What's New
Users of previous versions of Packet Tracer will note a variety of new features in this version of Packet Tracer.
New Devices
Network Controller
- GUI management over HTTP from a Packet Tracer simulated PC device. It can also be managed over HTTP using a host PC web browser (Firefox, Edge, etc.)
- Northbound REST API access from simulated devices inside Packet Tracer (Programming Tab). It can also be accessed from a host PC using common tools (curl, Python requests, etc.)
Physical Rack View
Cable Pegboards for cable inventory
Shelves for device inventory
Realistic interactive management and visualization of cabled connections
Ability to view the invisible side of a device in a rack (front or rear)
Interactive cabling on device ports located on the invisible side of the device (front or rear)
Ability to stack devices on tables
Device context menus
Physical View
New visualization and adjustable range settings on wireless devices
Long distance fiber cable connections
Context Menus
- Operations like adding bend point, coloring cables, etc. are now available through the "context menu" interaction.
Activity Wizard
Added grading by IOS Configuration
- Devices with Cisco IOS will have their running and startup configuration lines enumerated as assessment items in the answer tree.
Activity Window
Instruction pages can be simultaneously displayed as dockable windows
- It is dockable now as well.
- Each panel has gained independent zoom controls.
Other
Improved support for IPv6
Changes and improvements for IoT and IOS15 devices
Added ability to make the application be the default for PTSA assessments
Added new Window menu showing all top-level windows of the application
- Lists configuration dialogs, activity window, etc.
- Allows to enter/exit full screen mode.
Improved Accessibility of application GUI
- Better screen reader and tab order.
- New default color theme.