Installing OPNET Multi-Federate Logger

for 3DNV
These instructions apply to Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV 3.0.0. The Multi-Federate
Logger for 3DNV installation workflow consists of two steps, which are described in
the following sections:

• Installing Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV on Windows 7/Vista/XP

• Installing 3DNV Communications on Windows 7/Vista/XP

To download the latest version of these installation instructions, go to the OPNET

Support Center at www.opnet.com/support. Click on the OPNET solution you are
using (for example, OPNET Modeler), then click the link for Latest Product Updates.
Finally, click the 3D Network Visualizer (3DNV) 3.0.0 link.

These installation instructions apply to Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV only. To install
the rest of the OPNET software, follow the main installation instructions.

Installing Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV on Windows 7/Vista/XP

To install Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV, perform Procedure IN-1.

Procedure IN-1 Installing Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV on Windows

1 Log in as Administrator before inserting a CD (or running the self-extracting installer).

2 Insert the CD with the Logger software installer into your CD-ROM drive.

3 Double-click on the icon that represents the CD-ROM, then double-click on the
Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV install program.

Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV will be installed into the same directory as other OPNET
products (such as OPNET Modeler) if they have already been installed. Otherwise, you
will be prompted for a directory in which to install your software (typically C:\Program
Files\OPNET). OPNET documentation refers to this directory as <opnet_dir>, and
you might see this term used in other installation instructions.

4 When you are prompted to specify the type of licensing system to install, the following
might help you decide:

• Floating, access licenses from remote server is the correct choice if you already have
an OPNET license server running on a remote machine and you want this installation
to get its licenses from that machine.

• Floating, serve licenses from this computer is the correct choice if the current machine
is a license server.

Installing OPNET Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV IN-1

 5 A dialog box will ask if you want to install the OPNET RTI (run-time interface), which is
required for other OPNET products to communicate with Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV.
If you do not have this software installed, click Yes.

6 When prompted, click Install to install the Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV software.

If you chose to install the OPNET RTI in step 5, you will see a dialog box asking whether
you want to register the following required environment variables:

RTI_CONFIG=<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\configs

RTI_RID_FILE=<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\configs\rid.mtl

The following will be added to your system PATH variable:

<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\rti\bin

OPNET recommends that you choose Yes to register the change automatically.

7 If you chose to register the environment variables automatically in step 6, the installation
program prompts you to reboot the computer. You must do this for the environment
changes to take effect.

End of Procedure IN-1

Installing 3DNV Communications on Windows 7/Vista/XP

To run OPNET Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV, your computer must have 3DNV
Communications (or an equivalent RTI) installed. If neither is installed, you must run
Procedure IN-2.

To see if your computer has this software installed, look for the following menu item
on the Windows Start menu:
Start > OPNET 3D Network Visualizer 3.0.0 > OPNET 3DNV Communications 3.0.0

If this menu item is not present, the 3DNV Communications software is not installed.

Procedure IN-2 Installing 3DNV Communications on Windows

1 Log in as Administrator before inserting a CD (or running the self-extracting installer).

2 Insert the CD with the 3DNV Communications software installer into your CD-ROM drive.

3 Double-click on the icon that represents the CD-ROM, then double-click on the 3DNV
Communications install program.

IN-2 Installing OPNET Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV

 3DNV Communications will be installed into the same directory as other OPNET products
(such as Modeler), if they have already been installed. Otherwise, you will be prompted
for a directory in which to install your software (typically C:\Program Files\OPNET).
OPNET documentation refers to this directory as <opnet_dir>, and you might see this
term used in other installation instructions.

4 When prompted, click Install to install the 3DNV Communications software.

Near the end of the 3DNV Communications installation, you will see a dialog box asking
whether you want to register the following environment variables:

RTI_CONFIG=<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\configs

RTI_RID_FILE=<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\configs\rid.mtl

The following will be added to your system PATH variable:

<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\rti\bin

OPNET recommends that you choose Yes to register the change automatically.

5 If you chose to change the environment variables automatically in step 4, the installation
program prompts you to reboot the computer. You must do this for the environment
changes to take effect.

End of Procedure IN-2

Setting Up the System Variables and the Path System Variable

The 3DNV Communications installer will optionally register these variables for you. If
you did not register variables automatically in Procedure IN-2, you must perform the
following procedure.

Procedure IN-3 Setting Up System Variables and the Path System Variable

1 If you are going to use 3DNV, set up the following system variables to finish installation:

RTI_CONFIG=<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\configs

This is where the OPNET_3DNV.fed file is located. Advanced users can add their own
FED files to this location, or change the system variable to point to their directory.

RTI_RID_FILE=<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\configs\rid.mtl

This contains the appropriate RTI settings based on OPNET configurations.

2 Add the following to the PATH system variable:

<opnet_dir>\3DNV\3.0.0\rti\bin

End of Procedure IN-3

Installing OPNET Multi-Federate Logger for 3DNV IN-3

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