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Remove need to sign in for each/every use of Packet Tracer 7.2

Since Packet Tracer 7.2 has appeared - two issues have occurred

Every time a student in a class room logs into a computer, they have to log into PT. Reducing teaching time and adding admin load to frustrated teachers. Also - we are trying to work with orgs who wish to use PT for U13 students - we are having to encourage them to use a generic login and work around this new feature.

For Mac - this screen is now causing many WINE bottlers to crash. We have students and academies who use PT and now have to use a VM - which is slower and more resource intensive.

While we acknowledge that there is a desire from Cisco to record metrics. Can this not be accomplished anonymously. As you are now encouraging all academies to create workarounds and lose limited teaching time and irritate a considerable number of teachers.

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Andrew Smith shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
Archived  ·  AdminSandra Ray (Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy) responded  · 

The Packet Tracer team has worked on the login process. They are trying to get PT to a place where users that are already logged into Cisco NetAcad will not have to login again. In addition, they have changed the process for Packet Tracer assessment so users will not have to login to Packet Tracer when doing a Packet Tracer assessment.

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  • Pedro Matos commented  ·   ·  Report

    I Also agree, please return to previous format.

  • Mortimer Lake commented  ·   ·  Report

    To be honest, this has proved to be incredibly irritating. Students are students and I wish they would remember their pencils let alone a login. We have enough fun when we set Cisco final tests - having them log (often multiple times) into this application during a lesson has already become hard work since coming back from the summer break.

    Who thought of this really annoying feature!

  • Kirk commented  ·   ·  Report

    I agree with the above statement that extra log on requirements create inconvenience. As an instructor using PT for a quick demo adds about 15 additional seconds even for a guest login.
    Thanks for considering removal of the feature.

  • Phil Irving commented  ·   ·  Report

    Students are disappointed in this approach - felt the old academy style was much better

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not only is it annoying its also confusing - PT is standard desktop software, it should open - the fact a student has already verified their login at the college and got to the pc should negate the need for another authentication. This is akin to asking for a password to use Microsoft word.

  • Adrian Bowers commented  ·   ·  Report

    We are also experiencing same issues with student logins here at Coleg Cambria, it wastes so much time.

  • Dave Cook commented  ·   ·  Report

    I totally agree with the above statement, spending half an hour sorting logins in a 1.5 hr. lesson is foolish.

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