MIMIC Virtual Lab is for beginners interested in familiarizing themselves with the complex environment and for intermediate or expert users looking to sharpen their skills and move to a higher level. It provides a safe environment to practice. You don't have to worry about bringing down the equipment/network and affecting other users. Read more
Other System Requirements: Need a network interface card
Supported Operating Systems
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Pro
Windows 2003 Server
Windows Vista Starter
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Home Basic x64
Windows Vista Home Premium x64
Windows Vista Business x64
Windows Vista Enterprise x64
Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Product Features
MIMIC gives Network Engineers the ability to practice for CCNA and other certifications instead of just reading instructions. It enables Training organizations to supply a Virtual lab to students with the classroom training or e-learning courses. Students can interact with Routers and Switches, just like with real devices.
The Lab
Interact with the routers and switches, just like real devices:
Network of 7 devices
Cisco Routers (2811, 3640 and 7206)
Four Cisco Switches (2950, 3550 (2) and 6500)
A large set of IOS Commands for Router and Switch operations
LAN, WAN, ISDN and Serial links
Ability to Reconfigure the lab
Users can Telnet in to any of these devices as if they are connecting to real devices. You can open as many Telnet connections as the device supports. Users can also connect to it using a Console connection. It fully supports Cisco IOS® software.
Lab Exercises and Tutorials The lab includes many Exercises and Tutorials.
Basic IOS command line interface
Configure OSPF routing protocol
Configure a default route
Configure a serial line
Configure Standard Access List on Firewall Routers
Configure Extended Access List on Firewall Routers
Configure RIP routing protocol
Configure BGP routing protocol
Configure EIGRP routing protocol
Configure eBGP mode BGP routing
Configure OSPF multiple-area routing
Configure Frame Relay
Configure NAT
Configure VLAN
Configure IPv6
Quiz: Neighbor device information
Device Operations
Logging in/out
Get into and out of different modes - User, Privileged, Configuration, Interface
Set passwords, IP addresses, clock rates, hostname, bandwidth
Configuration of ISDN, CDP, PPP, Frame Relay ACL and NAT protocols
Lab Operations
Start/Stop devices, individually or in a group
Reconfigure the lab by adding and removing connections between the devices
Save/Load a configuration of the network
View configuration information of a device or the entire network
Troubleshoot
View the topology with connections and addresses
Open Telnet sessions
Context sensitive help
MIMIC Simulator Suite If you are interested in creating your own devices and topology, the MIMIC Simulator Suite is available separately. It includes MIMIC SNMP Simulator, MIMIC Cable Modem Simulator, MIMIC IPMI Simulator. You can simulate a lab environment in excess of 10,000 devices. It includes MIMIC Recorder to record Cisco devices to help create the lab topology you need.
