NEXUSSEC NexusSec Virtual Labs

NXSVL · Now open — free 48-hour demo

Build practical skills.
On real hardware.

NexusSec vLabs is a browser-based training platform for real networking and security equipment. Reserve a private lab, connect from anywhere and learn by doing — without buying a rack first.

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40+Guided labs
6Equipment types
48hFree trial planned
CiscoFortinetSophosPalo Alto NetworksMikroTikLinux

01 / What NXSVL is

Learn on the kind of equipment real teams use every day.

NXSVL means NexusSec Virtual Labs. It is an online place to practise on genuine networking and security equipment. You can learn, train a team or safely test an idea before using it at work.

01 / REAL

Real devices, not copies.

You use the same type of equipment found in real networks. That means the menus, commands and behaviour feel familiar when it matters.

02 / YOUR SPACE

A lab just for you.

Reserve your time and work safely in your own space. Make mistakes, try again and explore without affecting anyone else.

03 / PRACTICAL

Start simple. Grow from there.

Follow a lab, prepare for a certificate or test an idea for work. You do not need a home rack or years of experience to begin.

02 / What you can do

Start with the basics. Build up to real networks.

  • 01
    NetworksConnect devices, build small networks and see how data moves from one place to another.
  • 02
    SecurityLearn how firewalls, safe access and security rules protect a network.
  • 03
    Linux & serversPractise the basic services and commands used to keep systems running.
  • 04
    Custom labsSet up a learning space for your class, your team or an upcoming project.

03 / How exams stay honest

The engines behind a credential you can trust.

A certificate is only worth something if the exam behind it was fair, private and properly marked. Three parts of NXSVL make sure of that — and anyone can check the result afterwards.

Anti-Cheat Engine

Every exam is sealed and private.

Exams are never left where they can be browsed. The topology sits outside every student's space and is placed into yours only for the window of your attempt, then removed. You work in an environment nobody else can see into or share.

Grade Engine

Marked against a published blueprint.

Each attempt is scored objective by objective against the exam's blueprint — the same standard every candidate meets. The result is recorded to your account and carried onto a certificate with a unique ID.

Score Engine

A result anyone can verify.

Your score becomes a credential that is timestamped, revocable and impossible to forge. An employer can confirm it in seconds at verify.nxsvl.com — no login, just the certificate ID.

04 / Who is behind it

Built by people who work with real equipment.

NexusSec vLabs is made by NexusSec Labs, a supplier of tested enterprise hardware. We work with the equipment businesses use every day, and we are making it easier for anyone to learn and practise on it.

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NXSVL / Get started

Start with a free demo.

Pick a platform, tell us what you want to try, and we will open a private 48-hour lab and email you the credentials. No card, no install.

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