Installing NMapWin
In order to install NMapWin start the setup executable. This setup executable is a MSI compliant
installation script. Per default NMapWin will be installed in c:\Program Files\NMapWin. See
below on how to change the installation directory.
The home directory will be saved in a Windows system environment variable called
NMAPDIR.
The installation will actually install three parts:
- NMapWin: the NMap windows front-end.
- NMapServ: the NMap service, which start nmap in given time intervals.
- NMap: the actual NMap executable.
Currently NMap version 2.5.4beta36 will be installed.
The first picture shows the welcome screen.
Click on Next to continue.
The next screen shows the license agreement:
Click on Yes to accept the license.
On the next screen you can select the installation owner. Per default the values found
in the registry of this computer are filled in:
Click on Next to continue.
Select the destination folder. This can be any folder of your choise. Per default, NMapWin
will be installed in c:\Prgram Files\NMapWin.
Click on Next to continue.
NMapWin comes with a WinPCap version 2.3. If WinPCap is
already installed deselect the WinPCap check box. Otherwise NMapWin will install the packet
driver.
Click on Next to continue.
On the next screen you can select the program group under which NMapWin will be installed. Per
default NMapWin will choose its own group called NMapWin.
Click on Next to continue.
The next screen just summarizes the current setting.
Click on Next to continue.
The following screen shows installation information from the actual install.
After the installation finished with the copy of the necessary files, the services start
screen is shown:
Select the checkbox if you want to start the nmap service now, otherwise leave it as it is.
The last screen depend on whether WinPcap was selected or not. In case WinPCap was not selected
the following scrren is shown:
Select whether you would like to read the README file, to start NMapWin. No reboot is necessary to have the
NMapWin installed.
Click on Finish to end the installation.
In case the WinPCap installation was selected a reboot is necessary to install the WinPCap packet
driver:
Click on Finish to end the installation.
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