utlization
Check WAN optimization dashboard
Check VPN on ISA
Check DHCP/DNS
Check core switch logs
Check Radius logs
Check HO wireless
Visually check networking equipment for amber
lights, alarms, etc.
Weekly Complete Network Administrator Checklist

Area
Archive Audit logs (not
current, need to bring into
play)
Perform/verify weekly
backup

Ensure Up to date Anti-


Virus signature file

Check Vendor Websites for


Patch Information (not
current, being done
quarterly, need to bring
into play)

Perform Wireless Check


Network Administrator Checklist

Tasks Status Notes


Archive audit logs to a media device with one year
retention

Verify that a successful backup of system and data


files has completed, rerun if not

Verify/Download current Anti-Virus signature files


Check CA reports

Check vendor websites such as Cisco, HP, etc for


new vulnerability information including patches
and hotfixes

Check wireless devices, access, logs and activity


Monthly Complete Network Administrator Checklist

Area
Perform Self-Assessment
Security Review

Perform Hardware/Software
Inventory

Update network map

Perform server clock/time


synchronization
Perform/verify monthly
backup

Verify User Account


Configuration
e Network Administrator Checklist

Tasks Status Notes


Review current technology for any changes
Run approved security review tool
Review network hardware and compare to inventory
list
Review software of above devices and compare to
inventory list
Update where applicable
Ensure Standy devices (tape drives, routers,
switches, hubs) and accessories available
Review existing map and compare with inventory
list
Update where applicable, pictures if possible

Check/Synchronize device system clock with master


server
Verify that a successful backup of system and data
files has completed, rerun if not
Verify user account configuration
Verify and/or delete dormant accounts with mgmt.
approval
Quarterly Network Administrator Checklist

Area
Test backup/restore
procedures
rk Administrator Checklist

Tasks Status Notes


Restore backup files to a test system to verify
procedures and files
Annual Complete Network Administrator Checklist

Area
Change User Account
passwords

Review training &


documentation requirements

As Required
Network Administrator Checklist

Tasks Status Notes


Verify user account configuration
Change user account password

Review

Test Operating systems upgrades


Install Operating systems upgrades
Schedule Downtime for Reboots
Create/maintain user accounts

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