Packet Tracer is computer software that is designed with the purpose of making network simulations to understand the networking and cyber security concepts in an easy way. It is built by Cisco Corporation and is available for free for different operating systems like macOS, Windows, Linux, etc. It is easy to easy with a simple interface.
Installing Packet Tracer on Windows
Follow the below steps to install Packet Tracer on Windows:
Step 1: Visit the official website of Netacad using any web browser.
Step 2: Press the login button and select log In option.
Step 3: Next screen will appear, click on the sign-up option.
Step 4: Next screen will appear and will ask for email and password and other simple details, fill them and click on Register.
Step 5: Now the login screen appears again so fill in the Email id.
Step 6: On the next screen enter the password and press the Login button.
Step 7: Dashboard will initialize, now click on Resources and choose Download Packet Tracer Option.
Step 8: On the next web page choose the operating system to download the packet tracer. Downloading will start automatically.
Step 9: Check for the executable file in your system and run it.
Step 10: Next screen is of License Agreement so Click on I accept the license.
Step 11: Choose the installing location which has sufficient space.
Step 12: Select the start menu folder and click the Next button.
Step 13: Check the box for creating a desktop icon and click on the Next button.
Step 14: Now packet tracer is ready to install so click on the Install button.
Step 15: The installation process will start and will hardly take a minute.
Step 16: Click on the Finish button to complete the installation.
Step 17: An icon is created on the desktop so run it.
Step 18: Interface is initialized and the software is ready to use.
Congratulations you have successfully installed packet tracer on your Windows System.