User manual

5 Boson NetSim User Manual
Getting Started
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
.NET Framework: Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5
Processor: 1-GHz Pentium processor or equivalent (Minimum); 3-GHz Pentium processor or
equivalent (Recommended)
RAM: 512 MB (Minimum); 2 GB (Recommended)
Hard Disk: Up to 100 MB of available space
Display: 1024 x 768, 256 colors (Minimum); 1024 x 768 high color, 32-bit (Recommended)
Active Internet connection
Product Activation
You must have a Boson account to download the NetSim Demo. To create a free account, visit the Boson
Online Account page (https://www.boson.com/Account/Default.aspx) and enter a valid e-mail address to
begin creating an account.
When you rst open NetSim, you will be presented with a Product Activation dialog box. Enter your
e-mail address, password, and registration key; this information should be in the purchase receipt you
received via e-mail, or you can nd the receipt online on your Boson Online Account page (https://www.
boson.com/Account/Default.aspx). You must have an active Internet connection in order to activate the
full version of NetSim.
After a successful activation, the lab packs will be updated and NetSim will be ready for you to use.
Installed labs are made available (unlocked) depending on the activation key used to activate the product.
A small lock icon is displayed next to unavailable labs. To make additional labs available, you will need to
purchase a new activation key, deactivate NetSim, and then reactivate with the new activation key; then,
more labs and a larger command set become available.
If you have not purchased an activation key for NetSim, you will not be able to activate the full version of
NetSim. However, you can choose to continue in Demo mode. When you are running the Demo mode,
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