Tip 5

Author: breezy-codes

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+# 5 – How to Customise the Router-PT in Cisco Packet Tracer
+
+This guide shows you how to **customise a Router-PT or Router-PT-Empty** device in Cisco Packet Tracer by adding or removing network interface modules.
+
+Customising routers lets you choose the exact combination of **Ethernet**, **Serial**, and other ports required for your topology.
+
+---
+
+## Part 1 – Accessing the Physical Configuration
+
+1. Select a **Router-PT** or **Router-PT-Empty** from the device list and drag it into the workspace.
+2. Click the router to open its configuration window.
+3. Go to the **Physical** tab.
+
+---
+
+## Part 2 – Powering Off Before Modifying
+
+Before making hardware changes:
+
+1. Click the **power button** (top left corner of the router image).
+2. Wait until the green light turns off, this ensures safe module installation.
+
+![Figure](../../img/cisco-tips/tip5/fig1.png)
+
+---
+
+## Part 3 – Adding or Removing Modules
+
+1. In the **module pane** (left side), locate the module you need.
+2. Drag the module into an empty slot on the router.
+3. Modules must be installed **from right to left**.
+
+To remove a module:
+
+1. Click and drag it **out** of the router slot while powered off.
+
+---
+
+## Part 4 – Powering On
+
+Once your modules are installed:
+
+1. Click the **power button** again to turn the router back on.
+2. The green light will return, and the added interfaces will become available in the CLI and config tabs.
+
+---
+
+## Part 5 – Common Router-PT Modules
+
+Below is a table listing commonly used modules you’ll find in the **module selection pane**:
+
+| Module Name          | Description                     | Interface Type    |
+| -------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------- |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1AM`   | Analog Modem Module             | Modem             |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1CE`   | Coaxial Ethernet                | Ethernet (Coax)   |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1CFE`  | 1-Port FastEthernet             | FastEthernet      |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1CGE`  | 1-Port GigabitEthernet          | GigabitEthernet   |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1FFE`  | 1-Port FastEthernet (Fiber)     | FastEthernet (FX) |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1FGE`  | 1-Port GigabitEthernet (Fiber)  | Gigabit (FX)      |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1S`    | 1-Port Serial                   | Serial            |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-1SS`   | 1-Port Smart Serial             | Smart Serial      |
+| `PT-ROUTER-NM-COVER` | Blank cover slot (no interface) | N/A               |
+
+## Tutrials Using Router-PT
+
+- [Tutorial 9: Configuring Static Routing in Packet Tracer](../tutorial-series/tutorial9.md)
+- [Tutorial 10: Configuring RIP Routing in Packet Tracer](../tutorial-series/tutorial10.md)
+- [Tutorial 11: Configuring OSPF Routing in Packet Tracer](../tutorial-series/tutorial11.md)