Lan/wan engineer vs network administrator

Differences between lan/wan engineer and network administrator duties and responsibilities

Lan/wan engineer example responsibilities.

• Manage the VOIP issues with the users.
• Write program codes in Unix and scripts in others to automate systems backup.
• Manage blade server farm network, network monitoring servers, and wireless LAN network.
• Monitor, manage and resolve all data network circuit outages while working independently using VMware.
• Assign IP addresses, routers configuration, IOS upgrades, and manage circuit turn-up at the pops.
• Manage user accounts on AIX 3.2/HPUX 10.20/Winows NT 4.0/2000 and Novell Netware 5 in a production environment.
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Network administrator example responsibilities.

• Lead and manage desktop standards project.
• Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
• Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
• Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
• Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
• Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs
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