System information

4 Installing Observer
Network Instruments’ fax numbers are:
• [phone] in the US and outside of Europe, and
• [phone] in Europe and the UK.
Depending on where and how you purchased Observer, you may have a “Right to
Use” (RTU) certificate or a set of activation numbers document. Follow the
instructions on the RTU or the activation number document to license Observer.
Quick Installation Overview
If you’re very familiar with installing programs under Microsoft Windows,
you can use this section for instructions on how to install Observer on
your PC. If in doubt, skip to the step-by-step instructions for the
operating system you are using.
Installing Observer is straightforward: Just run the setup program. Observer can be
installed either from the Observer CD or from the Internet.
Network Instruments recommends that those users with Internet
access download Observer from the Network Instruments’ Web site;
the version published on the Web site is the latest release.
Either:
• Download the demo from the Network Instruments’ ftp site at
ftp://ftp.networkinstruments.com/pub/demos/obsdemo.exe, or
• Run the Observer installation program from Windows by putting the Observer
CD in your CD drive and following the instructions on the screen.
Quick Install
If you are upgrading Observer from a previous release, you need not
unininstall the existing version before you install the upgrade.
1. Setup will ask you to choose a language; select your preferred language and click
on the Next button.
2. Setup will ask if you want to install Observer, an Advanced Probe, or a RMON
Probe. Select “Observer” and click on the N
EXT button.
3. Setup will ask you which directory you would like Observer installed into.
Unless you have a specific reason to install Observer elsewhere, we
suggest that you install Observer in the default destination.
4. Check the README.WRI for any late-breaking installation information.