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NetSim Network Simulator and Router Simulator provides labs designed to help you achieve the CCNP certification. Each lab is written to help you understand the technologies necessary to pass the CCNP exam. See the list below for all of the labs included with NetSim for CCNP.

Lab Topics for CCNP

AAA Authentication AAA Login Authentication and Exec Authorization Address Optimization Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Advanced Extended Access Lists Advanced Router Configuration Applying Security Tools Backup a WAN Connection with IPSec VPN Backup Interface Backup Using TFTP Basic Debugging Basic Router Configuration Basic Show Commands BGP CHAP and RIP Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Configuring a Switch for a WLAN Configuring Class-Based Header Compression Configuring EIGRP Configuring FIFO and WFQ Queing Mechanisms Configuring Frame Relay Mode MPLS Configuring Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) Configuring IOS Security Part I - VLAN ACLs Configuring IOS Security Part II - TACACS+ Configuring IPv6 Configuring IPv6 Routing Configuring IPv6 Tunnels Configuring LFI Configuring Multiple HSRP groups Configuring NBAR Configuring Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Configuring QoS Configuring QoS Preclassify Configuring QoS with Cisco AutoQoS Configuring Router Interfaces Configuring Static and OSPFv3 Routing Configuring Support for IP Telephony Configuring Telnet on Catalyst 2950 Switches Configuring the LLQ Queing Mechanism Configuring Trunking on Catalyst 2950 Switches Configuring Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Configuring VLANs on a Catalyst 2950 Switch Configuring VTP Client Mode on a Catalyst 2950 Switch Configuring VTP on Catalyst 2950 Switches Confirming the Network Configuration Creating a Host Table Default Routes Deleting VLANs on a Catalyst 2950 Switch Dynamic NAT EIGRP EIGRP and Frame Relay EIGRP and Wildcard Masks EIGRP Authentication EIGRP Routes Enhancing Switch Security EtherChannel – PAgP and LACP EtherChannel – Layer 2 and Layer 3 Expanding Switched Networks Extended Access Lists Extended Access Lists with RIP Frame Relay Frame Relay Full Mesh Frame Relay Hub-and-Spoke Frame Relay with Dial Backup Hierarchical IP Addressing ISDN Dialer Profiles IGRP IGRP Routes Implementing IPv6 Implementing Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) Implementing Network Address Translation Influence EIGRP Path Selection Initial Configuration Initial Switch Configuration Inter-VLAN Routing Introduction to MQC and the SDM QoS Wizard IOS Switching Initial Configuration IP Access Lists IP Addressing IP Addressing on Catalyst 2950 Switches IPSEC

ISDN BRI IS-IS Layer 3 Switching Layer 3 Switching and Layer 2 Security Loopback Interfaces Low Latency Queuing Many-to-One NAT MST Configuration MST Optimization Multi-Area OSPF Multi-Area OSPF and Routing Table Optimization Multicast Routing Multi-Site Frame Relay and Policy Routing Multi-Site Network Named Access Lists NAT overloading - PAT NAT Pool Network Address Translation (NAT) Optimizing EIGRP OSPF OSPF Authentication OSPF Routes Policy Routing PortFast and UplinkFast PPP and CHAP PPP with CHAP Authentication PPP-PAP-CHAP PVST Load balancing Review Basic Router Configuration Reviewing Access Lists Reviewing Switch Configurations RIP Routes RIPv2 RIPv2 Routes Route Redistribution Route Summarization Router Basics I Router Basics II Router Remote Access via Telnet Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Saving Router Configurations Setting up a Serial Interface Single-Area OSPF Single-Site Network Spanning Tree Protocol Spanning-Tree Troubleshooting Standard Access Lists Standard Access Lists with RIP Static NAT Static Network Address Translation (NAT) Static Routes Switch and Workstation Configuration Switch Basics Part I Switch Basics Part II Telnet Testing Connectivity with Traceroute Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Troubleshooting Basic BGP Troubleshooting Basic Frame Relay Troubleshooting EIGRP Troubleshooting EIGRP Routing Troubleshooting Frame Relay Troubleshooting HSRP Troubleshooting ISDN BRI Troubleshooting Mulitlayered Switched Networks Part 1 Troubleshooting Mulitlayered Switched Networks Part 2 Troubleshooting PPP-PAP-CHAP Troubleshooting RIP Troubleshooting Routing Protocols Part 1 Troubleshooting Routing Protocols Part 2 Troubleshooting VoIP and Converged Networks Trunking Tuning QoS Mechanisms Configured with Cisco AutoQoS Using Loopback Interfaces Using NetSim Using SDM to Configure GRE Tunnels over IPSec Using the  Initial System Configuration Dialog Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM) Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) VTP Configuration