Packet Tracer
– Create a Simple Network
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Using the device selection box, add the network devices to the workspace
as shown in the topology
diagram.
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. If you want to
cancel your selection, click the
Cancel
icon for that device. Alternatively, you can click and drag a
device from the
Device-Specific
Selection
box onto the workspace.
b. Add network devices to the workspace.
Using the device selection box, add the network devices to the workspace as shown in the topology
diagram
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. If you want to cancel your selection, click the
Cancel
icon for that device. Alternatively, you can click and drag a device from the
Device-Specific
Selection
box onto the workspace.
c. Change display names of the nework 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.
d. Add the physical cabling between devices on the workspace
Using the device selection box, add the physical cabling between devices on the workspace as shown in
the topology diagram.
The PC will need a copper straight-through cable to connect to the wireless router.
Select the copper
straight-through cable in the deviceselection box and attach it to the FastEthernet0 interface of the PC
and the Ethernet 1 interface of the wireless router.
