Take your Packet Tracer skills further — build and explore a branch office network, configure wireless devices, trace packets in real time, and manage your network with a controller.
Exploring Networking with Cisco Packet Tracer is a hands-on continuation of Getting Started with Cisco Packet Tracer. Where that course introduced you to a home office network, this course steps up the complexity with a full branch office environment. You will learn how to connect and configure devices including wireless devices, verify their connectivity, explore how packets travel across a network using Simulation Mode, set up structured wiring in the physical workspace, and discover how a network controller can be used to monitor and manage all the devices in your network. No physical hardware is required.
Curriculum Chapters
- Module 1: Set Up Your Small Office Network
- 1.0. Introduction
- 1.1. Connect Devices Using Wireless Technologies
- Module 2: Manage and Monitor Your Branch Office Network
- 2.0. Structured Wiring / PT Simulation
- 2.1. Network Controller
- 2.2. Course Summary
Skills You Will Learn
Connect and configure wired and wireless devices in a branch office network topology. Verify device connectivity within the simulated network environment. Install structured wiring and cabling in the Packet Tracer physical workspace. Use Packet Tracer Simulation Mode to observe how packets travel across a network. Deploy and use a network controller to monitor and manage network devices via a graphical user interface. Apply best practices for building and verifying small office networks in Cisco Packet Tracer.
Technologies Used
Cisco Packet Tracer
Wireless networking simulation
Network Controller (GUI-based management)
Packet Tracer Simulation Mode
Course Details
Course Type: Free self-paced
Time: 3 Hours
Modules: 2
Level: Beginner
Prerequisites
Getting Started with Cisco Packet Tracer recommended. No physical hardware required.
Certification & Career
Career and Certification alignment: This course is part of the Cisco Packet Tracer Learning Collection. It carries no standalone certification alignment. The recommended next course is Exploring IoT with Cisco Packet Tracer.
Achievements & Badges
Upon completion, earn a Cisco Networking Academy digital badge. Share your verified achievement on LinkedIn, your CV, or professional profile.
What Cisco verifies: Cisco verifies the earner of this badge has the knowledge and skills to set up, manage, and monitor a branch office network using Cisco Packet Tracer, including connecting and configuring wired and wireless devices, using Simulation Mode to trace packets, and deploying a network controller.
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