.PKZ File Extension
Packet Tracer Compressed Archive
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A PKZ file may also be a Zip-compressed archive created by Cisco Packet Tracer, a network simulation and visualization tool. It stores one or more Packet Tracer activities (.PKA files) or models (.PKT files) that Packet Tracer users have compressed to share with other users or store as a backup.
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Cisco Packet Tracer provides a learning environment where students, trainees, and established professionals can practice their network management skills. You can create custom activities and models with Packet Tracer and then share them as PKZ files with other users looking to learn from your content. Sharing content as PKZ files is especially helpful for teachers delivering learning materials to their students.
To create a PKZ file with Packet Tracer, follow these steps:
- Select
- Add the files you would like to include in the PKZ archive
- Select
NOTE: When saving the PKZ file, Packet Tracer names it with the same name as the first file in the archive but appends the .pkz file extension to the end of it. For example, if you compress the example.pkt file and the sample.pka files (with the example.pkt file listed first) the resulting PKZ file will be example.pkt.pkz.
How to open a PKZ file
You can open a PKZ file with Cisco Packet Tracer in Windows, macOS, and Linux by selecting .
If you do not have access to Cisco Packet Tracer, you can also extract the contents of a PKZ file with a Zip decompression utility. To extract the contents of a PKZ file, change the .pkz file extension to .zip, then unzip the archive with a decompression utility, such as Windows File Explorer, Apple Archive Utility, or Corel WinZip.