Motorola lan planner v13.0 quickstart guide 72 e-157641-01_quickstart-lp

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
any questions during this installation/upgrade process, please feel free to contact us.

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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


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
FilesLANPlannerUserBackup). 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.


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 FilesLANPlanner.

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 FilesLANPlannerUserBackupBackupXX.

10. Restore your parts list library –
Copy the BOM directory from the UserBackupBackupXX folder to the BOM subfolder of C:Program
FilesLANPlanner. Overwrite any file with the same name.


11. Restore your partition library -
Copy the file partlibrary.xml from the UserBackupBackupXXDefaults folder to the Defaults
subdirectory of C:Program FilesLANPlanner. Overwrite any file with the same name.

12. Restore your channel sets -
Copy the Channels directory from the UserBackupBackupXX folder to the Channels subfolder of
C:Program FilesLANPlanner. Overwrite any file with the same name.

13. Restore your antenna radiation pattern files -
Copy the Antennas folder from the UserBackupBackupXX folder to the Antennas subfolder of
C:Program FilesLANPlanner. Overwrite all files with duplicate names.

14. Restore your performance tables -
Copy the Tables folder from the UserBackupBackupXX folder to the Tables subfolder of C:Program
FilesLANPlanner. 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.


Step 3: Run the DriverSetup.exe installer located in HelpWLAN Drivers located within your installation
directory.

Step 4. Click Next to begin the driver installation process.


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.


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 please contact Motorola’s wireless software support team
at EMB.support@motorola.com.

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.


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.


Introduction to using LANPlanner

Now that you have installed the software, you can menu). The Building Wizard will prompt you
begin designing your wireless network. This through the creation of your building model.
Quick Start Guide provides a summary of the Step-by-step instructions for using the Building
basic steps in formatting a building, so that you Wizard can be found in the User’s Guide. In
can more easily complete your first project. You short, you will specify the number of floors in
can refer to the full LANPlanner User’s Guide for your building, import a scanned image or CAD
detailed information about each step in the floor plan for each floor, then use the tools in the
process. The basic steps in executing a Building Wizard to trace or convert walls and
LANPlanner project are: other radio signal obstacles. Each wall you trace
or convert will be classified into one of the
• Create a 3D virtual model of your building LANPlanner partition types, which has associated
or campus: the “RF Intelligent Map”. radio signal attenuation properties. As you trace
• Create a 3D virtual model of your wireless or convert each wall from a CAD drawing, its
network: the “RF Intelligent Model”. height is also assigned, creating a 3D model. You
• Simulate the behavior of your network, will need to specify the scale of each floor of the
and modify its design, until your building (or of some part of it) and indicate a
performance criteria are met. 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
Designing your network
LANPlanner makes it easy to create a 3D virtual
model of your building environment. The 3D Now that you have a 3D virtual model of your
model you will create consists of radio signal building (the RF Intelligent Map), you are ready to
propagation obstacles (e.g. walls) and includes create a 3D virtual model (The RF Intelligent
height, width, location and how much they Model) of a wireless network. For wireless LAN
attenuate radio signals. applications this could be something as simple as
Your building model starts with a diagram of the a co-located antenna directly attached to an
building floor plan. You can use a digital scan of Access Point or more sophisticated detached
a paper floor plan (e.g. a fire escape plan scanned antennas connected to the Access Points.
into a digital picture format such as JPG, BMP or LANPlanner supports the modeling of these and
GIF) or a CAD file created by an architect or many other wireless network equipment types
contractor. You can even draw a floor plan that you may wish to deploy, including the 3D
freehand based on a verbal description of the routing of cables through your virtual building
building. LANPlanner helps you convert a floor model.
plan into an RF Intelligent Map that contains To install an Access Point in your building, use
embedded radio propagation properties. the Network Design > Place Access Point menu
To create your 3D building model, use the command. Double-click on the Access Point in
Building Wizard (located in the Format Building 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. Highlight the
Point. You can continue clicking in the drawing if Access Point(s) you wish to predict for and then
you wish to add more than one Access point. click OK. Wait for the software to calculate the
Once you have placed the desired number of simulation results – it shouldn’t be a long wait.
Access points, simply right click or press the Esc The result will be a sheet or grid of colored
button. Click Done to exit the ‘Place Access squares draped over your building walls. The
Point’ dialog box. To edit properties of your color and height of the squares indicates the
Access Points, you can go to Network Design > received signal power at that point in the
Edit/Remove Access Point, highlight an Access building. You can hover your mouse pointer over
point and click Edit. The ‘Edit Access Point’ the grid edges to get a tooltip reading of the
dialog provides fields for specifying the transmit signal strength.
power, air interface standard, channel, frequency To improve the appearance of the simulation
and other characteristics. You can click the results, choose the View > Shade > Flat Shaded,
Distribution System Editor button in the Edit Edges On menu command, or the View > 3D
Virtual Source dialog to add cabling, antennas, Views > SW Isometric menu command. Now you
and other components to your network. In the can visualize how RF will travel in your
resulting Distributed Antenna System dialog, click deployment environment.
the Add button to add parts to your network. If For a detailed list of the equipment, cabling and
you add a cable, you will need to route the cable antennas used in your network design plan, use
by clicking in the drawing to indicate its path the Utilities > Display Bill of Materials menu
through the building (right click or hit the Escape command to list the equipment you used.
key to stop routing cable). If you choose to add To use the Reporting feature, go to Utilities >
an antenna, you’ll be able to view the radiation Reports. In the Report Configuration dialog
pattern for each antenna in the list of window, you see several tabs. Under the Project
specifications provided with LANPlanner. You can Overview tab, you can add information about the
also install connectors, splitters, amplifiers, and design project. Next, the Design Summary tab
other components. allows you to choose what types of information
When you click OK to exit the Distributed Antenna you wish to include regarding the Access
System editor dialog, and OK again to exit the Points. Select the options you wish to have
Edit Access Point dialog, you’ll complete the displayed in your report. Finally, under the
process of installing a virtual Access Point and its Predictions tab, you can choose the Air Interface
associated distribution system in your building Standards and the type of simulations you wish to
model. have included. Choose at least one of the
standards under the Air interface
standards. Under Contour Simulations, select
Visualizing network performance
‘Include contour simulations’ and ‘Power
Now that you have equipment placed in your RF (RSSI).’ Under Grid Simulations, select ‘Include
Intelligent Model, you can simulate and visualize Grid Simulations’ and Power (non-composite
its expected performance. Select the Network RSSI). Click the Generate Report button. A Save
Design > Quick Predict menu command to access As window will pop up. Choose an appropriate
the Quick Predict Dialog Box. Select Grid location for saving the report and make sure to
Predictions and click Configure to adjust the grid enter a file name. Click Save and wait as the
parameters. Select the Air Interface Standards reports are generated. When the Report has been


generated, a prompt will notify you. You can then
open up the Report using Microsoft Word from
the location where you saved it.


What’s New in LANPlanner 13.0.0
• Improved the workflow for changing the
material type of a partition
Enhancements • Improved the workflow for aligning one floor
with respect to the rest of the building
General Improvements • Improved the workflow for drawing walls
• Added a product Start Page to provide up-to- • Improved the workflow for drawing rooms
date information on product announcements, • Added the ability to draw an arc-based wall
enable quick access to common operations, • Improved the workflow for drawing ceiling
and simplify the product licensing process. regions
• Added a modeless, general use building • Added the ability to free-form erase partitions
modeling panel for quick access to building • Added the ability to erase regions of partitions
modeling tools and options or ceiling within a polygonal boundary
• Added a quick-access visibility toolbar • Added the ability to insert a doorway into
• Added a toolbar for changing the current floor existing partitions
• Updated menu layout to improve usability • Added the ability to insert new partitions into
• Added support for blended-color grid existing partitions (e.g., inserting a length of
visualizations (this is now the default view) glass for a window into existing brick)
• Added support for bitmap-based grid • Improved the workflow for inserting a
visualizations background image
• All drawing data can now be saved into a • Added a modeless list of unformatted layers in
single-file format, “.spz”, for easy transfer the drawing for quick access to standard
between systems and / or upload to an ADSP processing / conversion features
server • Improved workflow for changing the visibility
of entire floors
• Improved workflow for adding / deleting floors
Building Modeling
• Added the ability to create a copy of all
• Added support for undo / redo of building building data on a floor
modeling operations • Improved workflow for changing the order of
• Added the ability to cut / copy / paste building the building floor stack
entities across floors • Improved workflow for adjusting the free space
• Added RF-Intelligent detection of wall overlap path loss with respect to a suggested WLAN
to increase future prediction accuracy during planning guide
building modeling process • Added the ability to easily scale the attenuation
• Improved right-click context menu options for of partition types based on the number of lines
quick access to building formatting options representing a wall in the drawing
• Added support for entity selection using a • Added the ability to edit the color of ceiling
polygonal boundary regions
• Added support for rotating entities clockwise / • Improved the workflow for changing the
counter-clockwise in 90 degree increments visibility of individual partition types
• Added support for rotating entities counter- • Improved the workflow for changing the
clockwise by an arbitrary angle visibility of equipment, predictions,
• Improved the workflow for changing the height measurements, and other drawing data
of partitions • Improved the workflow for changing the
• Added the ability to lift partitions above the background image fade
floor


• Added the ability to change the visible • Fixed a crash that occurred if the replace
thickness of partition types based on button is clicked when a sensor is selected
attenuation or type within the BOM summary dialog
• Fixed a bug where the application would hang
Equipment when starting a SiteSpy server on Windows
Vista
• APs can now be configured as dual-mode, AP /
• Corrected an inaccurate result that occurred in
Sensor, devices (e.g., the Tri-Radio AP7131N)
some reverse- link SINR predictions
• Full support for all device templates supported
• Fixed a bug where specific channel
for management by ADSP
configurations involving 802.11a/n channels
• Sensors can now be moved across floors
34, 38, 42, and 46 could not be scanned with
• The edit sensor dialog now displays the device
the USB WLAN driver
model
• The edit sensor dialog now displays the list of
air standards supported by the device General Fixes

Predictions Building Modeling
• Adjusted the default distance-dependent path • A default Floor1 is now added to all drawings
loss values for 2.4GHz and 5GHz (Note: This • The drawing legend is now automatically
will result in very different simulation results available in all drawings
for a default, unmodified drawing. However, • Corrected meters / feet conversions in the
the results will be more in-line with the Prune Overlapping Partitions dialog
expected values for a typical office building.) • Fixed a bug where changing the set of drawing
• Sensors are now supported in Application partition types to use the same types from the
Planning visualizations global partition library was not updating
• Application Planning now supports reverse link correctly
requirements
Equipment
Measurements
• Equipment markers are no longer removed
• The WLAN survey log file format has been during pre-processing of the drawing for
updated. Survey files now have the extension, building formatting
“.mlz”
• Improved the in-survey scalability of WLAN Predictions
surveys for large numbers of measurement
locations • Exiting the Application Planning panel using
• GPS enabled WLAN surveys are now supported the ‘x’ button in the upper-right-hand corner
of the panel now correctly clears the prediction

Licensing result
• AP overload rings displayed during some
• Improved workflow for product licensing Application Planning report visualizations are
• License server monitor is now a standalone now correctly cleared for subsequent
application. visualizations in the report
• Reverse link contour predictions in reports no
longer show an extra contour
Critical Fixes

• Fixed crash that occurred when the building
Measurements
wizard is opened while the measurement
visualization panel is active


• Measurement data is now correctly scaled Miscellaneous
along with the result of the drawing within the
• Fixed a bug where any device imported from
existing scale drawing workflow
ADSP was listed as a new device in the import
• Cancel button no longer functions the same as
log regardless of whether or not it was already
the OK button in the Anritsu communication
in the drawing
configuration dialog
• Fixed a bug where the displayed legend for a
throughput graphical marker view was
incorrect in a certain workflow


Known Issues Related to LANPlanner 13.0.x
9. Go to Start -> Control Panel ->
• Compatibility with previous Motorola PC-based
Network Connections
software versions: Note that earlier versions of
10. Right click the Motorola measurements
LANPlanner cannot open drawings created with
adapter and select Properties
version 12.2 or higher.
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
• Virtual Environments Not Supported:
already been provided for this. To assign the
LANPlanner currently is not supported on
Peak Data Rate (up to 300Mbps) scheme:
third-party virtual environments such as Citrix
or VMWare. LANPlanner will only operate in a
1. Open your drawing
native operating system environment.
2. Select Utilities->Edit Color Schemes...
• Some Unicode Characters will not display
from the menu
correctly when viewed in a 3D shaded mode.
3. Select the data rate display type you
• Installation may fail on some HP PCs. A
would like to change from the Color
warning message regarding the software
Scheme Assignment list (Contour Data
MSXML is given during the installation failure.
Rate, Grid Data Rate, etc.)
If this occurs, please contact Motorola Wireless
4. Click the Edit button in the Color
Software Support and a fix will be promptly
Scheme Assignment section of the
supplied.
dialog
• Installing the Motorola WLAN driver on a PC
5. Select the Peak Data Rate (up to
with the AirPCapN driver installed first may
300Mbps) color scheme
cause the PC to crash.

• Conflict with TrendMicro firewall: TrendMicro • AP7181 data rate predictions show 0Mbps.
firewall must be disabled before taking This is a specific restriction in the AP7181
measurements in RF Monitoring mode with the performance table and not a bug. A
custom driver to avoid possible system crashes. performance curve that enables AP7181 data
The following steps can be taken to disable the rate predictions will be provided in a
firewall: forthcoming release.
• Reports sometimes fail to generate when using
6. Go to Start -> Run -> services.msc custom grid boundary regions. When running
7. Double click the service named the Utilities > Reports command, if “Select
OfficeScanNT Personal firewall Region” from the Boundary tab is used to
8. In the dialog that appears change the define a custom region then in some random
Startup type to Disabled, press Stop cases the report may fail to generate
and click Ok successfully. It is recommended that users
select “Entire Region” in this dialog.


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