PEV 5.4 Getting Started Guide

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Last updated February 21, 2012

Contents

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1

Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use 2

Features of Mentum Planet 3

Project Explorer 3

Site Editor 3

Traffic Map Generator 3

Interference Matrix Generator 4

Neighbor Plan Generator 4

Network Data Import Wizard 4

Survey Data tool 4

Subscriber Settings 4

Data Manager 4

Automatic Cell Planning tool 5

Microwave Links 5

MapInfo Professional 5

Using this documentation 6

User documentation updates 6

Online Help 6

Documentation library 8

Notational conventions 8

Textual conventions 9

Using this Guide 10

Contacting Mentum 11

Getting technical support 11

Send us your comments 12

CHAPTER 2 Installation 13

Chapter 3

System requirements 14

System requirements for workstations 14

System requirements for the License Manager Server 16

System requirements for server configurations 17

Installing Mentum Planet 19

Before Installing Mentum Planet 19

Workflow for installing Mentum Planet software 20


To install Mentum Planet 20

To install Mentum Planet on an application server 22

Obtaining a license 22

To obtain a license for Mentum Planet 22

To view license information 24

Using a commuter license 24

To use a commuter license 25

Updating user documentation 26

To update Mentum Planet user documentation 26

Migrating Mentum Planet Projects 28

Migrating projects 29

Batch migration of projects 29

Improved data validation 30

Upgrade paths 30

Important considerations when migrating projects 32

Antennas 32

Link configurations 32

Propagation models 32

Migrating Mentum Cell Planner projects 34

Important considerations when migrating Mentum Cell Plannerprojects 34

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Installing and managing the License Server 35

Determining the best installation for your organization 35

Understanding the License Server 36

How the License Server issues licenses 36


Workflow for installing the License Server and distributing licenses 37

To install the License Server 38

Using the License Server Management tool 39

To use the License Server Management tool 39

Workflow for using the Remote Authorization tools 40

To obtain the commuter locking code 40

To check out a remote commuter license 41

CHAPTER 3 Basic Usage 43

Creating a project 44

Defining your user preferences 48

Placing sites 50

Generating predictions 51

Appendix A Troubleshooting 53

Troubleshooting the License Server 54

If the License Server is not working 54

If the license key does not work 55

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction

This Installation Guide is intended for Mentum Planet. This chapter outlines thecore components that are installed with Mentum Planet and details how best touse the documentation.

This chapter covers the following topics:

Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use 2

Features of Mentum Planet 3

Using this documentation 6

Using this Guide 10

Contacting Mentum 11

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Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use

In order to provide you with the best solution for your situation, Mentum Planet isavailable in various editions. Figure 1.1 provides a quick summary of the keyfeatures of each edition. All editions come with a comprehensive documentation setthat includes an online Help system encompassing context-sensitive F1 help anduser guides. The documentation set also includes print-ready searchable PDFs of theUser Guides, Application Notes, and Technical Notes. From the Help menu in alleditions, you can also access the Knowledge Base where you can find up-to-datesolutions to common questions or problems. For additional information, see theMentum website.

Figure 1.1: Mentum Planet editions.


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Features of Mentum Planet

Mentum Planet provides you with all the tools you need to accurately design, analyze,and optimize wireless networks. You can add extensions and enable additionaltechnologies to support the planning functions that you require.

Below is a list of some of the main features of Mentum Planet. This list is notcomprehensive. For a detailed feature list, go to the Mentum web site athttp://www.mentum.com.

Project Explorer

The Project Explorer organizes all components of a project into a hierarchicalstructure, enabling you to easily manage all project-related data including sites,project information, network analyses, network data, and surveys. You can sortcomponents such as sites and antenna patterns by their characteristics and managesupport documents such as census tract data, capacity planning information, or RFdesign review documents. Shortcut menus give you quick access to a wide variety ofcommands.

Site Editor

The Site Editor brings together all the parameters you need to specify when definingbase station technologies, sites, and sectors. This includes the link configuration, theimplementation settings as well as general site and sector settings.

Traffic Map Generator

Using the Traffic Map Generator, you can create traffic maps based on various sourcesof data, including market information, demographics, vehicular traffic, and switchstatistics. You can combine this information with clutter information for your coveragearea for an even more accurate assessment of traffic loading for your wirelessnetwork. You can also scale traffic maps to better meet your requirements.


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Interference Matrix Generator

The Interference Matrix Generator analyzes the potential for co-channel andadjacent-channel interference in your wireless network. If required, you can includetraffic map information in the interference matrix calculations. Interference matricesare required input for the Neighbor List Generator and the Automatic FrequencyPreamble and Perm Base Planning tool.

Neighbor Plan Generator

You can use the Neighbor Plan Generator to create, view, edit, and compare neighborlists for single-technology networks and for multi-technology networks. Neighborplans can be based on cell adjacency or interference. Multiple user-defined criteriadetermine neighbor selection. You can also import and export neighbor plans.

Network Data Import Wizard

You can import switch statistics for use in traffic maps, interference matrices,neighbor lists, and other Mentum Planet analysis tools. Performance-related datayou can import includes dropped call rates, blocked call rates, and traffic levels. TheNetwork Data tool can also produce a thematically mapped display of the importeddata by sector.

Survey Data tool

Using the Survey Data node in the Project Explorer, you can import, manage, andvisualize survey data.

Subscriber Settings

The Subscriber Settings dialog box contains all the parameters you need to definethe characteristics of your network subscribers including the mobile equipment andservices they use as well as the Quality of Service thresholds.

Data Manager

The Data Manager enables you to store data centrally and manage projects moreefficiently, thus facilitating project collaboration and data sharing.


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Automatic Cell Planning tool

Using the Optimization features of Mentum Planet, you can extend coverage andincrease capacity by fine tuning antenna parameters and by activating only thosesites that best fit the network design and goals.

Microwave Links

You can visualize microwave transmission links within the context of your MentumPlanet projects and perform basic microwave planning tasks when designing yourwireless network.

Using the shortcut menus that are accessible within the Microwave category in theProject Explorer, you can create microwave links between sites by selecting the sitesin the Project Explorer Sites category and using the shortcut commands and you canview links in the Map window.

MapInfo Professional

Mentum Planet includes a full version of MapInfo Professional, an industry standardmapping tool that gives you access to a full suite of raster and vector analysis tools,cartographic-quality tools, and advanced thematic mapping capabilities. For a list ofnew features in MapInfo 11, see the MapInfo Professional User Guide located in themapinfo folder within the Mentum Planet installation folder.


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Using this documentation

Before using this documentation, you should be familiar with the Windowsenvironment. It is assumed that you are using the standard Windows desktop, andthat you know how to access ToolTips and shortcut menus, move and copy objects,select multiple objects using the Shift or Ctrl key, resize dialog boxes, expand andcollapse folder trees. It is also assumed that you are familiar with the basic functionsof MapInfo ProfessionalÒ. MapInfo Professional functions are not documented in thisUser Guide. For information about MapInfo Professional, see the MapInfo online Helpand MapInfo Professional User Guide. You can access additional MapInfo userdocumentation from the Pitney Bowes Business Insight website at

http://www.pbinsight.com/support/product-documentation.

All product information is available through the online Help. You access online Helpusing the Help menu or context-sensitive Help from within a dialog box by pressingthe F1 key. If you want to view the online Help for a specific panel or tab, click in afield or list box to activate the panel or tab before you press the F1 key. The followingsections describe the structure of the online Help.

TIP: Read the "Basic Usage" chapter of the Getting Started Guide to begin learninghow to use Mentum Planet. It provides a quick start tutorial of common tasks.

User documentation updates

User documentation is continually evolving to address feedback or introduceimprovements. You can download the latest user documentation from the CustomerCare Product Downloads page where it is available as a separate download from thesoftware.

Online Help

From the Help menu, you can access online Help for Mentum Planet software and forMapInfo Professional. This section describes the structure of the Mentum Planetonline Help.

The online Help provides extensive help on all aspects of software use. It provides


http://www.pbinsight.com/support/product-documentation

http://www.pbinsight.com/support/product-documentation

http://www.mentum.com/index.php?page=customer-care&hl=en_US

http://www.mentum.com/index.php?page=customer-care&hl=en_US

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n help on all dialog boxes

n procedures for using the software

The following sections provide details about the resources available through the onlineHelp.

Resource Roadmap

When you first use the online Help, start with the Resource Roadmap. It describes thetypes of resources available to help you use the software and explains how best touse them. It includes a step-by-step guide that walks you through the availableresources.

Knowledge Base

You can access the Knowledge Base maintained by the Customer Care group bychoosing the Knowledge Base command from the Help menu. The Knowledge Basecontains current information on Mentum products such as How To procedures as wellas solutions to issues.

Printing

You have two basic options for printing documents:

n If you want a good quality print of a single procedure or section, youcan print from the Help window. Click Print in the Help window.

n If you want a higher quality print of a complete User Guide, use AdobeReader to print the supplied print-ready PDF file contained in theMentum Planet documentation library. Open the PDF file and chooseFile Print.

Library Search

You can perform a full-text search on all PDF files contained in the Mentum Planetdocumentation library if you are using a version of Adobe Reader that supports full-text searches. The PDF files are located in the Mentum\Planet\Help\User Guidesfolder.


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You can also perform a search on all online Help topics by clicking the Search tab inthe Help window. Type a keyword, and click List Topics to display all Help topics thatcontain the keyword. The online Help duplicates the information found in the UserGuide PDF files in order to provide more complete results. It does not duplicate theinformation in the Release Notes, or Glossary.

TIP: You can easily access the PDF library from the Help menu by choosing Guidesor Technical Notes.

“What’s This?” Help

“What’s This?” Help provides detailed explanations of all dialog box elements and isaccessible by pressing F1 from any dialog box.

NOTE: To browse the Help, right-click the topic page and choose Back or Forward.You can use the Search tab to perform a full-text search of the information containedin the Workflows, “What’s This?” Help, and User Guide online Help sections.

User Guides

User Guides are incorporated into the online Help.

Documentation library

Mentum Planet comes with an extensive library of User Guides and Technical Notesin PDF format. You can access PDF versions of the user guides by navigating to theHelp folder within the Mentum Planet installation folder or by choosing the Guides orTechnical Notes command from the Mentum Planet Help menu.

Additional documents are available at http://www.mentum.com.

Notational conventions

This section describes the textual conventions and icons used throughout thisdocumentation.



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Textual conventions

Special text formats are used to highlight different types of information. The followingtable describes the special text conventions used in this document.

bold text

Bold text is used in procedure steps to identify a userinterface element such as a dialog box, menu item, orbutton.

For example: In the Select Interpolation Method dialogbox, choose the Inverse Distance Weighting option, andclick Next.

courier textCourier text is used in procedures to identify text that auser must type.For example: In the File Name box, typeElevation.grd.

bright bluetext

Bright blue text is used to identify a link to another sectionof the document. Click the link to view the section.

Menu arrows are used in procedures to identify a sequenceof menu items that you must follow.

For example, if a step reads “Choose File Open,” youwould click File and then click Open.

< >For example, if a menu item changes depending on thechosen unit of measurement, the menu structure wouldappear as Display <unit Of Measurement>.


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Using this Guide

The Mentum Planet software uses a License Server to distribute licenses. This Guidedetails how to install the Mentum Planet software and how to install and manage theLicense Server.

NOTE: For information on how to install the Mentum Planet Data Manager Server,see the Data Manager Server Administrator Guide.


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Contacting Mentum

Mentum is committed to providing fast, responsive technical support. This sectionprovides an extensive list of contacts to help you through any issues you may have.

We also welcome any comments about our documentation. Customer feedback is anessential element of product development and supports our efforts to provide the bestproducts, services, and support we can. See "Send us your comments" on next page.

Getting technical support

You can get technical support by phone or email, or by visiting the Self-Service Portalon the Mentum website at http://www.mentum.com/customer-care.

When you call for technical support, ensure that you have your product ID number andknow which version of the software you are running. You can obtain this informationusing the About command from the Help menu.

When you request technical support outside of regular business hours, a ProductSupport Specialist will respond the next working day by telephone or email, dependingupon the nature of the request.

The technical support options available depend on the edition of the software you areusing as shown in Figure 1.2. For more details about the levels of support, see theMentum website.

Figure 1.2: Abbreviated list of support options


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North America

Phone: +1 866 921-9219 (toll free), +1 819 483-7094

Fax: +1 819 483-7050

Email: [email protected]

Hours: 9am – 7pm EST/EDT (Monday-Friday, excluding local holidays)

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Phone: +33 139 26 46 42 (Paris)

Fax: +33 1 39264601


Hours: 9am – 6pm CET/CEST (Monday-Friday, excluding local holidays)

Asia Pacific (excluding Japan)

Phone: +852 2593 1287

Fax: +852 2593 1234


Hours: 9am – 6pm HKT (Monday-Friday, excluding local holidays)

Japan

Phone: +81 3 6861 7555

Fax: +81 3 5847 7901


Hours: 9am – 6pm JST (Monday-Friday, excluding local holidays)

Send us your comments

Feedback is important to us. Please take the time to send comments andsuggestions on the product you received and on the user documentation shippedwith it. Send your comments to:

[email protected]


CHAPTER 2 Installation

This chapter covers system requirements for Mentum Planet along with theinstallation information for Mentum Planet and the License Manager Server.The system requirements outlined in this chapter are generalrecommendations only and are based on typical usage of Mentum Planetsoftware.




Migrating Mentum Planet Projects 28

Migrating projects 29

Important considerations when migrating projects 32

Migrating Mentum Cell Planner projects 34

Installing and managing the License Server 35

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System requirements

The system requirements outlined in this section are general recommendations onlyand are based on typical usage of Mentum Planet software. This section details thesystem requirements for:

n workstations

n the License Manager Server

System requirements for workstations

The tables below detail the workstation configurations for Mentum Planet.

NOTE: Mentum Planet runs on the Microsoft .NET framework (version 3.5). If you donot have this software installed on your computer, you will be prompted to connectto the Microsoft web site to download and install it. To do so requires an Internetconnection.

CAUTION: Requirements vary depending on the layout of the network, the numberof sites, and the work practices you adopt.

Minimum configuration

This configuration is suggested for networks up to 3 000 sectors. You can workwith larger networks using this configuration but performance may be impacted.

Processor

Workstation: Single Core Intel CPU (e.g., the Celeron 440,2GHz clock) or equivalent

RAM2 GB

Hard diskAt least 20 GB free space

Display SVGA (16-bit), 1280x1024


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Minimum configuration

Operating System

Windows XP 32-bit edition

NOTE: It is recommended that you set the system localeto “English (United States)”.

Some Automatic Updates can cause your computer toreboot, which may interrupt operations in Mentum Planet. Itis recommended that you modify the Automatic Updatessettings so that they are not done automatically.

Required Software

In order to use the Mentum Planet Import/Export tool, youmust have Microsoft Excel 2000 or greater installed. Inaddition, you must have Adobe Reader installed to view theMentum Planet user documentation.

Recommended configuration

This configuration is suggested for networks up to 15 000 sectors. You can workwith larger networks using this configuration but performance may be impacted.

ProcessorWorkstation: Intel Core-2 Duo 2GHz or Dual-Core-2 Extremeor equivalent

RAM 2 GB

Hard disk A quick SATA model - 50 GB free space


Operating System

Windows 7 64-bit edition

NOTE: It is recommended that you set the system locale to“English (United States)”.


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Recommended configuration

Some Automatic Updates can cause your computer toreboot, which may interrupt operations in Mentum Planet. Itis recommended that you modify the Automatic Updatessettings so that they are not done automatically.

Required Software

In order to use the Mentum Planet Import/Export tool, youmust have Microsoft Excel 2000 or greater installed. Inaddition, you must have Adobe Reader installed to view theMentum Planet user documentation.

NOTE: An Internet connection is required to validate licenses. If there is no Internetconnection, you can complete the offline registration form and email it to CustomerCare.

NOTE: To run Mentum Planet, you must be a member of the “Power Users” group ata minimum. Regular “Users” must be granted write access privileges to the<Mentum Planet installation> folder to run Mentum Planet.

NOTE: Windows XP 32-bits or 64-bits and Windows Vista 32-bits or 64-bits aresupported.

NOTE: For information about system requirements for the Data Manager Server,see the Data Manager Server Administrator Guide

System requirements for the License Manager Server

The License Server is contacted each time a user starts an instance of MentumPlanet. It is also contacted periodically throughout the Mentum Planet session. As aresult, it is important to choose a computer that is always available to serve thelicenses. Ideally, the License Server should be installed on a file or DNS serverbecause these computers are always online. Static, fixed IP addresses provide thebest performance. However, you can install the License Server on any computer withWindows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows Vista because the resourcesrequired to serve the licenses are minimal (5 MB free disk space).


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The system requirements listed in the following tables are intended for deploymentscenarios where Citrix or Windows Terminal Services are being used.


System requirements for server configurations

The tables below detail the configurations for Mentum Planet for server configurations.

NOTE: Mentum Planet runs on the Microsoft .NET framework (version 3.5). If you donot have this software installed on your computer, you will be prompted to connect tothe Microsoft web site to download and install it. To do so requires an Internetconnection.


Recommended Configuration for a Small Deployment

A small deployment is one in which up to 5 simultaneous users are accessingMentum Planet installed on a single application server and using either WindowsTerminal Services or Citrix for remote access from client.

ProcessorXeon-class or equivalent processor with at least 6 cores+ hyper-threading

RAM 12 GB of RAM

Hard disk 1 TB of storage


Operating System

Windows 2008 Server R1, 64-bit edition

NOTE: It is recommended that you set the systemlocale to “English (United States)”.


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Recommended Configuration for a Small Deployment

Some Automatic Updates can cause your computer toreboot, which may interrupt operations in MentumPlanet. It is recommended that you modify theAutomatic Updates settings so that they are not doneautomatically.

Recommended Configuration for a Medium Deployment

A medium deployment is one in which up to 10 simultaneous users are accessingMentum Planet installed on a single application server and using either WindowsTerminal Services or Citrix for remote access from client.

ProcessorDual Xeon-based processor with at least 4 cores perprocessor + hyper threading

RAM 24 GB

Hard disk 2 TB of storage


Operating System

Windows 2008 Server R1, 64-bit edition

NOTE: It is recommended that you set the systemlocale to “English (United States)”.

Some Automatic Updates can cause your computer toreboot, which may interrupt operations in MentumPlanet. It is recommended that you modify theAutomatic Updates settings so that they are not doneautomatically.

Recommended Configuration for a Large Deployment

A large deployment is one in which more than 10 simultaneous users are accessingMentum Planet.

Consult Mentum Customer Care.


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Installing Mentum Planet

After you have downloaded Mentum Planet from the Web, you simply follow theprompts to install the software. After you have installed the software, you mustregister the product to validate your license.

Before Installing Mentum Planet

Mentum Planet, a next-generation radio planning and optimization solution, isintegrated with MapInfo Professional 11, an industry-standard GIS mapping engine.

Before you install or uninstall Mentum Planet, it is important to note that you can:

n install stand-alone versions of MapInfo on the same workstation asMentum Planet. If you do so, however, it is the last version of MapInfoinstalled that is the default application for .tab files. For example, ifyou install MapInfo 9.5 and then install Mentum Planet 5.4, the defaultapplication is MapInfo 11 (which is included with Mentum Planet). Forinformation on how to change this, see “Installing, Configuring, andStarting MapInfo Professional” in the MapInfo Professional UserGuide.

n install different versions of MapInfo on the same workstation asMentum Planet. These installations are independent of MentumPlanet; however, when you uninstall Mentum Planet or MapInfo youmust repair other versions of Mentum Planet or MapInfo installed onthe workstation.

n install Mentum Planet 5.4 alongside Mentum Planet 4.x or 5.x on thesame workstation.

If a version of MapInfo Professional 11 is detected on your workstation during theinstallation process, MapInfo Professional is uninstalled and re-installed in the MentumPlanet folder as part of the installation process. The license key for MapInfoProfessional is maintained and you can run MapInfo Professional as a stand-aloneapplication.

NOTE: Licensing is not supported through virtual private networks (VPN). It maywork under certain configurations but it is not officially supported.


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Workflow for installing Mentum Planet software

Step 1 Contact Customer Care to obtain the password required to download thesoftware. You also need a valid product identification number.

Step 2 Download the Mentum Planet software from the download Web page andinstall it.

Step 3 Obtain a license.

CAUTION: If you are installing Mentum Planet on an application server, follow theinstructions in "To install Mentum Planet on an application server" on page 22

Installing Mentum Planet

There are two types of installations:

n standalone—locks the software to a particular computer

n floating—enables a number of users to share licenses held on aLicense Server

The type of installation and the software editions available are determined by thelicense key.

NOTE: Standalone licenses are not supported in terminal server environments.

CAUTION: You must have Administrator privileges to install Mentum Planet.

To install Mentum Planet

1 Navigate to the Mentum Planet Product Downloads page athttp://www.mentum.com/customercare/productDownloads.asp. Onthe Product Downloads page, enter the Product ID number indicated inthe email or letter sent to you, and click Submit. Type the product


http://www.mentum.com/customercare/productsDownloads.asp

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password you received from your Customer Care Center in the boxbeside the version of Mentum Planet that you want to download and clickSubmit. Read the download instructions and, in the Mentum PlanetInstallation Files table, click the folder icon in the Single column, anddownload the program file to a temporary folder on your computer.

2 Double-click the setup.exe.

3 On the Welcome page of the Installation Wizard, click Next.

4 Read the license agreement.

5 If you accept the terms of the agreement, click Yes.

6 Click Next.

7 On the Product ID page, type your name, your company name, andyour product ID number, and click Next.

You can find the product ID in the email or letter sent to you.

8 On the Choose Destination Location page, accept the defaultlocation, or click Browse and choose the folder in which you want toinstall the software, and then click OK.

9 Click Next.

There is a delay while the software installs.

10 If you want to view the Release Note, enable the Yes, I Want To ViewThe Release Note File check box.

11 Click Finish.

12 If prompted, choose the Yes, I Want To Restart My Computer Nowoption and click OK.

NOTE: If the Mentum Planet program files become corrupted, you can use the Repairoption in the InstallShield Wizard to reinstall the program and overwrite the corruptedfiles. From the Start menu, choose All Programs ä Mentum Planet 5 ä Uninstall-Modifyä Uninstall-Modify Mentum Planet and choose the Repair option.


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TIP: To uninstall Mentum Planet, choose Start All Programs Mentum Planet5 Uninstall-Modify Mentum Planet.

CAUTION: If you install Mentum Planet over a network and experience problems,copy the installation to a local computer and try the installation again.

To install Mentum Planet on an application server

CAUTION: To install Mentum Planet software on an application server, you must belogged on as an Admin user.

NOTE: If you are installing Mentum Planet on a application server, you must runMentum Planet once, immediately after the installation, in order to register thesoftware and create user profiles.

1 Install the software.

2 Start Mentum Planet.

3 In the Product Registration And License Request dialog box, enteryour contact information and click Submit.

4 Close Mentum Planet.

Obtaining a license

Every time you start Mentum Planet or use a technology or tool that requires alicense, the software verifies whether you have a valid license on your workstation.If a valid license is not found, you are prompted to enter your contact information orcontact Mentum. For more information about Mentum Planet technologies and tools,see the Mentum web site athttp://www.mentum.com.

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2 In the Product Registration And License Request dialog box, chooseone of the following options:

n Mentum Planet Educational—supports network modeling ofsingle-technology networks as well as automatic site placement,automatic cell planning (for less than 100 sites), and single siteoptimization. Compatible with Mentum Ellipse. This edition supportsnetworks no larger than 100 sites, 300 sectors, or 3000 antennas.

n Mentum Planet Basic—supports all the features of the Educationaledition but also provides support for the Universal Model andCapesso.

n Mentum Planet Professional—supports all the features of theBasic edition as well as automatic cell planning (for more than 100sites).

n Mentum Planet Enterprise—supports all the features of theProfessional edition as well as collaborative network planning usingthe Data Manager, support of Mentum Planet APIs, and is compatiblewith Mentum Fusion.

n Mentum Planet Ultimate—supports all the network features of theEnterprise edition. All optional modules are included.

See "Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use" on page 2.

3 Click Next.

4 Enter your contact information and click Submit.

The software connects to the Mentum Planet server, validates your licenserequest, and installs a license on your computer. If the software is unable toconnect to the server, the Offline Registration dialog box opens.

5 If you are unable to connect to the Mentum Registration Service, chooseone of the following options:.

n Offline Registration—displays a completed registration form thatyou must email to [email protected] in order to obtaina license string.

n Enter License Manually—displays the Manual License Entry dialogbox. Enter the license string contained in the Offline Registration formemailed back to you and click Install.


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n Retry Online Registration—attempts to reconnect to the MentumRegistration Service.

n Exit And Retry Later—exits the registration process.

If you are installing a stand-alone license, the license key (a file namedlservrc) is installed in the MapInfo installation folder (i.e., in the same folderas the MapInfow.exe). If you are installing a floating license, a pointer file(i.e., lshost) is installed in the Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\Planet folder. For Windows 7, the lshost file is located in theProgramData\Mentum\Planet 5.4 folder.

NOTE: The Offline Registration form file is MentumPlanet_OfflineRegistration.htmland is located in the Mentum Planet program folder.

TIP: Details about the licenses in use can be viewed by opening the License Infowindow accessible using the Help About command. You can also request alicense using the menu shortcut (i.e., Start All Programs Mentum 5.4License Request).

CAUTION: To install the software on another computer, you must first uninstall thesoftware using the Uninstaller, re-install the software on the new computer, andmake a request for a new license. Each license is configured to work only on thecomputer from which the license was requested.

To view license information

1 Choose Help About Mentum Planet.

2 In the About dialog box, click the License tab.

Using a commuter license

Mentum Planet software installed with the floating license option can also be usedwith a commuter license. A commuter license allows you to check out a floatinglicense (called a commuter license) onto a computer and then work disconnectedfrom the network. You can check out a commuter license for a period of up to 30


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days. You must check the license back into the pool of available floating licenses inorder to allow others to use this license. The commuter license is automaticallyreturned to the pool of available licenses once the checkout period expires (1 to 30days). You must have a License Server installed in order to check out a commuterlicense.

If you are not connected to the License Server, you can obtain a commuter license foryour remote workstation from the License Server Administrator or from anyoneconnected to the License Server.

To use a commuter license

1 Do one of the following:

n Start Mentum Planet and choose Help Commuter License.

n Choose Start All Programs Mentum Planet 5 WCommute.

2 Click one of the following buttons:

n Search Subnet—search all servers to which you can connect foravailable floating licenses.

n Single Server—search a specific server for available floatinglicenses. You must use this option if you want to search acrossnetworks.

3 From the tree view in the Commuter Licensing dialog box, choose thelicense that you want to commute.

4 In the Please Enter The Number Of Days Until The AuthorizationExpires box, type the number of days before the license expires.


n Choose the license you want to check out from the list of availablefloating licenses and click Check Out.

n Choose the license you want to check in from the list of availablefloating licenses and click Check In.

6 In the Commuter Licensing dialog box, choose File Exit.


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NOTE: To work with commuter licenses when you are not running Mentum Planet,double-click on the WCommute.exe file located in the <Mentum Planet 5 installationfolder>\lserver\Tool folder or choose the Program from the Start menu, then choosethe WCommute command. If no Mentum Planet licenses appear in the CommuterLicensing dialog box, no licenses are available.

Updating user documentation

User documentation is continually evolving to address feedback or introduceimprovements. You can download the latest user documentation from the CustomerCare Product Downloads page where it is available as a separate download from thesoftware.

TIP: You can see which version of the user documentation you have installed byopening the User Documentation Version.txt file located in the <Mentum Planet 5installation folder>\Help folder.

TIP: To ensure you have the most up-to-date user documentation, periodicallycheck for updates on the Customer Care Product Downloads page.

CAUTION: When you install the user documentation update, the Help folder withinthe Mentum Planet installation folder is deleted and replaced with the latest MentumPlanet user documentation files.

To update Mentum Planet user documentation

1 Navigate to the Mentum Planet Product Downloads page athttp://www.mentum.com/customercare/productDownloads.asp. Onthe Product Downloads page, enter the Product ID number indicated inthe email or letter sent to you, and click Submit. Type the productpassword you received from your Customer Care Center in the boxbeside the version of Mentum Planet that you want to download andclick Submit.

2 Scroll to the User Documentation section and click the folder icon in theSingle column to download the user guides and technical notes to atemporary folder on your computer.



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3 Double-click the setup.exe.

The user guides, application notes, and technical notes are installed in the Helpfolder within the Mentum Planet installation folder.


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Migrating Mentum Planet Projects

You can use the Mentum Planet Migrator to migrate Mentum Planet projects createdin previous versions of the software.

NOTE: Migration from Mentum Planet 5.0 and Mentum Planet 5.1 is not supported.Contact Customer Care for more information.


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Migrating projects

Changes to the data storage and management architecture in Mentum Planet 5.4require that projects created in previous versions of the software be migrated in orderto make them consistent with the new data schema. Project Migration is anautomated process achieved using the Mentum Planet Migrator utility.

CAUTION: After a legacy project has been migrated to Mentum Planet 5.4, it can nolonger be opened in previous versions of Mentum Planet . It is recommended that youcreate a complete project backup prior to opening your project in Mentum Planet 5.4.

Batch migration of projects

If order to facilitate migration of multiple Mentum Planet projects, the Mentum PlanetMigrator includes a Batch Migration command. Batch migration supports the sameupgrade paths as the Mentum Project Migrator.

NOTE: To migrate project .dBp files, use the structure shown below replacing".planet" with ".dBp".

To use it, you must first create an .xml configuration file structured as follows:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<batch_migration>

<localsettings>

<projectsFolder>C:\Projects\BatchMigration</projectsFolder>

<project>C:\Projects\Jun10\Jun10.planet</project>

<project>C:\Projects\SplitCT\SplitCT.planet</project>

<project>C:\Projects\Subbands\Subbands.planet</project>

<summary>C:\Projects\BatchMigrationSummary.xml</summary>

</localsettings>

</batch_migration>


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Where:

<projectsFolder> is the root folder that contains the Mentum Planet projectfolders to be migrated. You can migrate Mentum Planet 4.5 projects as well as5.x projects. While this is an optional parameter, you must include either theproject folder parameter or the project definition.

<project> indicates a single project folder to be migrated. While this is anoptional parameter, you must include either the project folder parameter orthe project definition list.

<summary> is the file where an overall summary of batch migration isrecorded. This file is overwritten each time a batch migration is completed. Alog file (ProjectMigration.log) is created in each project folder with detailedinformation about the migration.

While the configuration file must conform to the stated structure, you can name thefile as it best suits your needs.

NOTE: If project migration fails for a particular project, the original project is kept,the log files are created and the batch migration continues. When a project migrationis successful, the project is automatically saved.

Improved data validation

Mentum Planet includes stringent data validation controls aimed at preserving dataintegrity and reducing the chance of error or data corruption. As a consequence,project data must be free of inconsistencies to ensure successful migration toMentum Planet 5.4.

Upgrade paths

The Mentum Planet Migrator supports the following upgrade paths:

n 4.5.x (all technologies)

n 5.2.x, 5.3.x (all technologies)

CAUTION: Migration from Mentum Planet 5.0 and 5.1 is not supported.


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NOTE: If you are using versions prior to Mentum Planet 4.5, or are using MentumPlanet 5.0 or 5.1, contact Customer Care for assistance with project migration. If youare using Data Manager and working in a multi-user environment, the softwareupgrade must be coordinated such that Mentum Planet and Data Manager Server areboth the same version. In this deployment model, it is also critical to coordinate datamigration from previous releases.


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Important considerations when migrating projects

Each new version of Mentum Planet brings improvements in all areas of the software.Key areas of change include (but are not limited to):

n Antennas

n Link configurations

n Propagation models

Antennas

A new compressed antenna format (.pafx) was introduced that supports complexantenna configurations including multibeam antennas as well as multiple bands ande-tilt variations. Antenna (.paf) files created in Mentum Planet 5.3 are automaticallymigrated to the new format as are previous antenna file formats (i.e., the dpa file).To take advantage of the new antenna format, you can use a migrated antenna oryou can contact the antenna supplier and obtain patterns in the Planet AntennaFormat (i.e., .paf or .pafx).

TIP: In Mentum Planet, choose Data Download Antennas to obtain compressed(.pafx) antenna files from the Mentum Antenna Server.

Link configurations

The concept of link configuration files was introduced in Mentum Planet 5. A linkconfiguration contains the gains and losses that occur as a signal travels. You canassign the same link configuration to several sectors. If you are migrating a projectcreated in a version of Mentum Planet prior to version 5.0, the migrated project mayhave a large number of link configurations because in previous versions of thesoftware the link budget was created per sector.

Propagation models

Propagation models that are not supported in the current version of Mentum Planet(such as the Cost231 model or the Lee Model) are converted to the default_PlanetGeneralModel.

In addition, there are several versions of the Predict 4 propagation model available:


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n Version 4.2 contains fixes related to predictions.

n Version 4.3 is based on version 4.2 and incorporates a fix related toclutter class order.

n Version 4.4 is based on version 4.3 and includes the ability to usePredict with very high clutter heights. Use this version only whenmodeling very high clutter.

n Version 4.5 is based on version 4.3 and fixes an issue related topredictions and changes to propagation distance. It also includes a fixrelated to the use of fraction of incident power scattered values.

You can change the version that is used in the Site Editor. Version 4.5 is therecommended Predict version.


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Migrating Mentum Cell Planner projects

Using the Mentum Planet Migrator, you can migrate projects created in MentumCellPlanner 10.0 or 10.1.

NOTE: GSM, WCDMA, LTE FDD, LTE TDD technologies are supported. WiMAX is notsupported in this release.

In order to migrate a project, in Mentum CellPlanner, you must first export theproject to XML. For more information, see the "Exporting Data" chapter in theMentum CellPlanner Common Features User Guide. Once you have completed theexport, you can:

n migrate the project using the Mentum Planet Migrator, which can befound in the Mentum Planet installation folder, and then open theproject in Mentum Planet 5.4.

n open Mentum Planet 5.4 and choose Data Import Cell Plannerproject.

Important considerations when migrating Mentum Cell Plannerprojects

n The 9999 propagation model is the only propagation modelsupported.

n One technology band is created for each Mentum CellPlannerfrequency band.

n One spectrum range is created for each Mentum CellPlannerfrequency sub-band.

n With WCDMA or GSM projects, if the carrier bandwidth defined in theMentum CellPlanner network settings do not match up with the fixedcarrier bandwidth, the downlink frequency band's upper edge isadjusted to increase the bandwidth and keep the same number ofcarriers.


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Installing and managing the License Server

If you are installing Mentum Planet software for use in a multi-user environment, youneed to install a License Server in order to distribute licenses to users.

Determining the best installation for your organization

Mentum Planet uses a software-based security system to prevent unauthorized use ofthe software. Two types of license are available:

n A stand-alone license is used to lock the software to a particularcomputer. This is the type of installation to use if you plan to use theproduct on only one computer. No License Server is required for thistype of installation.

n A floating license is used when there are a number of users who allneed to use the software to share licenses. The License Serverhandles the task of distributing the licenses to the running instancesof the software. You only need to install one License Server. Use of anetwork is required for this type of installation.

n The Mentum Planet license that you were given determines the typeof installation you can do. Depending on the type of license you have,there are several deployment models from which you can chooseincluding:

n You can choose to install a stand-alone license where a single userinstalls Mentum Planet on a workstation with no connection to adatabase or network. This model is best suited for independentprojects where multi-user collaboration is not necessary.

n You can choose to install a floating license using the License Serverwhere typically multiple installations of Mentum Planet are installedon individual workstations and users collaborate using the DataManager.

n You can choose to install a floating license using the License Serverwhere only one version of Mentum Planet is installed on an applicationserver. In this case, users each run an instance of Mentum Planet onthe application server. Local and remote users work with MentumPlanet from a workstation that is essentially a display terminal with akeyboard and mouse.


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These different Mentum Planet deployment methods can co-exist in a singleimplementation.

Understanding the License Server

The License Server is a software program that validates and distributes softwarelicenses to users. Each time a user starts Mentum Planet, the License Server iscontacted by the workstation and validates the software license. The License Serverallows users to access a license from a pool of floating licenses located on theserver. A floating license is ideal in a multi-user environment when there are severalusers working with Mentum Planet. While a floating license is in use, no other usercan use it. When all floating licenses are in use, no other users can work with thesoftware.

The License Server also allows a user to check out a commuter license from a pool offloating licenses for use on a computer that is not connected to the network. Thecommuter license is not released back into the floating license pool until either theuser checks it back in or the commuter license expires.

How the License Server issues licenses

After you install the License Server, you must register the software and validate thefloating licenses that can be distributed. Once your licence request has beenvalidated, the license key numbers are recorded in the license file (i.e., lservrc) thatis installed in the \Mentum\License Manager Server\WinNT folder within the ProgramFiles folder. For Windows 7, the lservrc file is located in theProgramData\Mentum\Planet 5.4 folder.

When a user starts Mentum Planet with a floating license, the software locates andidentifies the License Server and issues a request for a license. When the LicenseServer finds the appropriate license key, it sends back an authorization to theworkstation, and the user can work with the software.


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System requirements

Not only is the License Server contacted each time a user starts an instance ofMentum Planet but it is also contacted periodically throughout the Mentum Planetsession. As a result, it is important to choose a computer that is always available toserve the licenses. Ideally, the License Server should be installed on a file or DNSserver because these computers are always online. Static, fixed IP addresses give thebest performance. However, you can install the License Server on any computer withWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista, orWindows 7 installed, because the resources required to serve the licenses are minimal(20 MB free disk space).

NOTE: An Internet connection is required to validate licenses. If there is no Internetconnection, contact Customer Care.

Workflow for installing the License Server and distributing licenses

Step 1 Contact Customer Care to obtain the password required to download thesoftware. You also need a valid product identification number.

Step 2 Download the software from the download Web page.

Step 3 Choose a computer to be the License Server.

Step 4 Verify that the server and workstations meet the system requirements.

Step 5 Ensure that the workstations have network access to the server where theLicense Server will be installed by verifying the network protocol. See“Check the Network Protocol” in the Sentinel LM System Administratoronline Help (Sentinel.chm) available in the <Mentum Planet 5 installationfolder>\Help folder.

Step 6 Install the License Server on the chosen computer.

Step 7 Obtain a valid license from the Registration Service.

Step 8 Restart the License Manager service by choosing Start Control PanelAdministrative Tools Services. Right-click Sentinel RMS LicenseManager and choose Restart.


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Step 9 Run the License Server Management tool to verify that the License Serverhas been installed correctly.

Step 10 Install a floating license version of the Mentum Planet software onindividual workstations or on an application server.

To install the License Server

It is recommended that you install the latest version of the License Server. You donot need to install Mentum Planet on the License Server in order for the LicenseServer to validate and distribute licenses.

1 Navigate to the Mentum Planet Product Downloads page athttp://www.mentum.com/customercare/productsDownloads.asp. Onthe Product Downloads page, enter the Product ID number indicated inthe email or letter sent to you, and click Submit. Type the productpassword you received from your Customer Care Center in the boxbeside the version of Planet that you want to download and clickSubmit. Read the download instructions and save file or files to atemporary folder on your computer.

2 Double-click the LMServer Setup.exe file and save the file to atemporary location.

3 On the Welcome page, click Next.

4 Read the license agreement.

5 If you accept the terms of the agreement, click Yes.

6 Accept the default folder as the folder where the License Server will beinstalled and click Next.

There is a delay while the software installs.

7 In the Product ID Entry dialog box, type the product ID for eachlicense you want to add to the License Server and click Add.

Each product ID you add is listed in the Product ID Entry dialog box.

8 When you have finished adding the product IDs, click OK.



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9 In the Product Registration and License Request dialog box, enteryour contact information and click Submit.

Once the product IDs have been validated, the licenses will be installed on theserver. If you are unable to connect to the Registration Service, you need toobtain a license from the Customer Care Center.

10 Choose Start Control Panel Administrative ToolsServices.

11 Right-click Sentinel RMS License Manager and choose Restart.

12 Run the License Server Management tool (WlmAdmin.exe) to verify thatthe License Server is running and that the licenses have been correctlyinstalled.

Using the License Server Management tool

The License Server Management tool (WlmAdmin.exe) enables you to verify thestatus of licenses and monitor license activity. Using this tool, you can obtaininformation on licenses such as the type of license, the feature and version of alicense, and the license expiry date. You can also verify how many users are currentlyusing a license and how many licenses are available. For more detailed information,see the Sentinel LM System Administrator online Help (Sentinel.chm) available in the<Mentum Planet 5 installation folder>\Help folder.

To use the License Server Management tool

1 Navigate to the Program Files\Mentum\License Manager Server\Toolfolder.

2 Double-click the WlmAdmin.exe file.

3 In theWlmAdmin dialog box, do one of the following:

n Expand the Subnet Servers node in the tree view to locate allLicense Servers available on the defined subnet.

n Choose Edit Defined Server List and in the Server box, type thename of computer where the License Server is found, click Add, thenclick OK.


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4 Expand the node next to a License Server to view the list of installedproduct licenses.

5 Expand the node next to a product to see who is currently using alicense.

6 Choose a product or a user name to view statistics on the licenses inthe right-hand pane.

7 Choose File Exit to close the WlmAdmin dialog box.

Workflow for using the Remote Authorization tools

Remote Mentum Planet users can commute a license without being connected to theLicense Server by installing a commuter authorization code obtained from theLicense Server administrator or a Mentum Planet user connected to the LicenseServer.

To obtain the commuter locking code

The remote Mentum Planet user must obtain a locking code and send it to theLicense Server Administrator or to a user connected to the License Server.

1 Navigate to the <Mentum Planet 5 installation folder>/lserver/Toolfolder and double-click WRCommute.exe.

2 Click the Get Locking Code tab.

The commuter license code for the current computer is displayed in theLocking Code String for the Current Machine box.


n In the Current Locking Code String section, click the Save LockCode String To A File button to save the locking code to a file, andthen send the file to the Mentum Planet user with access to theLicense Server.

n In the Send As E-Mail section, type the email address of a MentumPlanet user with access to the License Server and click Send.


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To check out a remote commuter license

CAUTION: Remote commuter licenses cannot be checked in and remain checked outuntil the end of the authorization period.


n Start the Mentum Planet software and choose Help CommuterLicense.

n Choose Start All Programs Mentum Planet 5WCommute.

2 Click one of the following buttons:

n Search Subnet—search all servers to which you can connect foravailable floating licenses.

n Single Server—search a specific server for available floatinglicenses. You must use this option if you want to search acrossnetworks.

3 From the tree view in the Commuter Licensing dialog box, choose thelicense that you want to commute.

4 Enable the Check Out Authorization For Remote Machine checkbox.

5 In the Please Enter The Number Of Days Until The AuthorizationExpires box, type the number of days before the license expires.

Remote commuter licenses cannot be checked in and remain checked out untilthe end of the authorization period.

6 Click Check Out.

7 In the Locking Code For Remote Machine dialog box, choose one ofthe following options:

n Enter The Locking Code String For Remote Machine—to typethe license string or paste it from the clipboard.


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n Get Locking Code String For Remote Machine From File—tospecify a file containing the license string.

8 Click OK.

9 In the Remote Commuter Licensing dialog box, click the Savebutton.

10 Type a name for the file in the File Name box and click Save.

11 In the Mail The Remote Commuter Authorization To Recipient InEmail section, type the email of the remote Mentum Planet user.

12 Click OK.

13 In the Commuter Licensing dialog box, choose File Exit.


CHAPTER 3 Basic Usage

In order to get up and running with Mentum Planet as soon as possible, thischapter covers some of the basic tasks for using Mentum Planet. For a moredetailed look at the software, download the tutorial and the associated dataset from the Customer Care section of the Mentum web site.


Creating a project 44

Defining your user preferences 48

Placing sites 50

Generating predictions 51



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Creating a project

Before you can begin working with Mentum Planet, you must create a project. AMentum Planet project contains and organizes all of the information pertaining to aparticular wireless network. Mentum Planet supports two types of grids: numeric andclassified.

n a numeric grid associates numeric data with the bins in the grid file

n a classified grid associates character data with the bins in the gridfile

At a minimum, a project is created from a Heights file (i..e, a Digital Elevation Modelfile) although you can also include clutter information (i.e., land use) in a project.The geodata folder must contain a Heights folder and a Clutter folder (although theclutter folder can be empty).

NOTE: To continue working through the Basic Usage section, you must have a validHeights file that you can use to create the project. If you do not have one, you candownload one of the tutorial data sets available from the Customer Care page of theMentum web site and use the geodata contained therein.


2 On the Start Page, click New Project.




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The Start Page displays each time you open Mentum Planet or close a project.

3 In the Project Wizard, click Browse or type a path to the folder whereyou want to save the project and click Next.

4 Supply a name for the project and click Next.

5 On the Select Your Project Technologies page, in the Available list,choose the technology you are most interested in (for example, LTE) andclick the left arrow.


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6 Click Next and follow the prompts to complete the project creationprocess.

When prompted, choose the geodata folder where the project Heights file issaved.

7 On the last page of the Wizard, click Finish to create your project.


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The project opens in Mentum Planet with the Project Explorer docked to the left.If you don't see the Project Explorer, choose View Project Explorer. It is fromthe Project Explorer that you access the bulk of Mentum Planet commands byusing the right-click shortcut menus.


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Defining your user preferences

You can define default parameters and actions that are retained across MentumPlanet sessions and upgrades. Preferences are grouped on the following panels:

n General—Mentum Planet startup actions and project data validationsettings

n Units—units to be used across the project as well as the projectcoordinate system.

n Project Explorer—performance, site selection, and layer displaysettings

n Data Manager—logon settings and profile management

n Project Wizard Defaults—default folder settings and geodatasettings

n Microwave—default units for microwave calculations and location ofgeodata files

n Miscellaneous—prediction cache, import/export, Monte Carlosimulation, and Automatic Cell Planning settings

To ensure that you produce accurate outputs, verify that the units selected arecorrect.

1 Choose Edit Preferences.

2 On the General panel, you can specify how Mentum Planet appearswhen you first open it.

3 In the tree view, choose Units and ensure the units are correct.


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4 Click OK.


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Placing sites

A site is a fixed geographical location. At the site, there are technology-specific basestations, each with associated sectors. All information about sites and sectors iscontained in the Site Editor.

1 In the Project Explorer, from the Category list, choose Sites.

2 Right-click the Sites node and choose New Site.

3 Click in the Map window three times to place three sites.

4 In the Project Explorer, double-click Site_1.

The Site Editor opens where you can add sectors and repeaters and define allrelevant parameters.


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Generating predictions

Predictions use a propagation model, terrain and clutter information, and generalsector settings including the power, antenna, and azimuth to predict the signalstrength and path loss of a sector at any location where the signal exceeds thedefined minimum level.

Path loss and signal strength predictions are used in network analyses to determinecoverage and other metrics.

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sites category, right-click the Sitesnode and choose Generate Predictions.

2 In the Sector Selection dialog box, accept the default (All Sectors) andclick OK to generate predictions for all sectors.


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3 In the Prediction Generator, click Generate.

4 When prediction generation is complete, click Close.

5 To view the prediction, in the Project Explorer Sites category,expand the Sites node and the Site_1 node.

6 Right-click sector 1, and choose View Sector PredictionsModeled Total.

7 Use the Zoom In button on the Main toolbar to better examine theprediction.

8 Click the Grid Info button on the Grid Analysis button and thenclick in the Map window to display prediction values.


Appendix A Troubleshooting

As with any software, issues may arise in the use of Mentum Planet and theLicense Manager Server. If the solution you require is not contained in thisappendix, from the Help menu in Mentum Planet, choose Knowledge Base toview solutions created by the Customer Care team.


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Troubleshooting the License Server

You may receive the following error message when starting Mentum Planet:

No license available to run <program>.

If you receive this message, the cause is likely one of the items listed in"Troubleshooting the License Server" above. The items are listed in order ofprobability. Start with the first item, and work through the list until the problem iscorrected.

Table 1 License Server issues and resolutions

Issue Resolution

No licenses are available. Check whether licenses areavailable. See Using theLicense Server Managementtool.

The License Server is not working and thereforenot serving licenses.

See "Using the License ServerManagement tool" on page 39.

There is a problem with the license key. See "If the license key doesnot work" on the facing page.

If the License Server is not working

1 Verify that the License Server service is running using the WindowsServices menu.


n If the License Server is running, you need to restart it. Stop theservice and restart the server.

n If the License Server is not running, navigate to theProgram Files\Mentum\License Manager Server\WinNT folder anddouble-click the loadls.exe file. Verify that the service has beeninstalled and then restart the server. See “loadls - Install theLicense Server as an NT/2000 Service” in the Sentinel LM System


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Administrator online Help (Sentinel.chm) available in the <MentumPlanet 5 installation folder>\Help folder.

If the license key does not work

1 Navigate to the Program Files\Mentum\License Manager Server folderand verify that the lservrc file has no extension.

2 Start Notepad, open the lservrc file, verify the expiry date, and checkthat the software licenses are in the lservrc file.

3 Navigate to the Program Files\Mentum\License Manager Server\Toolfolder and double-click the WlmAdmin.exe file. Verify that the LicenseServer is running and determine how many licenses there are on theserver.
