Assessment Items


What are Assessment Items?

The assessment items are found in the Assessment Items tab of the Answer Network section in the Activity Wizard.

Most configurations in the answer network have corresponding assessment items. To assess certain items, place a check mark next to the item. The default behavior is to compare the student network configuration to what is defined in the answer network configuration. For more advanced activities, the assessment items can be replaced with a variable. In this case, the student network configuration is compared with the value defined in the variable.

How to Add Variables to the Items

Variables can only replace existing configured values. Not all configured values can be replaced. Only items with a green dot can be replaced with a variable.

How to replace:
Option 1: Use the Variable Manager interface, click on <--
Option 2: Single click on the assessment item. A text field will pop up; replace the text with a variable.

Assessment Items and Values:

Assessment items that can be replaced with a variable have types. The value of the variable must conform to the following rules:

Boolean: Less than or equal to 0 is false. Greater than or equal to 1 is true.
Enum: A number represents the value; use the table below to find the value.
Numbers: A decimal (base 10) number.
IP Addresses: Must follow this format: 192.168.1.1; all digits between 0 and 255.
MAC Addresses: Must follow this format: ABCD.ABCD.ABCD; all digits must be hexadecimal.
Strings: Any regular string.
Special: These are specially formatted strings that must adhere to the format shown below.

Definition of Assessment Items and Values

Cisco Device
Name Variable Type Comment
Host Name yes String  
Startup Config      
Config-Register yes Number  
Banner MOTD yes String  
Enable Password yes String  
Service Password Encryption yes Boolean  
Clock Timezone yes String  
VTY Lines      
Boot System Files      
   <system file> yes String  
Flash Files      
   <flash file names>   String  

 

Cloud Device
Name Variable Type Comment
Frame-Relay Connections      
  <Connection Node> yes Special <fromPortName> <sublink> : <toPortName> <sublink>
DSL Connections      
  <DSL Connections> yes Special <fromPortName> : <toPortName>
Cable Connections      
  <Cable Connections> yes Special <fromPortName> : <toPortName>

 

All Devices
Name Variable Type Comment
Power yes Boolean  

 

PC
Name Variable Type Comment
Default Gateway yes IP Address  

 

Routers
Name Variable Type Comment
User Names      
  <User Name Password Pair> yes Special <username>-<password>

 

Switches
Name Variable Type Comment
VLANS      
 <VlanNumber>   Number  
 <VlanName>   String  
VLAN Name      
Default Gateway yes IP Address  

 

Terminal Line Devices
Name Variable Type Comment
Enable Secret yes String  

 

Linksys
Name Variable Type Comment
Internet Connection yes Enum Dhcp = 0, 1=PPPoE, 2=Static
Router IP      
Ports      
Internet      
 IP Address      
 Subnet Mask      
LAN      
 IP Address      
 Subnet Mask      
Default Gateway yes IP Address  
DNS Server IP       
Security Mode yes Enum 0 = None, 1=WEP
Single Port Forwarding      
Password yes String  
Remote Management yes Boolean  

 

Cloud Pots Port
Name Variable Type Comment
Phone Number   Special <areacode>-<prefix>-<number>

 

Cloud Serial Port
Name Variable Type Comment
Frame Relay      
 LMI Type yes Enum 0 = Ansi, 1= Cisco, 2 = Q933a
Sublinks      
 <sublink name> yes String  

 

Frame Relay Sub-Interface Port
Name Variable Type Comment
Type (Point-to-Point/ MultiPoint) yes Enum 0 = Multipoint,  PointToPoint = 1

 

Port
Name Variable Type Comment
Power yes Boolean  
Bandwidth      
Duplex      
MAC Address yes Mac Address  
MAC Address yes Mac Address  
Clock Rate yes String  
Description yes String  

 

Host Port
Name Variable Type Comment
IP Address yes IP Address  
Subnet Mask yes IP Address  

 

Router Port
Name Variable Type Comment
Access-group In yes    
Access-group Out yes    
CDP Enabled yes Boolean  
NAT Mode yes Enum 0 = None,  1 = NatInside,  2 = eNatOutside
Bandwidth Info yes Number  
Delay yes Number  
EIGRP Hello Interval      
RIP Split Horizon yes Boolean  
EIGRP Summary Addresses      
Autonomous System   Number  
OSPF Authentication yes    
OSPF Authentication Key yes String  
OSPF Cost yes Number  
OSPF Dead-Interval yes Number  
OSPF Hello-Interval yes Number  
OSPF Message Digest Key      
Key ID [[ID]] yes Number  
OSPF Priority yes Number  
Keepalive yes Boolean  
Encapsulation      
   Keepalive yes Boolean  
PPP      
   Authentication yes Enum 0 = No Authentication,   1 = Chap,   2 = Pap,   3 = PapChap,  4 = ChapPap
Frame Relay      
  Encapsulation Type yes Enum 0 = Cisco, 1 = IETF,  2 = Default
  LMI Type yes Enum 0 = Ansi,  1 = Cisco,  2 = Q933a
IP Maps      
802.1Q      
  VLAN ID  yes Number  
Native VLAN      

 

Switch Port
Name Variable Type Comment
Port Mode yes Boolean  
Access VLAN yes Number  
Native VLAN yes Number  
Trunk VLANs      
  <name> yes String  
Voice Vlan yes Number  
Nonegotiate yes Boolean  
Dynamic Mode yes Enum 0 = Dynamic Desirable, 1 = Dynamic Auto,  2 = Operation Trunk, 3 = Operation Access

 

Terminal Line
Name Variable Type Comment
RS232      
VTY Line   Number  
Console Line      
 Speed yes Number  
 Data Bits yes Number  
 Parity yes Enum 0 = Even,  1 = Mark,  2 = None,  3 = Odd,  4 = Space
 Stop Bits yes String  
 Flow Control yes Enum 0 = None,  1 = Hardware,  2 = Software
History Size yes Number  
MOTD Banner yes Boolean  
Login yes Enum 0 = No Login,  1 = Login,  3 = Login Local
Password yes String  
Session Limit yes Number  
Access Control In yes String  
Access Control Out yes String  

 

Routing
Name Variable Type Comment
Routes      
Static Routes      
   <static route> yes Special <destinationPrefix>-<destionationPrefixBits>-<forwardRoutersIP>-0
Default Networks      
   <default network> yes IP Address  

 

RIP
Name Variable Type Comment
RIP      
  Version yes Number  
  Auto Summary yes Boolean  
  Default Information Originate yes Boolean  
  Timers Basic      
Networks      
  <network address> yes IP Address  
Passive Interface      
Default yes Boolean  

 

EIGRP
Name Variable Type Comment
Autonomous System #   Number  
Auto Summary yes Boolean  
Networks      
  <network address String> yes Special <networkNumber> <eigrpWildcardBits>
Passive Interface      
Default yes Boolean  
Metrics      
Variance yes Number  

 

OSPF
Name Variable Type Comment
Process ID    Number  
Area Authentication      
Area # yes Number  
Default Information Originate yes Enum 0 = No Default Info Originate, 1 = Default Info Originate,  2 = Default Info Originate Always
Log Adjacency Changes yes Enum 0 = No Log Change, 1 = Log Change,  2 = Log Change Detail
Passive Interface      
Default      
Networks      
  <route String> yes Special <networkNumber> <OSPFWildcardMask> <areaIdNumber>

 

Port Security
Name Variable Type Comment
Static MAC      
  <mac address> yes Mac Address  
   Type yes Enum 0 = Shutdown, 1 = Protect,  2 = Restrict
Maximum Static MACs yes Number  

 

CDP
Name Variable Type Comment
CDP Enabled   Boolean  

 

ACL
Name Variable Type Comment
  <ACL Name> yes String  

 

DHCP Pool
Name Variable Type Comment
Pool   String  
DNS server IP yes IP Address  

 

DHCP Server
Name Variable Type Comment
DHCP Enable yes Boolean  
Start IP Address yes IP Address  
Max User yes IP Address  
Default Gateway yes IP Address  
DNS Server IP yes IP Address  
Pools      
Excluded Addresses      
  <addresses> yes IP Address  

 

NAT
Name Variable Type Comment
NAT      
Pools      
  <pool name> yes String  
Inside Source List      
  <list number> yes Number  
Inside Source Static      
  <static entry> yes Special <udp|tcp> <insideLocalIP> <portNumber> <InsideGlobalIp> <portNumber> 

 

STP
Name Variable Type Comment
VLANs      
  <Vlan Number> yes Number  
Priority      

 

Wireless
Name Variable Type Comment
Wireless      
SSID      
Security Mode      
WEP Key      

 

HTTP Server
Name Variable Type Comment
HTTP Enable yes Boolean  

 

VTP
Name Variable Type Comment
VTP      
Domain Name yes String  
VTP Mode yes Enum 0 = VtpServer, 1 = VtpClient,  2 = VtpTransparent
VTP Password yes String  
VTP Version yes Number  

 

TFTP
Name Variable Type Comment
TFTP Enable yes Boolean  

 

DNS Client
Name Variable Type Comment
IP Domain-Lookup yes Boolean  
IP Name Server yes IP Address  
IP Host      
 Host <ipaddress> yes IP Address  

 

DNS Server
Name Variable Type Comment
DNS Enable yes Boolean  
Domain Name      
  <name> yes String