Add Router IOS in GNS3 1.0 beta2

How to run the IOS devices on GNS3 1.0 beta2:

Now GNS3 start introducing its new versions with new features and with some major changes and also remove the different bugs from previous versions. GNS3 1.0 beta2 is one of them. today, i have tested this version of GNS3 on windows 8.1, it works great for me and have very nice improve user interface. But this new user interface waste my time for searching the "ios image and hypervisors" for adding IOS images to GNS3.... :D

ios image and hypervisors menu is remove from this new version and has been introduced a new tab IOS routers for adding binary IOS to GNS3. For adding IOS in GNS3 1.0 you can follow these steps:


  1. Open the Edit\preferences  
  2. here you can find a tab IOS routers on left side, click on it and browse the IOS images from "IOS path" and then click the save button for saving that image.


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