Enroll in Cisco CyberOps Associate labs

1. Open a lab from the Cisco Networking Academy

Launch the CyberOps Associate course from your NetAcad home page, then select the Assignments icon at the top right.

Scroll to NDG Online Lab Service and select a lab.

2. Link your accounts

The first time you open NDG Online from NetAcad, you are asked to link your accounts.

Enter your email address and select Continue. If you already have an NDG Online account, enter its password and select Log in. If you don't, create one: enter your full name and a password of at least 15 characters, and select Create account.

Next, verify your email address. NDG Online emails a verification key to the address you entered. You can't continue until you verify it.

If the email doesn't arrive, check your spam or junk folder and that you typed the address correctly. See Verify and manage email addresses.

On Check your email, enter the verification key and select Verify. Mistyped your address? Select Change email to replace it.

3. Enroll

Select Link accounts. The checkbox above it is optional: tick it to get email updates from NDG. You can unsubscribe at any time.

4. Pay for access

The first time you open a lab, NDG Online asks you to buy access or enter an access code.

Check with your instructor which to use. Access codes come from a bookstore or from your instructor. NDG Online support can't issue access codes.

5. Open the labs

With access in place, open the labs from your course.

When you finish, close the lab window or tab to return to the Cisco Networking Academy.

For a tour of the lab screen, see Use the NDG Online lab interface.