Assignment on
Installation of OMNET++ steps
Presented to
Dr. Omer Chughtai
Presented by
Israr Hussain CIIT/SP20-REE-010/WAH
M. Moazzam Ali CIIT/SP19-REE-004/WAH
Course Title Data networks and Communication
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Purpose....................................................................................................................................................3
What is OMNeT++..................................................................................................................................3
Language ............................................................................................................................................3
Operating system.................................................................................................................................3
How to download....................................................................................................................................3
How to Unzip compressed file.................................................................................................................5
How to Install..........................................................................................................................................6
Purpose
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The purpose of this report is to describe the installation procedure of OMNeT++. This report
contains 12 steps for the installation of “OMNET++”.
What is OMNeT++
OMNeT++ (Objective Modular Network Testbed in C++) is a modular, component-based C++
simulation library and framework, primarily for building network simulators. OMNeT++ can be
used for free for non-commercial simulations like at academic institutions and for teaching.
Language
Written in C++.
Operating system
Linux, macOS, Windows
How to Download
Step#1
Go to the link https://omnetpp.org/download/
Step#2
Following page will open, default option is Linux, you have to select Windows as follow, after
that press download as shown in figure.
Size of software is 685 MB ,after pressing download wait for complete download.
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Step#3
You have to unzip the compressed file. Right click on the download file and click on extract to a
specific folder. (select on the drive where you want to download).
Step#4
Make sure that the downloaded software (OMNeT++) contains all these folders as follow
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Make sure that the folder contains all these files also.
Step#5
Double click on mingwenv.cmd as shown
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Step#6
Following command window will appear.
Step#7
Press any key to continue, then following window will appear.
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Step#7
Press any key to continue then following window will appear which shows successful operation.
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By Zoom in the above window,
Step#8
Type “./ configure” on command screen then press ENTER
Following window will appear
Step#9
Now type “make” for libraries and then press ENTER
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Following window will appear, you have to wait for 35 to 40 minutes for libraries.
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Step#10
Now type “omnetpp” and then press ENTER.
Following window will appear.
Select the location of programs.
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Click on Launch.
Step#10
Now simulator is being initialized
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Step#11
From here, we can start our simulation code. Click on workbench
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Step#12
Press Ok on the below screen.
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