Cisco Modeling Labs Corporate Edition is a scalable and extensible software platform that is comprised of the Cisco Modeling Labs server and Cisco Modeling Labs client. Together they create a sandbox environment that enables the design, configuration, and simulation of network topologies. The server is a shared resource that has the capability to activate the topologies using the installed virtual images. The client provides a point and click interface that simplifies topology creation, initial device configuration, and also enables access to functions in the Cisco Modeling Labs server. Not only does the server create the bootstrap configurations but it also autogenerates logical illustrations of the enabled protocols and allows users to access and configure each of the virtual devices.