How to use a Practice Lab

Practice labs allow hands-on experience through a web browser interface for fast and and convenient access. Each practice lab includes pre-configured hardware layouts with accompanying lab guides. With step-by-step instructions covering thousands of practical tasks across Cisco, Microsoft, VMware and CompTIA exam titles, practice labs make studying for an exam or learning new technologies an engaging experience.

To launch a Practice Labs, please follow these steps:

  1. On the MeasureUp website, access to My Learning Locker.
  2. Register the Practice Lab key, and click on the product icon.
  3. Click on Begin Test.

Note. If you have any problem with this launch, please review the article: Practice Labs – FAQs.

  1. The Practice Labs is launched. There are three main areas in the portal:
    • Dashboard. Shows system notifications, your activity and open support calls.
    • Courses. Shows detailed information on courses.
    • Help/Support.
  1. Click on the Courses tab.
  2. Click on the course you wish to access. On the right hand side of the course, is displayed a course tracking indicator (Not started/In progress or Completed).
  3. The course present a list of available modules. Click on the module you wish to access.

  1. You will be taken into the module and be presented with the content and lab devices required to complete required objectives. There are two major areas of control:
    • Content window. Shows the guide to the activities and exercise detail. The main components of the window are broken down as:
      • Central panel – This is where the introduction, exercise and summary details are displayed.
      • Bottom left – Links to navigate between module content.
      • Bottom right – Module download links (Adobe PDF format).
      • Top right – Window management, use these icons to manage your content viewing preferences, these icons are detailed below.
    • Lab devices. The devices required for each module are presented on the left hand side of the console. Each module or exercise may change the devices that you have access to. For example, in the following screenshot the practice lab has 5 devices, PLABDC01, PLABDM01, PLABWIN801, PLABWIN810 and PLABWIN701.

  1. Click on a device to select it.

Note. Each exercise requires one or more device to be powered on. Some exercises require all of the devices and some exercise will automatically power on some of the devices for you. The detail in the Introduction part of the content will inform you which devices should be powered on.

  1. Click on the Connect button if your device is off. The device is powered.

What would you like to do next?

  • Do you want to purchase a product? Click here for more info.
  • Do you want to register a key? Click here for more info.
  • Do you want to know the Practice Lab Datasheets? Click here for more info.
  • Do you want to review the FAQs about the Practice Labs? Click here for more info.
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