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Cisco Modeling Labs

Cisco Modeling Labs is our premier platform for network simulation. With an easy-to-use HTML5 UI and a comprehensive API, Cisco Modeling Labs makes it fun to design, test, troubleshoot, and learn.

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Welcome to the world of network simulation

Cisco Modeling Labs

Cisco Modeling Labs is an on-premises network simulation tool that runs on workstations and servers. With Cisco Modeling Labs, you can quickly and easily simulate multi-vendor networks. This gives you highly reliable models for designing, testing, and troubleshooting.

Cost-effective

Compared to building out, maintaining, and upgrading real-world labs, Cisco Modeling labs returns results faster, more easily, and for a fraction of the cost, giving you access to real VM images. Plus, you’ll save time and effort in finding compatible and authorized images for Cisco network operating systems, such as IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, and IOS-XR.

Scability and flexbility

Test a variety of network scenarios, from small office networks to large enterprise environments, while having the flexibility to adapt your simulated networks to accommodate new requirements or changes in design.

Reduce risk

Test network configurations in a simulated environment before deploying them in a live network to reduce the risk of causing disruptions or outages.

Hands-on learning

The platform provides a realistic environment for practicing configuration and troubleshooting tasks, which is invaluable for hands-on learning and certification preparation.

Life is good when you can lab from anywhere

Smart annotations

You can now quickly create organized topologies. In addition to using existing annotations, such as boxes, ellipses, and text, you now have the ability to automatically create smart annotations based on user-defined tags.

Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) enablement

Access Firepower Threat Defense virtual (FTDv) and Firepower Management Center virtual (FMCv) out of the box. You can now download and use the reference platforms for FTD and FMC as part of the supplemental reference platform ISO. This new node type is available to all CML license tiers, except free tier.

Custom MAC address

Custom MAC addresses allow for more predictable labs and functionality. For example, some nodes use licensing that’s tied to a MAC address. Knowing the MAC address ahead of time allows for pre-generation and reuse of licensing.

LDAP improvements

Now CML admins can map lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) groups to CML groups, so users get the right access the first time they log in to CML. (For Enterprise and Education only)

Benefits

  • Design, test, and troubleshoot on virtual equipment – at a fraction of the cost
  • Lab from anywhere – including your home office
  • Jumpstart your NetDevOps transformation – the API lets you automate your simulations and connect to external networks
  • Great way to practice your skills—for certification exams
  • Teach students networking virtually

Design, troubleshoot, and learn

For single user

Personal

  • Single user only
  • New features in Version 2.8 include smart annotations, next generation firewall (NGFW) access, CML evaluation mode free tier, and custom MAC addresses
  • Ships with 20 Cisco nodes and cannot expand
  • Community support only
  • Available via the Cisco Learning Network Store for $199 or 2 Cisco Learning Credits
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Personal Plus

  • Single user only
  • New features in Version 2.8 include smart annotations, next generation firewall (NGFW) access, CML evaluation mode free tier, and custom MAC addresses
  • Ships with 40 Cisco nodes and cannot expand
  • Community support only
  • Available via the Cisco Learning Network Store only for $349 or 4 Cisco Learning Credits
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For teams

Enterprise

  • New features in Version 2.8 include smart annotations, next generation firewall (NGFW) access, CML evaluation mode free tier, custom MAC addresses, and LDAP improvements
  • For organizations with many users
  • Ships with 20 Cisco nodes and can expand by up to another 300 nodes
  • Multi-user Functionality Community and TAC support
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Education

  • New features in Version 2.8 include smart annotations, next generation firewall (NGFW) access, CML evaluation mode free tier, custom MAC addresses, and LDAP improvements
  • Designed for educational institutions, high schools, and other non-profit learning institutions that use CML for teaching
  • Offers a price point that enables many students to practice and learn
  • Licensing per concurrent user instead of per node
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Getting started

Cisco Modeling Labs for developers

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