11. Setting up appropriate security measures to protect against
accidental and intentional harm.
12. Tuning up your LAN so that you get the best possible speed from
it.
13. Creating company standards for adding hardware and software, so
you don’t have nagging compatibility problems later.
14. Putting backup systems in place so that you have copies
of data and programs if your hardware fails.
15. Installing some monitoring and diagnostic software so that you can check on your
network’s health and get an early warning of impleading problems.
16. Figuring out how you plan to handle troubleshooting – educating
your LAN administrator, setting up a support contract with a
software vendor, and so on.