Installing MultiSim

1. Making An NI Account

One of the requirements to download MultiSim is to have an NI Account. If you already have an NI account, you can skip this section. If you don't have an NI account, follow these steps to create one:

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If you're installing MultiSim in a virtual machine, do these steps in a browser outside of the virtual machine as it'll be easier.

1. Go to the National Instruments homepage.
2. Press the account button , then press Create an Account.
3. Fill in the required information and press "Create Account". For Role, select Student. Use your own, personal, non-school email address.
4. Check your email for a verification email from NI. Click on the link in the email to verify your account and press Continue.

2. Downloading MultiSim

With a NI Account, you can now proceed with the installation process.

1. Open your browser and go to the download link for MultiSim.

2. Extract the contents of the zip file.

3. Open the extracted folder, click into 14.1, then double-click setup.exe.

4. Launch the installer, wait for it to load, then press Next.

5. Type your name, enter Brooklyn Tech as the organization, enter D11L1063865 as the serial number, then press Next.

   

6. Press Next until you reach the Features page. Here, click on the drop-down next to NI ELVISmx and select Do not install NI ELVISmx, then press Next.

   

7. Uncheck the box for Search for important messages and updates, then press Next.

8. Read and accept the license agreements, then press Next.

9. Wait for the installation to complete, then press Next. This will take a while.

10. Press Restart when prompted to restart your computer.

11. On reboot, you may be prompted to install updates. Click View Updates and go through the update process for all the updates.

    

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    Reopen the NI Update Service app after reboots to check for more updates.

12. After the updates are installed, proceed to the next section to activate MultiSim.