Click on two devices to connect them
Network Simulator Guide
Getting Started
Click a device type, then click on canvas to place it
Right-click a device to configure or test connectivity
Use connection mode to link devices together
Type ? in CLI for context-sensitive help
Shortcuts supported: conf t, int g0/0, sh run, etc.
Visual packet animation when using ping/traceroute
Wireless Features
📡 Range button - Toggle wireless coverage visualization
Access points show 3 signal zones (strong/medium/weak)
Wireless connections automatically detected (AP to clients)
Green wavy lines indicate wireless connections
Configure AP: ssid, channel, security commands
Cable Types
🔵 Copper/Ethernet - Blue solid (1 Gbps)
🟠 Fiber Optic - Orange with glow (10 Gbps)
🔴 Serial/WAN - Red dashed (T1 speed)
🟢 Wireless - Green wavy (300 Mbps)
🏷️ Labels button - Toggle interface labels
Red dot on cable = Link down
Canvas Controls
Mouse Wheel - Zoom in/out (or Ctrl +/-)
Middle Click & Drag - Pan around canvas
⊞ Grid button - Toggle grid snapping
🔲 Auto Layout - Organize devices automatically
Ctrl+0 - Reset zoom and pan to default
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+Z - Undo last action
Ctrl+Y - Redo action
Ctrl+C - Copy selected device
Ctrl+V - Paste copied device
Delete - Delete selected device
Ctrl+Plus - Zoom in
Ctrl+Minus - Zoom out
Packet Capture Tool
📦 Capture button - Open packet capture panel
▶️ Start - Begin capturing network packets
⏸️ Stop - Pause packet capture
Click packet - View detailed packet information
Use filters to search by source, destination, or protocol
Supports ICMP, TCP, UDP, and ARP protocols
Basic Commands
enable - Enter privileged mode
configure terminal - Enter config mode
hostname [name] - Set device name
interface [type] [number] - Configure interface
ip address [ip] [mask] - Set IP address
no shutdown - Enable interface
Show Commands
show running-config - View configuration
show ip interface brief - View interfaces
show ip route - View routing table
show vlan brief - View VLANs (switches)
show interfaces status - Interface status
show mac-address-table - MAC addresses
Advanced Commands
vlan [id] - Create/configure VLAN
switchport mode [access|trunk]
switchport access vlan [id]
encapsulation dot1q [vlan] - Subinterface
ip route [net] [mask] [next-hop]
ping/traceroute [ip] - Test connectivity