NETWORK
WORKSHOP
U N I TE D A FR I CAN T E CH NICAL COLLE GE
INSTRUCTOR: PETER MKOMANGE
CREATE A SIMPLE
NETWORK USING
PACKET TRACER
1. Build a Simple Network in the Logical
Topology Workspace
OBJECTIVES 2. Configure the Network Devices
3. Test Connectivity between Network Devices
4. Save the File and Close Packet Tracer
INTRODUCTION TO PACKET TRACER
▪ Packet Tracer is a cross-platform visual simulation tool designed by Cisco
Systems that allows users to create network typologies and imitate modern
computer networks.
▪ The software allows users to simulate the configuration of Cisco routers and
switches using a simulated command line interface.
TOPOLOGY
Network topology refers to the
physical and logical arrangement of
nodes and connections in a
computer network, which governs
how data flows between devices.
WHAT KINDS OF NETWORK TOPOLOGIES ARE THERE?
Network topologies are generally arranged in two ways:
▪ Physical (or underlay): This maps the actual connections in a network, such as
wires and cables and the placement of various components.
▪ Logical (or overlay): This shows how data flows within a network and from
one device to another, regardless of the physical connections among devices.
BACKGROUND /
SCENARIO
In this activity you will build a
simple network in Packet
Tracer from scratch and then
save the network as a Packet
Tracer Activity File (.pkt).
Step 1: Launch Packet Tracer.
▪ Double click on the Packet Tracer icon on your desktop or navigate to
the directory that contains the Packet Tracer executable file and launch
Packet Tracer.
▪ Packet Tracer should open with a blank default Logical topology
workspace as shown in the figure.
STEP 2: BUILD THE TOPOLOGY
A. Add network devices to the workspace.
▪ To place a device onto the workspace, first choose a device type from the
Device-Type Selection box.
▪ Then, click on the desired device model from the Device-Specific Selection
box.
▪ Finally, click on a location in the workspace to put your device in that location.
STEP 2: BUILD THE TOPOLOGY…
B. Add network devices to the workspace.
▪ First choose a device type from the Device-Type Selection box.
▪ Then, click on the desired device model from the Device-Specific Selection
box.
▪ Finally, click on a location in the workspace to put your device in that location.
STEP 2: BUILD THE TOPOLOGY…
C. Change display names of the network devices.
▪ To change the display names of the network devices, click on the device icon
on the Packet Tracer Logical workspace, then click on the Config tab in the
device configuration window.
▪ Type the new name of the device into the Display Name box as show in the
figure below.
STEP 2: BUILD THE TOPOLOGY…
D. Add the physical cabling between devices on the workspace
▪ Select the copper straight-through cable in the device selection box and
attach it to the FastEthernet0 interface of the PC and the Ethernet 1 interface
of the wireless router.
▪ Select the copper straight-through cable in the device-selection box and
attach it to the Internet interface of the wireless router and the Port 1
interface of the cable modem.
STEP 2: BUILD THE TOPOLOGY…
D. Add the physical cabling between devices on the workspace
▪ Select the coaxial cable in the device-selection box and attach it to the Port 0
interface of the cable modem and the coaxial interface of the Internet cloud.
▪ Select the copper straight-through cable in the device-selection box and
attach it to the Ethernet interface of the Internet cloud and the FastEthernet0
interface of the [Link] server.
PART 2: CONFIGURE THE NETWORK DEVICES
STEP 1: CONFIGURE THE WIRELESS ROUTER
A. Create the wireless network on the wireless router
▪ Click on the Wireless Router icon on the Packet Tracer Logical workspace to
open the device configuration window.
▪ In the wireless router configuration window, click on the GUI tab to view
configuration options for the wireless router.
▪ Next, click on the Wireless tab in the GUI to view the wireless settings.
▪ The only setting that needs to be changed from the defaults is the Network
Name (SSID). Here, type the name “HomeNetwork” as shown in the figure.
STEP 1: CONFIGURE THE WIRELESS ROUTER …
A. Create the wireless network on the wireless router
Under Setup > Basic Setup:
• Set Internet Connection Type to Automatic Configuration – DHCP
• Set Local IP Address to [Link]
• Subnet Mask: [Link]
Enable DHCP Server:
• DHCP Server: Enabled
• Starting IP Address: [Link]
• Maximum Number of Users: 50
• DNS: [Link]
STEP 1: CONFIGURE THE
WIRELESS ROUTER …
B. Click on the Save Settings tab
CONFIGURE THE LAPTOP TO ACCESS THE WIRELESS
NETWORK
▪ Click on the Laptop icon on the Packet Tracer Logical workspace and in the
laptop configuration windows select the Physical tab.
▪ In the Physical tab you will need to remove the Ethernet copper module and
replace it with the Wireless WPC300N module.
▪ Power off the laptop.
▪ Remove the Ethernet module by dragging it to the Modules pane. Insert the
Wireless WPC300N module into the empty slot.
▪ Power the laptop back on.
CONFIGURE THE LAPTOP TO ACCESS THE WIRELESS
NETWORK …
▪ Click on the Desktop tab at the top of the Laptop configuration window and
select the PC Wireless icon.
▪ Once the Wireless-N Notebook Adapter settings are visible, select the
Connect tab.
▪ The wireless network “HomeNetwork” should be visible in the list of wireless
networks as shown in the figure.
▪ Select the network, and click on the Connect tab found below the Site
Information pane.
STEP 3: CONFIGURE THE PC
▪ Click on the PC icon on the Packet Tracer Logical workspace and select the
Desktop tab and then the IP Configuration icon.
▪ In the IP Configuration window, select the DCHP radio button as shown in the
figure so that the PC will use DCHP to receive an IPv4 address from the
wireless router.
▪ Close the IP Configuration window.
• Click on the Command Prompt
Verify that the PC
icon.
• Verify that the PC has received
an IPv4 address by issuing the
ipconfig /all command from the
command prompt as shown in
the figure.
• The PC should receive an IPv4
address in the 192.168.0.x
range.
STEP 4: CONFIGURE THE INTERNET CLOUD
▪ Click on the Internet Cloud icon on the Packet Tracer Logical workspace and
then click on the Physical tab.
▪ Install required Cloud modules if they are missing by powering off the Internet
Cloud device, adding PT-CLOUD-NM-1CX (coaxial) and PT-CLOUD-NM-1CFE
(Ethernet) modules, then powering it back on.
▪ Next, open the Config tab, select Cable under Connections, set From Port =
Coaxial and To Port = Ethernet, and click Add.
CONFIGURING THE
INTERNET CLOUD
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF
PROVIDER
▪ While still in the Config tab click
Ethernet under INTERFACE in the
left pane.
▪ In the Ethernet configuration
window select Cable as the
Provider Network as shown in
the figure.
STEP 5: CONFIGURE THE [Link] SERVER
▪ Click on the [Link]
server icon on the Packet
Tracer Logical workspace
and select the Services tab.
▪ Select DHCP from the
SERVICES list in the left
pane.
STEP 5: CONFIGURE THE [Link] SERVER…
In the DHCP configuration window, configure a DHCP as shown in the figure with
the following settings.
• Click On to turn the DCHP service on
• Pool name: DHCPpool
• Default Gateway: [Link]
• DNS Server: [Link]
• Starting IP Address: [Link]
• Subnet Mask [Link]
• Maximum number of Users: 50
CONFIGURE THE [Link] SERVER AS A DNS
While still in the Services tab, select DNS from the SERVICES listed in the left
pane.
Configure the DNS service using the following settings as shown in the figure.
• Click On to turn the DNS service on
• Name: [Link]
• Type: A Record
• Address: [Link]
Click Add to add the DNS service settings
CONFIGURE THE [Link] SERVER GLOBAL
SETTINGS
▪ Select the Config tab.
▪ Click on Settings in left pane.
▪ Configure the Global settings of the server as follows:
• Select Static
• Gateway: [Link]
• DNS Server: [Link]
CONFIGURE THE [Link] SERVER FASTETHERNET0
INTERFACE SETTINGS
▪ Click on FastEthernet in left pane of the Config tab
▪ Configure the FastEthernet Interface settings of the server as follows:
• Select Static under IP Configuration
• IP Address: [Link]
• Subnet Mask: [Link]
CONFIGURE THE
[Link]
THANK
YOU!