Packet Tracer:

Advanced Session

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 PT Advanced Session
 PT Features.
 The Activity Wizard is an assessment tool that allows you to
create highly specific networking scenarios for other users.
 This tool is particularly useful for instructors creating
activities for students to complete.
 When students start an activity, they are presented with an
initial network and a set of instructions. Students follow the
instructions to complete the activity, then they can check
their finished network.
 Instructors have control over many aspects of the activity.

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 Devices
PT Features

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 Features

Device Template
CopyZoomIn UndoZoomOutManager
Cluster Move
function function
Paste
ZoomReset
Palette

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 Create Bend Point

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 Legacy Devices (PT5.x)

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 New Devices (PT5.x)
• The new device:
laptop-PT

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 Multiuser Cloud and New Laptop

PTMP
TCP/IP

• The Multiuser connection (Peer0 in the picture) can connect

by TCP/IP to a Multiuser connection of another PT (Instance
on a different computer)

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 Device Template Manager

Router1

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 Port Label Options and Other Options

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 Clustering Devices

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 Connect to a Device Within a Cluster

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 Multiple Device Windows

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 Where is the Activity Instructions Window?

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 Look at an
Activity

An Activity from a Student’s Perspective

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 A Packet Tracer Activity

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 Activity Results

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 Activity Wizard

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 PT Activity Wizard Vocabulary
 Answer network: The network that you want students
to end up with after they perform whatever
configuration tasks they are instructed to complete. The
“correct” answer.
 Initial network: The network that you give students to
begin with in completing the activity. This can be as
“complete” or incomplete as you like. Just remember
that you need to give clear instructions so that students
know what Answer network you are expecting.

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 What can I assess?
Assessment
categories are:
 IP
 Physical
 Routing
 Switching
 ACLs
 NAT
 The Answer network used in creating the activity will
dictate which items may be assessed.
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 Planning: Create the Answer first…
 Using the Activity Wizard is easier with a little up front
planning.
 The easiest way to create activities using the wizard is
to create the Answer network first.
 By removing or editing elements of the answer network,
the Initial network is created.
Or….
 Import a .pkt file that already contains all or most of the
elements you might want to assess. This imported file
becomes the Answer network.

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 Activity Wizard

Activity Wizard can be

accessed from the Extensions
menu, from the tool bar, or with
Ctrl+W.

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 Answer Network

If the open topology will be the answer

network, click Yes.

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 Welcome Screen

Intermediate adds the

Advanced adds the

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 Instructions

The Instructions screen provides a place where you

can list the steps needed to complete this activity.

HTML tags such as <b> for bold, <i> for

italics, or <u> for underline may also be
used when typing in the instructions field.

Use the + button to add more pages to the instructions.

Use the x button to delete a page of instructions.
Use the < and > to move through the pages.
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 Instructions in HTML

You can also use most

basic HTML tags to
format your instructions,
as shown here.

Copying code from an

HTML editor works well!

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 Previewing the HTML

Click Preview as HTML

to verify your coding.

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 Answer Network

You can view and modify You can import a different

the answer network at answer network from an
any time by clicking here. existing .pkt file or export the
current answer network to a .pkt
file.

The Answer Network screen allows you

to customize the activity’s answer
network, assessment options, timer
settings, connectivity testing, and
feedback options.

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 Assessment Options and Items

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 Assessment Options Tips

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 Activity Timer

Time Elapsed tracks the time taken to complete an activity.

Countdown sets a time limit for completing the activity.
None turns the timer off.
The default is Time Elapsed.

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 Connectivity Test

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 Initial Network The Show Initial Network button will
display an empty topology, which means
the student will start from scratch.

You can import a different

initial network from an
Use the Copy from Answer Network existing .pkt file or export
button to copy the answer network to the current initial network
the initial network. to a .pkt file.
Then click on Show Initial Network
button and adjust the initial network so
that the assessed items are missing.

The Initial Network screen allows you to set up the

initial network and lock certain options within PT.
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 Copy from Answer Network

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 Show Initial Network

After copying the Answer

Network as the Initial Network,
select Show Initial Network
to make edits.

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 Set Locking Options

Under Locking Options, you

can specify which features are
not accessible within the activity.
Check items you want locked.

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 Password Options

Click Enable Password to

ensure the password is set.

The lock icon will lock if

the password is enabled.
The Password screen allows
you to set a case-sensitive
password.
Click Test Activity to make sure the
activity performs as intended.

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 Testing the Activity

The Test Activity

wizard cap reminds
you that you are
testing the activity.
Click on it to exit
testing.

The Instructions window cannot be

closed. You can minimize the window or
resize it.

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 Check Results

Use the Check Results Use the Reset Activity

button at anytime to see how button to restart the activity.
many of the assessed items
have been completed so far.

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 Activity Results

When the student clicks

Check Results, she can see
exactly which assessment
items have not yet been
completed or were completed
incorrectly.

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 Saving the Activity

When satisfied with the activity, click the Save button.

Save the file with an appropriate name in the directory of
your choice. Note that the file extension for activities is
.pka.
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 Editing a .pka

PT_user!

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 Variable Manager (Intermediate)

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 Variable Manager (Intermediate)

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 Variable Manager (Intermediate)

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 Scripting (Advanced)

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 Q and A

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