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The Network Designer allows you to package the network that you have created with the desired configurations and install it in any other system having Simulation Toolkit. For example, you have created the network in Linux or Solaris system with all the desired configuration. This network and its configuration can be packaged and sent across for demo or trade shows or kept as a backup.
You can also package the required devices added to the device tree and install it in any other system having Simulation Toolkit. In this topic, you will learn about the options available in Network Designer to package and install your network and devices.
To package your network
Choose Tools --> Package from the menu. The Package Network dialog opens up.
Select Package Network option.
Click Add and select the networks that you have created earlier. You can choose all the network you want to package one by one.
Click Browse to select the location of where this zip file ( packaged network ) should be stored and provide a name for the zip file.
Click OK to package the network.
Packaging the Devices in the Device Tree
To package your devices in the device tree,
Choose Tools --> Package from the menu. The Package Network dialog opens up.
Select Package Devices option.
Click Add to display the list of devices added to the device tree. You can choose the required devices you want to package, one by one.
Click Browse to select the location of where this zip file ( packaged devices ) should be stored and provide a name for the zip file.
Click OK to package the devices.
Installing the Network/Devices
You can install the network or the devices that you packaged, in another system having this product installed.
Select Tools -> Install menu item from the menu bar. This brings the Install Networks dialog.
Choose the option of whether you want to just install the package or Install and load the package.
Browse to select the packaged zip file.
Click OK to complete the operation.
If you had chosen the Install Package option, it will install the network /devices. The installed devices will be displayed in the device tree under the first group.
If you had chosen Install and Load Package, the network(s) will be installed and loaded in the Network Design Tool.
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