Quick Start Guide Using Motorola Solutions PMP Product Templates with Atoll

Issue 2 September 2011

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Contents
Importing Motorola Solutions templates in Atoll ......................................................................................... 2 Creating a document in Atoll using a Motorola Solutions template ............................................................ 4 Importing Maps in Atoll ................................................................................................................................ 6 Running Coverage Predictions using a Motorola Solutions Template in Atoll ........................................... 10 Product Support .......................................................................................................................................... 15

Importing Motorola Solutions templates in Atoll

Use the following steps to download Motorola Solutions templates in Atoll: 1. Open a web browser and go to http://motorola.wirelessbroadbandsupport.com/support/ 2. Go to Management Tools -> Planning Templates > Software Updates and click on the Request link 3. Enter the required information in the form. An email with a link to download the templates will be sent to the email address entered. Click on the link to continue with the template download 4. A File Download dialog will come up. Click on the Save option on this dialog -

5. Save the zip anywhere on the computer and extract the contents 6. Browse to Atoll installation directory. By default, Atoll gets installed at C:/Program Files/Forsk/Atoll. Open the templates directory

7. Copy the template files (.mdb) from the extracted folder to the templates folder

Creating a document in Atoll using a Motorola Solutions template

1. Launch Atoll 2. Go to File > New > From a Document Template

3. The Project Templates dialog opens up

4. Select the Motorola Solutions template saved in the templates directory 5. An ATL type document will open up based on the Motorola Solutions template. You can use the document for Motorola Solutions PMP network planning, predictions and simulations

Importing Maps in Atoll

Use the following steps to import terrain and clutter information in Atoll: 1. Launch Atoll 2. Go to Tools > Options

3. Set the Projection and Display type. This step is very important. If the correct projection is not set, clutter or terrain might not be seen even after being imported in a project

4. Go to File > Import

5. Browse to the location of a terrain file. Select the terrain you want to load in Atoll and Click Open

6. In the dialog that comes up, select the Altitudes radio button and click Ok

7. To load a clutter file in Atoll, again go to File > Import 8. Browse to the location of the clutter file you want to load in Atoll and click Open

9. In the dialog that comes up, select the Clutter Classes radio button and click Ok

10. Once imported, the terrain and clutter files can be seen in the Atoll document. The terrain file name is shown under Geo tab > Digital Terrain Model

11. The clutter file name is shown under Geo tab > Clutter Classes

Running Coverage Predictions using a Motorola Solutions Template in Atoll

1. Launch Atoll 2. Go to File > New > From a Document Template

3. The Project Templates dialog opens up

4. Select the Motorola Solutions template saved in the templates directory. For example, Motorola Solutions PMP100 FSK template.mdb 5. Select a product from the dropdown on the toolbar

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6. Click on the New transmitter or base station icon and begin placing transmitters on the canvas

7. Go to Geo tab and expand the node Zones 8. Right click on the Computation Zone option and select Fit to Map Window

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9. Go back to the data tab and expand the node for transmitters. If the transmitters are shown inactive, activate them.

10. Right click on the node for Predictions > New > and select the type of prediction you want to run. For example within the study types select, Coverage by Signal Level > Click on OK

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11. Select the required settings from General, Conditions and Display tabs and click Run

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12. The prediction results will be shown on the canvas.

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Product Support
Note that Motorola Solutions does not supply support or training for the Atoll tool. Support or training for the tool itself can be obtained directly from Forsk as follows:

Forsk Head Office 7 rue des Briquetiers 31700 Blagnac France Sales and pricing information : sales@forsk.com Technical Support: support@forsk.com General: +33 (0) 562 74 72 10 Technical Support: +33 (0) 562 74 72 25 Fax: +33 (0) 562 74 72 11 Forsk US Office 200 South Wacker Drive Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60606 USA Sales and pricing information : us_sales@forsk.com Technical Support: us_support@forsk.com General: +1 312 674 4846 Technical Support: +1 888 462 8655 Fax: +1 312 674 4847 Forsk China Office Suite 302, 3/F, West Tower, Jiadu Commercial Building, No. 66 Jianzhong Road, Tianhe Hi-Tech Industrial Zone, Guangzhou, 510665 Peoples Republic of China Information and enquiries: enquiries@forsk.com.cn Telephone: +86 20 8553 8938 Fax: +86 20 8553 8285

Support for Atoll Templates can be obtained from the following sources: Motorola Solutions wireless broadband web site: http://Motorola Solutions.wirelessbroadbandsupport.com/support/

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