LANPlanner 13.0 Quick Start Guide 72E- 157641- 01 Rev A – October 2011 Thank you for choosing LANPlanner from Motorola Solutions. Please read the Quick Start Guide installation/upgrade instructions prior to installing the software. Should you have
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Table of Contents RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 3 INSTALLATION ON WIN XP, WIN VISTA, OR WIN 7 ............................................................................................................. 3 PREPARATION ............................................................................................................................................. 3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................. 4 RESTORING YOUR DATA ................................................................................................................................ 4 WLAN CARD HARDWARE REMOVAL PROCEDURE .............................................................................................................. 5 CUSTOM DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR THE WLAN CLIENT CARD ................................................................................ 5 LICENSE ACTIVATION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 USING A LICENSE FILE ................................................................................................................................... 9 USING AN AUTHORIZATION CODE .................................................................................................................... 9 MULTIPLE PC INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................... 9 INTRODUCTION TO USING LANPLANNER ........................................................................................................................... 10 MODELING YOUR BUILDING OR CAMPUS ........................................................................................................... 10 DESIGNING YOUR NETWORK .......................................................................................................................... 10 VISUALIZING NETWORK PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................................. 11 WHAT’S NEW IN LANPLANNER 13.0.0 ................................................................................................................................... 13 ENHANCEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 13 CRITICAL FIXES ......................................................................................................................................... 14 GENERAL FIXES ......................................................................................................................................... 14 KNOWN ISSUES RELATED TO LANPLANNER 13.0.X......................................................................................................... 16
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Recommended System Requirements To effectively use this application, the following computer platform is recommended: • • • • • • • • •
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz or better (or equivalent)
Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2, Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit), or Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Microsoft Word® XP (Word 2002) or later (required for generating Reports)
1 GB RAM (minimum)
500 MB free disk space for installation
1024x768 VGA with true color
Mouse, trackball or compatible pointing device with scroll wheel Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
CD-ROM drive
Support for Wireless Measurement via RF Monitoring Mode: In order to enable data collection via RF
Monitoring mode, you will need one of the WLAN client cards that support Motorola’s custom driver. The latest list of supported WLAN cards is available online at www.onepointwireless.com/rfdesign/adapters.
Installation on Win XP, Win Vista, or Win 7 Installing LANPlanner is much like installing any other Microsoft Windows software. However, LANPlanner
uses electronic license control, so an extra activation step will be required. In order to install LANPlanner, you
will
need
your
installation
CD
(or
installation
executable
downloaded
from
onepointwireless.com/rfdesign) and some way to transfer files to your PC or receive email directly on your
PC.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will need to uninstall any previous versions of LANPlanner prior to installing the new LANPlanner unless you are applying an upgrade patch file. As for your user data, they will be backed up to a directory called UserBackup in the directory of the new installation of LANPlanner (the default location is C:\Program Files\LANPlanner\UserBackup). The instructions for restoring your data are listed under the ‘Restoring Your Data’ section in the following paragraphs.
Preparation It is very important to perform the following preparatory steps to ensure your installation goes smoothly: •
Administrative Privileges Are Required for Install: a user with local administrative privileges must
install LANPlanner. Non-administrative users may use the software once it has been installed. • •
Internet Explorer 6.0 or better is required to properly run LANPlanner.
Windows Service Packs: Your software will work best running with the most recent updates of
Windows. These upgrades are available through the Microsoft Windows Update web site.
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Installation procedure To install LANPlanner, please follow these steps in the order presented: 1. Close any programs running within Windows before starting the installation process. 2. Log on as ‘Administrator’ or as a user with administrative or power user privileges. 3. Insert the LANPlanner product CD into the CD drive (or double click the Installation executable if downloaded from onepointwireless.com/rfdesign)
4. If installing from a CD and Autorun is activated on your computer, the setup program will start automatically. Otherwise, run SETUP.EXE from the root folder on the product CD.
5. If installing from an installation executable, choose a location for storing the temporary installation files. These files can be removed at a later date or kept for product repairs or reinstallations.
6. Read the warnings and the license agreement. You must accept the license agreement to continue. 7. To choose the destination folder where the program files will be stored on the hard drive, click the
Configure button next to the product selection. We recommend you accept the default folder name. If you choose a hard drive other than the default C: drive, be sure to also type in a directory name; e.g. click on your D: drive and then type in \Program Files\LANPlanner\.
8. Click Next to begin the installation process. 9. When setup is complete, you are ready to run the software by going to the Windows Start Menu and selecting Programs > LANPlanner> LANPlanner.
Restoring Your Data As mentioned in the previous sections, any user data from a previous install of LANPlanner will be preserved and backed up during the installation of the new LANPlanner.
Your Workspaces directory is
automatically brought into your new install. However, if you have modified one or a combination of the following • • • • •
Antennas
Parts List Library
Channel Sets
Partition Library
Performance Tables
You can restore them by following these instructions. IMPORTANT NOTE: The instructions will refer to the UserBackup directory. The default location of this directory is: C:\Program Files\LANPlanner\UserBackup\BackupXX. 10. Restore your parts list library –
Copy the BOM directory from the UserBackup\BackupXX folder to the BOM subfolder of C:\Program Files\LANPlanner. Overwrite any file with the same name.
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11. Restore your partition library -
Copy the file partlibrary.xml from the UserBackup\BackupXX\Defaults folder to the Defaults subdirectory of C:\Program Files\LANPlanner. Overwrite any file with the same name.
12. Restore your channel sets -
Copy the Channels directory from the UserBackup\BackupXX folder to the Channels subfolder of C:\Program Files\LANPlanner. Overwrite any file with the same name.
13. Restore your antenna radiation pattern files -
Copy the Antennas folder from the UserBackup\BackupXX folder to the Antennas subfolder of C:\Program Files\LANPlanner. Overwrite all files with duplicate names.
14. Restore your performance tables -
Copy the Tables folder from the UserBackup\BackupXX folder to the Tables subfolder of C:\Program Files\LANPlanner. Overwrite all files with duplicate names.
WLAN Card Hardware Removal Procedure IMPORTANT NOTE: You should only remove your WLAN card adapter from your computer using the following hardware removal process. Failure to follow this process could cause your computer to crash and loss of data. Step 1: First, close down or ensure that LANPlanner is not running Step 2: Double click the Safe Hardware Removal icon in your system tray: Step 3: Select your Wireless LAN Adapter from the Safely Remove Hardware dialog and choose Stop Step 4: Again select your adapter and select Ok to confirm you wish to remove the hardware (Note, this will not uninstall the driver. This process simply allows you to safely unplug the adapter from your computer) Step 5: You may now remove the WLAN Adapter from your computer.
Custom Driver Installation for the WLAN Client Card In order to enable data collection via RF Monitoring mode, you will need one of the WLAN client cards listed in the recommended system requirements with LANPlanner’s custom driver installed.
IMPORANT NOTE: Do not install the card manufacturer’s driver. The installation of Motorola's custom WLAN driver may not work correctly if the manufacturer’s driver has been previously installed on your computer. If the manufacturer’s driver or other suitable driver has been previously installed on your computer, please uninstall the client card before proceeding. Step 1: Insert the network adapter into your computer’s PCMCIA slot or USB port. Step 2: If the Hardware Update Wizard dialog window appears, choose Cancel.
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Step 3: Run the DriverSetup.exe installer located in Help\WLAN Drivers located within your installation directory.
Step 4. Click Next to begin the driver installation process.
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Step 5. You must accept the license agreement before installing the driver. If you accept the agreement, check the radio button I accept this agreement and click Next.
Step 6. The wizard will begin searching for your new hardware.
If you receive a warning message saying that the software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.
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Step 7. If the dialog indicates your hardware is ready to use, the installation was successful and the card is now ready for use with RF Monitoring mode measurements.
If
you
encounter
an
error
at EMB.support@motorola.com.
please
contact
Motorola’s
wireless
software
support
team
License activation After installing the software, you have 14 days to install the license. Each time you access LANPlanner, the Connector License dialog is displayed until the license is installed. The Connector License dialog can also
be accessed by selecting Help > Manage Licenses.
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There are two methods used to install a license: •
•
Using a license file
Using an authorization code (the most common method)
To use either of these methods to install a license, you must have a license file or an authorization code from Motorola.
Using a License File A license file contains information about your license. If you have a license file, select the I have a License File option. Use the Browse button (next to the License File field) to locate the file and select it. Once you have selected the licensing file, click Apply. The license information is updated.
Using an Authorization Code If you have an authorization code, select the I have an Authorization Code option. Enter your authorization
code, company name, contact phone number, and email address. Then, click Download. The license is
downloaded from the Connector and the license details are displayed at the bottom of the Connector License dialog. Now, click Apply. The license is installed using the authorization code.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you need to use a proxy to access the internet, select the Use proxy for Internet Access option. The proxy settings must already be configured using Configure > Configure Proxy Settings.
Multiple PC installation According to the license agreement, your software can only be installed on one PC. License unlock codes will not be provided for multiple PCs.
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Introduction to using LANPlanner Now that you have installed the software, you can
menu).
Quick Start Guide provides a summary of the
Step-by-step instructions for using the Building
begin designing your wireless network. This basic steps in formatting a building, so that you
can more easily complete your first project. You
can refer to the full LANPlanner User’s Guide for detailed information about each step in the process.
The
basic
LANPlanner project are: •
steps
in
executing
a
Create a 3D virtual model of your building or campus: the “RF Intelligent Map”.
•
Create a 3D virtual model of your wireless network: the “RF Intelligent Model”.
•
Simulate the behavior of your network, and modify its design, until your
through the creation of your building model. Wizard can be found in the User’s Guide.
In
short, you will specify the number of floors in
your building, import a scanned image or CAD floor plan for each floor, then use the tools in the
Building Wizard to trace or convert walls and
other radio signal obstacles. Each wall you trace or convert will be classified into one of the LANPlanner partition types, which has associated
radio signal attenuation properties. As you trace or convert each wall from a CAD drawing, its
height is also assigned, creating a 3D model. You will need to specify the scale of each floor of the building (or of some part of it) and indicate a
performance criteria are met.
•
The Building Wizard will prompt you
point of alignment for stacking the floors. When
Document the design with a bill of
you are finished using the Building Wizard, click
materials and full design report.
Assemble Building to validate your selections and
finalize your building model.
Modeling your building or campus LANPlanner makes it easy to create a 3D virtual model of your building environment.
The 3D
model you will create consists of radio signal
Designing your network Now that you have a 3D virtual model of your building (the RF Intelligent Map), you are ready to
propagation obstacles (e.g. walls) and includes
create a 3D virtual model (The RF Intelligent
attenuate radio signals.
applications this could be something as simple as
height, width, location and how much they Your building model starts with a diagram of the
building floor plan. You can use a digital scan of a paper floor plan (e.g. a fire escape plan scanned
into a digital picture format such as JPG, BMP or
GIF) or a CAD file created by an architect or contractor.
You can even draw a floor plan
freehand based on a verbal description of the
building. LANPlanner helps you convert a floor plan into an RF Intelligent Map that contains embedded radio propagation properties.
To create your 3D building model, use the
Building Wizard (located in the Format Building
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Model) of a wireless network.
For wireless LAN
a co-located antenna directly attached to an
Access Point or more sophisticated detached antennas
connected
to
the
Access
Points.
LANPlanner supports the modeling of these and
many other wireless network equipment types
that you may wish to deploy, including the 3D
routing of cables through your virtual building model.
To install an Access Point in your building, use
the Network Design > Place Access Point menu
command.
Double-click on the Access Point in
the ‘Place Access Point’ dialog window that
supports your desired standards.
Click in the
you wish to model and choose between Forward
drawing to indicate the location of your Access
and Reverse Links. Press Next.
you wish to add more than one Access point.
click OK.
Point. You can continue clicking in the drawing if
Once you have placed the desired number of Access points, simply right click or press the Esc button.
Click Done to exit the ‘Place Access
Point’ dialog box. To edit properties of your
Access Points, you can go to Network Design >
Edit/Remove Access Point, highlight an Access point and click Edit.
The ‘Edit Access Point’
dialog provides fields for specifying the transmit
Highlight the
Access Point(s) you wish to predict for and then
Wait for the software to calculate the
simulation results – it shouldn’t be a long wait.
The result will be a sheet or grid of colored squares draped over your building walls.
The
color and height of the squares indicates the
received signal power at that point in the building. You can hover your mouse pointer over
the grid edges to get a tooltip reading of the signal strength.
power, air interface standard, channel, frequency
To improve the appearance of the simulation
Distribution System Editor button in the Edit
Edges On menu command, or the View > 3D
and other characteristics.
You can click the
Virtual Source dialog to add cabling, antennas,
results, choose the View > Shade > Flat Shaded,
Views > SW Isometric menu command. Now you
and other components to your network. In the
can
the Add button to add parts to your network. If
For a detailed list of the equipment, cabling and
resulting Distributed Antenna System dialog, click you add a cable, you will need to route the cable
by clicking in the drawing to indicate its path
visualize
how
RF
deployment environment.
will
travel
in
antennas used in your network design plan, use
the Utilities > Display Bill of Materials menu
through the building (right click or hit the Escape
command to list the equipment you used.
an antenna, you’ll be able to view the radiation
Reports.
key to stop routing cable). If you choose to add pattern
for
each
antenna
in
the
list
of
your
To use the Reporting feature, go to Utilities >
In the Report Configuration dialog
window, you see several tabs. Under the Project
specifications provided with LANPlanner. You can
Overview tab, you can add information about the
other components.
allows you to choose what types of information
System editor dialog, and OK again to exit the
Points.
also install connectors, splitters, amplifiers, and
When you click OK to exit the Distributed Antenna
Edit Access Point dialog, you’ll complete the
process of installing a virtual Access Point and its
associated distribution system in your building
design project.
you
wish
to
Next, the Design Summary tab
include
regarding
the
Access
Select the options you wish to have
displayed in your report.
Finally, under the
Predictions tab, you can choose the Air Interface Standards and the type of simulations you wish to
model.
have included.
Visualizing network performance
standards.
Now that you have equipment placed in your RF
(RSSI).’ Under Grid Simulations, select ‘Include
Select the Network
RSSI). Click the Generate Report button. A Save
standards ‘Include
Choose at least one of the
under
the
Air
interface
Under Contour Simulations, select
contour
simulations’
and
‘Power
Intelligent Model, you can simulate and visualize
Grid Simulations’ and Power (non-composite
Design > Quick Predict menu command to access
As window will pop up. Choose an appropriate
Predictions and click Configure to adjust the grid
enter a file name. Click Save and wait as the
its expected performance.
Select Grid
location for saving the report and make sure to
Select the Air Interface Standards
reports are generated. When the Report has been
the Quick Predict Dialog Box. parameters.
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generated, a prompt will notify you. You can then
open up the Report using Microsoft Word from the location where you saved it.
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What’s New in LANPlanner 13.0.0 •
Enhancements General Improvements •
• • •
with respect to the rest of the building
Added a modeless, general use building
•
•
•
Added a quick-access visibility toolbar
•
Updated menu layout to improve usability
•
Added a toolbar for changing the current floor
All drawing data can now be saved into a
•
Added support for undo / redo of building modeling operations
•
Added the ability to cut / copy / paste building entities across floors
•
Added RF-Intelligent detection of wall overlap
•
Improved right-click context menu options for
• •
•
•
•
•
•
Improved workflow for adjusting the free space
Added the ability to easily scale the attenuation of partition types based on the number of lines representing a wall in the drawing
Added the ability to edit the color of ceiling regions
Improved the workflow for changing the visibility of individual partition types
Improved the workflow for changing the visibility of equipment, predictions,
Improved the workflow for changing the height
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Improved workflow for changing the order of
planning guide •
•
floor
Added the ability to create a copy of all
path loss with respect to a suggested WLAN
Added support for rotating entities counter-
Added the ability to lift partitions above the
Improved workflow for adding / deleting floors
the building floor stack
•
of partitions
Improved workflow for changing the visibility
building data on a floor
Added support for rotating entities clockwise /
clockwise by an arbitrary angle
Added a modeless list of unformatted layers in
of entire floors •
•
counter-clockwise in 90 degree increments
Improved the workflow for inserting a
processing / conversion features •
Added support for entity selection using a polygonal boundary
Added the ability to insert new partitions into
the drawing for quick access to standard
quick access to building formatting options
•
Added the ability to insert a doorway into
background image
to increase future prediction accuracy during building modeling process
Added the ability to erase regions of partitions
glass for a window into existing brick)
single-file format, “.spz”, for easy transfer
•
Added the ability to free-form erase partitions
existing partitions (e.g., inserting a length of
Added support for bitmap-based grid
Building Modeling
Improved the workflow for drawing ceiling
existing partitions
•
server
Added the ability to draw an arc-based wall
or ceiling within a polygonal boundary
Added support for blended-color grid
between systems and / or upload to an ADSP
Improved the workflow for drawing rooms
regions
modeling panel for quick access to building
visualizations
•
Improved the workflow for drawing walls
•
visualizations (this is now the default view) •
•
enable quick access to common operations,
modeling tools and options •
Improved the workflow for aligning one floor
•
and simplify the product licensing process. •
material type of a partition •
Added a product Start Page to provide up-todate information on product announcements,
Improved the workflow for changing the
measurements, and other drawing data •
Improved the workflow for changing the background image fade
•
Added the ability to change the visible
•
button is clicked when a sensor is selected
thickness of partition types based on
within the BOM summary dialog
attenuation or type
•
Equipment •
APs can now be configured as dual-mode, AP / Sensor, devices (e.g., the Tri-Radio AP7131N)
•
Full support for all device templates supported for management by ADSP
• •
Vista • •
34, 38, 42, and 46 could not be scanned with the USB WLAN driver
The edit sensor dialog now displays the list of
Adjusted the default distance-dependent path
loss values for 2.4GHz and 5GHz (Note: This
will result in very different simulation results
General Fixes Building Modeling • • •
expected values for a typical office building.)
•
Sensors are now supported in Application
correctly
Equipment •
building formatting
“.mlz”
Improved the in-survey scalability of WLAN
Predictions
locations
•
surveys for large numbers of measurement •
•
Improved workflow for product licensing
of the panel now correctly clears the prediction result •
now correctly cleared for subsequent
application.
visualizations in the report •
•
Fixed crash that occurred when the building wizard is opened while the measurement visualization panel is active
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AP overload rings displayed during some
Application Planning report visualizations are
License server monitor is now a standalone
Critical Fixes
Exiting the Application Planning panel using
the ‘x’ button in the upper-right-hand corner
GPS enabled WLAN surveys are now supported
Licensing •
Equipment markers are no longer removed during pre-processing of the drawing for
updated. Survey files now have the extension, •
Fixed a bug where changing the set of drawing global partition library was not updating
Application Planning now supports reverse link
The WLAN survey log file format has been
Corrected meters / feet conversions in the
partition types to use the same types from the
requirements
•
The drawing legend is now automatically
Prune Overlapping Partitions dialog
Planning visualizations
Measurements
A default Floor1 is now added to all drawings available in all drawings
for a default, unmodified drawing. However, the results will be more in-line with the
•
Fixed a bug where specific channel
configurations involving 802.11a/n channels
The edit sensor dialog now displays the device
Predictions
•
Corrected an inaccurate result that occurred in some reverse- link SINR predictions
Sensors can now be moved across floors
air standards supported by the device
•
Fixed a bug where the application would hang when starting a SiteSpy server on Windows
model •
Fixed a crash that occurred if the replace
Reverse link contour predictions in reports no longer show an extra contour
Measurements
•
Measurement data is now correctly scaled
Miscellaneous
existing scale drawing workflow
•
along with the result of the drawing within the •
Cancel button no longer functions the same as the OK button in the Anritsu communication configuration dialog
•
Fixed a bug where the displayed legend for a throughput graphical marker view was incorrect in a certain workflow
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Fixed a bug where any device imported from
ADSP was listed as a new device in the import
log regardless of whether or not it was already in the drawing
Known Issues Related to LANPlanner 13.0.x •
9.
Compatibility with previous Motorola PC-based software versions: Note that earlier versions of
LANPlanner cannot open drawings created with
adapter and select Properties
11. In the dialog that appears uncheck the
When visualizing 802.11n performance for
Trend Micro Common Firewall Driver in
40MHz channels it may be necessary to
the list of available network
configure the color scheme for your
components and press OK
visualization to include higher data rates than
the default 130Mbps. A suggested scheme has
already been provided for this. To assign the
•
2. 3.
third-party virtual environments such as Citrix or VMWare. LANPlanner will only operate in a
Open your drawing
Select Utilities->Edit Color Schemes...
from the menu
Select the data rate display type you would like to change from the Color
native operating system environment. •
5.
•
MSXML is given during the installation failure.
If this occurs, please contact Motorola Wireless
Click the Edit button in the Color
Software Support and a fix will be promptly
Scheme Assignment section of the Select the Peak Data Rate (up to
supplied. •
Installing the Motorola WLAN driver on a PC with the AirPCapN driver installed first may
300Mbps) color scheme
Conflict with TrendMicro firewall: TrendMicro
Installation may fail on some HP PCs. A
warning message regarding the software
Rate, Grid Data Rate, etc.)
dialog
Some Unicode Characters will not display
correctly when viewed in a 3D shaded mode. •
Scheme Assignment list (Contour Data 4.
Virtual Environments Not Supported:
LANPlanner currently is not supported on
Peak Data Rate (up to 300Mbps) scheme: 1.
Network Connections
10. Right click the Motorola measurements
version 12.2 or higher. •
Go to Start -> Control Panel ->
cause the PC to crash. •
AP7181 data rate predictions show 0Mbps.
firewall must be disabled before taking
This is a specific restriction in the AP7181
custom driver to avoid possible system crashes.
performance curve that enables AP7181 data
measurements in RF Monitoring mode with the
performance table and not a bug. A
The following steps can be taken to disable the
rate predictions will be provided in a
firewall: 6.
forthcoming release.
•
Reports sometimes fail to generate when using
Go to Start -> Run -> services.msc
custom grid boundary regions. When running
OfficeScanNT Personal firewall
Region” from the Boundary tab is used to
Startup type to Disabled, press Stop
cases the report may fail to generate
7.
Double click the service named
the Utilities > Reports command, if “Select
8.
In the dialog that appears change the
define a custom region then in some random
and click Ok
successfully. It is recommended that users
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select “Entire Region” in this dialog.
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