Tutorials

The following tutorials demonstrate the basic functions, features, and aspects of Packet Tracer 5.1. Although you can view them at any time, they are most effective when you have read the appropriate section or pages corresponding to each tutorial.

Tutorial	Description
Getting Started
Interface Overview	Shows how to start using the program.
Options	Shows how to customize Packet Tracer using the Options menu.
Logical Workspace
Creating a Network Topology	Demonstrates how to create, arrange, delete, and connect devices.
Custom Device Templates	Demonstrates how to create and remove custom device templates.
Clustering a Network Topology	Demonstrates how to create, arrange, uncluster, delete, and connect clusters.
Editing and Annotating a Network Topology	Demonstrates how to edit and annotate a network topology.
Configuring Devices
Configuring Devices Using the Config tab	Demonstrates how to configure devices using the Config tab.
Configuring Devices Using the Desktop tab	Demonstrates how to configure devices using the Desktop tab.
Configuring Devices Using the CLI tab	Demonstrates how to configure devices using the CLI tab.
Realtime and Simulation Modes
Simulation Environment	Introduces an overview of the simulation environment.
Simulation Panel	Demonstrates in detail of every feature in the Simulation Panel including the Event List, Play Controls, and Event List Filters.
Advanced Features in Simulation Mode	Introduces more advanced features in Simulation Mode to users.
PDU Information	Explains the information displayed in a PDU and how to use Challenge mode in a PDU.
Physical Workspace
Navigating Physical Workspace	Introduces a brief description of the interface of Physical Workspace and how to navigate Physical Workspace.
Modifying Physical Workspace	Explains how to modify Physical Workspace by creating new objects, removing existing objects, and moving objects from one location to another location in Physical Workspace.
Interaction between the Logical Workspace and the Physical Workspace	Demonstrates how the Logical Workspace and the Physical Workspace interact.
Activity Wizard Basics
Launch and Exit Activity Wizard	Demonstrates how to launch and exit Activity Wizard.
Write Instructions	Demonstrates how to write instructions for an activity.
Answer Network	Reviews features related to the answer network.
Initial Network	Reviews features related to the initial network.
Test Activity and Check Activity	Explains how to use the Test Activity and Check Activity features to create a reliable activity.
Set Password, Save and Distribute the Newly Created Activity File	Demonstrates how to set a password, how to save and distribute an activity.
Activity Wizard Variable Manager
Intro to Activity Wizard Variable Manager	Overviews the basic Variable Manager interfaces.
Creating Pools	Demonstrates how to create number, string, and IP pools.
Creating Variables	Demonstrates how to create random, element position, and entire range variables using previously created pools.
Using Variables in the Instructions	Demonstrates how to replace existing instructions with dynamic variable-enabled instructions.
Using Variables in the Network Topology	Demonstrates how to use dynamic variable-enabled device display names.
Using Variables in Assessment Tree	Demonstrates how to assign variables to assessment items using the variable manager interface.
Using Variables in Connectivity Test	Explains variable manager support in connectivity tests.
Using Variables in Overall Feedback	Demonstrates how to use variables in overall feedback.
Verifying Variable Assignments	Demonstrates how to verify previously assigned variable assignments.
Activity Wizard Advanced
Importing and Exporting Network Files	Demonstrates how to import and export network pkt files into the activity wizard.
External Instructions	Demonstrates how to import/export single page instructions, import/export all instruction pages, and use the auto-load instructions features.
Advanced Variable Manager Manipulation - Concatenation	Demonstrates how to concatenate four number variables to create IP addresses.
Advanced Variable Manager Manipulation - Isomorphs	Demonstrates how to create static and dynamic isomorphic activities.
Advanced Variable Manager Manipulation - Looking Up Variables in the Help Files	Explains the value type of assessment items. Demonstrates how to construct variables to match the value type of the assessment item, specifically the enum and special types.
Regular Expressions	Introduces regular expressions and demonstrates how to apply regular expressions to assessment items.
Student Model Variables	Introduces the concept of student model variables (SMV) and how to achieve loading one observable against multiple SMVs and multiple SMVs loading against one observable by using components and weights feature in the Activity Wizard.
Linksys WRT300N
Topologies	Introduces the starting topologies found in a typical SOHO environment.
Local Loop Connections	Demonstrates how to connect the devices in a SOHO environment using the Linksys WRT300N router.
Hide ISP	Demonstrates how the home network and the ISP network are separated using clustering.
Configure Linksys Security	Demonstrates how to secure the Linksys WRT300N router before using it.
Alternate Linksys Configuration	Demonstrates how to use the static IP address option for the Linksys WRT300N router.
Port Forwarding	Demonstrates how to enable and use port forwarding in the Linksys WRT300N router.
Multiuser
Enabling Multiuser	Demonstrates how to enable Multiuser.
Creating a Multiuser Connection	Demonstrates how to create a Multiuser connection between two peers.
Enable Port Visibility	Demonstrates how to use the Port Visibility feature.
Beyond Two PT Instances	Demonstrates the flexibility in connecting Packet Tracer instances.
Offline Saving	Demonstrates how to use Offline Saving.
IPC
Installing Applications	Demonstrates how to prepare and install External Applications (ExApps).
Configure Apps Window	Demonstrates how to use the Configure Apps Window to add, remove, launch, and change settings of ExApps.
IPC Menu	Demonstrates how to use items listed under the IPC menu.
Windows Management
Organizing the Interface	Explains how to organize windows in the Packet Tracer 5.1 interface.
Managing Windows in Packet Tracer: Part I	Shows how to manage multiple windows when Packet Tracer 5.1 is launched locally.
Managing Windows in Packet Tracer: Part II	Explains how to manage multiple windows when Packet Tracer 5.1 is launched from a course.