CISCO Packet Interface

GUI (Graphical User Interface) and CLI (Command Line Interface) Configuration in CIsco Packet Tracer

1. Physical

2. Config

3. CLI

4. Desktop

5. Services

Physical Tab

provides an interface for interacting with the device including powering it on or off or installing different modules, such as a Wireless Network Interface Card (NIC)

Config Tab

• For intermediate devices such as routers and switches, there are two ways to access device configurations.

• Configurations can be accessed via a Config Tab, which is a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Configurations can be also accessed using a Command Line Interface (CLI).

• device configuration files can be saved, loaded, erased, and exported here.

CLI Tab

• provides access to the Command Line Interface of a Cisco device.

• Using the CLI Tab requires knowledge of device configuration with IOS. Here, you can Practice configuring Cisco Devices at the Command Line.

• Any commands that were entered from the Config Tab are also shown in the CLI Tab.

Desktop Tab

Packet Tracer provides a desktop interface that gives you access to IP Configuration, Wireless Configuration, a Command Prompt, a Web Browser, and other application.

Services Tab

• A server has all of the functions of a host with the addition of one more tab, the Services Tab.

• This tab allows a server to be configured with common server processes such as HTTP, DHCP, DNS, or other services, as shown in the figure.