Academy Sharing Portal

This sharing program provides an opportunity for Academies who may not have the resources to acquire their own hardware to have access to actual networking equipment for their students to complete Cisco Networking Academy lab exercises. Remote Academies can access real Cisco equipment via the Internet for a fraction of the cost of new equipment.

The Hosting Academies listed below may charge a cost recovery fee, which can help reduce the expenses associated with maintaining the hardware resources needed to keep pace with CCNA and CCNP certification program requirements. NETLAB_AE licensing allows Academies who purchase NETLAB_AE the option to share access to their system with other Academies throughout the world.

Please Note: Many CATC and Regional Cisco Networking Academies host NETLAB_AE to support their Regional and Local Academies. We encourage you to contact your CATC or Regional Support Center to discuss the options available to your organization for NETLAB_AE access.

"All Academies who advertise system access via the NDG NETLAB_AE Academy Sharing Portal should determine the appropriate fee to customers. Cisco recommends that this fee is based on a cost recovery structure only." --Cisco Systems Inc.

Hosting Academies

The Academies below have indicated that they are willing to share time on their NETLAB_AE system. Please direct inquiries to the contacts listed below.

Academy Name	Pod Types Available	Contact Information	Comments
Adam Smith College, Fife, Scotland	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Fundamentals Pod Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod	Keith J Noble keithnoble@adamsmith.ac.uk +441592268591	Currently all CCNA Pods are shared free of charge to our supported Local Academies, for those not under a support agreement we will discuss cost recovery plans on an individual basis. Advanced Pods are made available by arrangement to LA Tutors and individuals wishing to study CCNP.
Al-Quds University	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Fundamentals Pod LAN Switching Pod Advanced Router Pod	Isam Ishaq isam@alquds.edu	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost below $700 per year.
Barrnfield College Technology Campus	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Advanced Router Pod	Terry Salt terry.salt@barnfield.ac.uk +44 (0)1582 569500	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost as low as possible.
Barrnfield College Technology Campus	Network Fundamentals Pod Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod	Terry Salt terry.salt@barnfield.ac.uk +44 (0)1582 569500	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost as low as possible.
Birmingham City University	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Fundamentals Pod LAN Switching Pod Network Security Pod (2.0)	Richard Smith ticcnap@tic.ac.uk +441213315400	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost at a minimum.
Birmingham City University	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs)	Richard Smith ticcnap@tic.ac.uk +441213315400	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost at a minimum.
BSU Sharing	Network Fundamentals Pod	Kirsten Smith kirstensmith@bsu.edu 765-285-1889
Budapest Tech	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod Network Security Pod (2.0) Security Router Pod Security PIX Pod	Gyula Feher feher.gyula@nik.bmf.hu +36305001199	We are looking to exchange time with other Academies that own NETLABAE.
CARNet	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Fundamentals Pod LAN Switching Pod Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs)	Branko Radojevic branko.radojevic@carnet.hr	We charge a small cost recovery fee.
CATC - Universidad Tecnologica de Chile	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod Advanced Switch Pod Network Security Pod (2.0) Security PIX Pod	parredondo parredondo@inacap.cl 562-4722516	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost below X per year. Also we have 4 Router Pod and 4 Switch Pod configuration
City College Norwich	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs)	Anne Aves AAVES@ccn.ac.uk +44 (0)1603 773274	POD time available at varying times worldwide. Fee"s and further details to be discussed on an individual basis.
Clayton State University	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Advanced Switch Pod	John Burningham johnburningham@clayton.edu 678-466-4635	Will share with State of Georgia (USA) public academies; will consider other sharing arraignments based upon availability and loading, especially between 0500 GMT thru 1700 GMT. We do not charge any cost recovery fee.
College of Southern Nevada	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Fundamentals Pod LAN Switching Pod Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Network Security Pod (2.0)	Tom Lisa thomas_.isa@csn.edu (702) 651-4798	Our CATC will share with all Academies based on availability. The Cuatro Router and Cuatro Switch pods with virtual PC"s are available. We have implemented the Network Security 2.0 pods. We charge a small cost recovery charge. NOTE: For CCNA we have 2-Net Fundamental Pods; 2-Lan Sw. Pods; 4-Basic Rtr Pods. For CCNP we have 4-Cuatro Router Pods; 4-Cuatro Sw. Pods; 2-Net Sec Pods.
College of Southern Nevada	Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod Network Security Pod (2.0)	Tom Lisa thomas.lisa@csn.edu (702) 651-4798	Our CATC will share with all Academies based on availability. We have upgraded all of our Basic Router and Basic Switch pods to have Virtual PCs. The Cuatro Router and Cuatro Switch pods with virtual PC"s are available. We have implemented the Network Security 2.0 pods. We charge a small cost recovery charge. NOTE: We have 4-BSP, 4-BRP, 2-ARP pods, 4-CRP, 4-CSP, & 2 Network Security pods.
Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informatik an der Fachhochschule Niederrhein	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Advanced Router Pod	Thomas Meuser thomas.meuser@hs-niederrhein.de ++49 2151 822 4640	Our Regional Academy will share with all local academies within our Academy tree and with all academies in Africa free of charge. For all other academies we charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost below 500,-€ per year.
Gateshead College	Cuatro Router Pod Network Fundamentals Pod Other / Custom Pods	Steve Beckwith steve.beckwith@gateshead.ac.uk 01914902480
GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod Advanced Switch Pod Network Security Pod (2.0) Security Router Pod Security PIX Pod	David Hendry dhe@gcal.ac.uk 01413313283	Our system is available to any educational establishment at any time when it is not being used for classes within Glasgow Caledonian University. We charge a cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our Goal is to keep the cost as minimal as possible.
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs)	Erik Patynen erik.patynen@metropolia.fi +358-20-7835000	Sharing basic pods with other academies in EMEA.
Kansas State University	Cuatro Router Pod Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Other / Custom Pods	Mike Chilton mchilton@ksu.edu 785-532-4357	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost very low.
LondonMet	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs)	Tarik Molalign t.molalign@londonmet.ac.uk
Mitchell Technical Institute, Mitchell, SD, US	Network Fundamentals Pod Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs)	Kelvin Albertz kelvin.albertz@mitchelltech.edu 1-605-995-7224	Our Regional Academy will share with all Academies based on availability. Our local academies have priority access.
Ohio Cisco Academy Tranining Center - Tri-Rivers Educational Computer Association (TRECA)	Cuatro Router Pod LAN Switching Pod	Elaine Horn elaine@treca.org 740-389-4798 Ext. 254	Our NetLab will be shared with all Academies. There is a fee of $250.00 per class. All Cisco Networking Academy instructors in Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky can have a 30 day access for FREE.
Reims Champagne-Ardenne - France	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Fundamentals Pod LAN Switching Pod Network Security Pod (2.0)	Florent NOLOT florent.nolot [AT] univ-reims.fr	The fees are 350 Euros to access all our pods during 40 hours max.
Rostock University	Cuatro Router Pod Network Fundamentals Pod Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod Advanced Switch Pod Other / Custom Pods	Henryk Richter henryk.richter@uni-rostock.de +49 381 498 7303	Our Regional Academy will share with all Academies based on availability. We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our goal is to keep the cost at a minimum. This service is free of charge for African Academies.
School of Engineering - University Of Greenwich	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Router Pod	Doug Barry bd59@gre.ac.uk 01634 883165	We charge a small cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies.
School Of Engineering - University Of Greenwich At Medway	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs)	Barry Cross cb305@gre.ac.uk 01634 883137	Our system is available to any educational establishment at any time when it is not being used for classes within the University Of Greewich. We charge a cost recovery fee that is based on the total number of participating Academies. Our Goal is to keep the cost as minimal as possible
Staffordshire University	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Security Pod (2.0)	Chris Howard c.howard@staffs.ac.uk +44 1785 353304	We charge a small but fixed cost-recovery fee and are happy to negotiate this on an individual basis.
Sub-Saharan Africa CATC	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs)	Gratitude Kudyachete catcmanager@ssacatc.co.za	We are willing to share access to our CCNA Netlab #1 with all CCNA academies in Africa. This service is for free and we do not currently implement time quotas. Should the system become overutilized, time quotas will be implemented.
Tampere Adult Education Center	Cuatro Router Pod Cuatro Switch Pod Network Fundamentals Pod LAN Switching Pod Basic Router Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs) Advanced Switch Pod Network Security Pod (2.0)	Abdo Nawfal abdo.nawfal@tak.fi +358 44 7906 447	We have a Netlab with multiple VMWare servers, suitable for all CCNA, CCNP and Security curriculum. Our Security bundle incorporates a Superserver, an ACS and a Certificate Authority server. We have also made certain changes to the basic Netlab topologies and to the Cisco Student Lab Manuals to accomodate all the Security1 and Security2 labs remotely and in full, using the 28xx premium bundle. We are ready to share our Pods and our know-how for a minimun cost recovery fee.
The University of Queensland	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v1 (no PCs) Advanced Router Pod	Paul Nielsen pnielsen@its.uq.edu.au 617 33653610	We have CCNA V3 Pods on the NetLab as well but until we get more gear, only the old CCNA v2.1 Pod is available 24 x 7.
Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas	Basic Router Pod v1 (no PCs) Basic Switch Pod v2 (with remote PCs)	Everardo Huerta Sosa ehuerta@uat.edu.mx (834) 31 81700 ext 2670-2673

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