Quick Start Manual - Diversity Optimizer.pdf

WHEN QUALITY MATTERS

Diversity Optimizer 10.6 Installation Manual

November 2010

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Contents

1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 1

System Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 2

Related Documents ............................................................................................................................... 2

2 Installing Diversity Optimizer ............................................................................................................. 3

Installing the MCM Driver ...................................................................................................................... 4

3 Using Diversity Optimizer ................................................................................................................... 8

Measurement Devices ........................................................................................................................... 8

Adding a Device in NQView ............................................................................................................. 8

Changing the Settings for a Device ................................................................................................ 10

Removing a Device ........................................................................................................................ 12

Tasks ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Adding a Task ................................................................................................................................ 12

Running a Task .............................................................................................................................. 13

Removing a Task ........................................................................................................................... 14

Viewing Measurement Data ................................................................................................................ 14

NQView Walk Mode............................................................................................................................. 15

Figures

Figure 1-1 Diversity Optimizer system ............................................................................................................... 1

Figure 2-1 Optimizer setup type ........................................................................................................................ 3

Figure 2-2 Installation completed ...................................................................................................................... 3

Figure 2-3 MCM-PC interface cable .................................................................................................................. 4

Figure 2-4 Location of MCM driver .................................................................................................................... 5

Figure 2-5 Computer Management window ...................................................................................................... 5

Figure 2-6 USB MCM Control Channel Properties window ............................................................................... 6

Figure 2-7 MCM USB controllers ....................................................................................................................... 7

Figure 3-1 NQView desktop icon ....................................................................................................................... 9

Figure 3-2 Start Diversity icon ........................................................................................................................... 9

Figure 3-3 Connect Device icon ........................................................................................................................ 9

Figure 3-4 Hardware detection progress ........................................................................................................... 9

Figure 3-5 Device configuration dialog box ..................................................................................................... 10

Figure 3-6 New device ..................................................................................................................................... 10

Figure 3-7 Details area of Device configuration dialog box ............................................................................. 11

Figure 3-8 Run Tasks icon............................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 3-9 Task list dialog box ......................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 3-10 Specify task dialog box ................................................................................................................ 13



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Figure 3-11 New task in Task list dialog box ................................................................................................... 13

Figure 3-12 Start task icon............................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 3-13 Stopping a task ............................................................................................................................ 14

Figure 3-14 Delete task confirmation dialog box ............................................................................................. 14

Figure 3-15 NQComm Settings dialog box ...................................................................................................... 15



Chapter 1 | Introduction


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1 Introduction

The Diversity Optimizer 10.6 Installation Manual describes how to install and to use Diversity Optimizer.

Overview

The Diversity Optimizer software controls and operates measurement devices from a standalone computer. You can connect a device to a USB port or a data card slot on the computer.

Figure 1-1 Diversity Optimizer system

Note: For information on Diversity measurement devices, see the Diversity Hardware User Manual.

Diversity Optimizer automatically installs the following software on your computer:

TestManager: Creates and manages tests for voice, data, and video quality measurements. Test Manger runs as a Windows service that you can access through a web browser on the same machine at: http://localhost:8080. TestManager requires a Microsoft SQL database to store information about the test units, test plans, and test results. For more information, see Manual - NetQual - TestManager.pdf.

NQComm: Provides communication between TestManager, PCMs, measurement devices, and SQL databases. For more information, see Manual – NetQual - NQComm.pdf.

NQView: Displays real-time measurement values from the measurement devices on the controlling PC. NQView can also replay a measurement in real-time from the measurement files. For more information, see Manual – NetQual - NQView.pdf.

References: Contains file samples for measurement tests

Diversity PCM: Enables a PCM to operate the measurement devices. A Diversity PCM installation contains Maintenance Center which you can use to access Measurement Control, Measurement Engine, and Device Manager.

QuickTime: Provides QuickTime support

RealPlayer: Provides RealPlayer support

Installers for third-party Windows drivers: Contains the drivers that you need to use your



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measurement devices with Optimizer

Documentation: Contains user manuals for the software

System Requirements

Important: You need a valid licence key to use Diversity Optimizer. To obtain a licence key, contact SwissQual support.

Supported Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (English) with administrative rights and the locale set to English

o To set the locale to English, open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel, click the Regional Options tab, and select an English location in the drop-down box.

Computer with Intel Pentium-M 1.1 GHz or faster processor

Minimum of 1 GB of RAM

100 MB of available hard disk space

Supported hard disk format: NTFS

Related Documents

Manual – NetQual - NQView.pdf

Manual - NetQual - TestManager.pdf

Manual - MCM-PC Interface Cable.pdf



Chapter 2 | Installing Diversity Optimizer


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2 Installing Diversity Optimizer

Diversity Optimizer automatically installs the controlling and operating software that you need to run measurement devices from a standalone PC. After you install Optimizer, you need to install the Windows drivers for the measurement devices that you want to use.

Important: You cannot control a Diversity hardware system, that is, one or more PC Modules (PCM) with Diversity Optimizer.

To install Diversity Optimizer

1. Double-click Setup.exe.

2. On the Setup Type page, click Optimizer.

Figure 2-1 Optimizer setup type

3. If your machine does not contain a SQL Server installation, click Install new named instance of SQL Server 2005 Express.

4. To use an existing installation, click Use an installed instance of SQL Server 2000 or 2005

a In the Instance name list, select your server.

b In the 'sa' password box, type the password for your SQL Server.

5. Click Next and at the end of the installation, click Finish.

Figure 2-2 Installation completed





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Installing the MCM Driver

If you want to use the Mobile Connection Module (MCM), you need to install the Windows drivers for the MCM.

Note: You need a MCM-PC interface cable to use the MCM with the laptop. For more information, see the Manual - MCM-PC Interface Cable.pdf document

To install the MCM driver

1. Connect the MCM to the laptop.

a Connect the 10-pin LEMO plug of the MCM-PC interface cable to the socket on the front panel on the MCM.

b Connect the car charger plug of the cable to a power source, for example, to a wall socket through an AC adapter.

c Connect the USB plug of the cable to the laptop.

Figure 2-3 MCM-PC interface cable

2. On the laptop, install the Windows driver for the MCM.

a On the Welcome page of the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.

Note: If the wizard does not start, go to step 3.

b Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.

c On the Please choose your search and installation options page, select Include this location in the search, and then click Browse.





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Figure 2-4 Location of MCM driver

d Go to the following location, click OK, and then click Next.

C:\Program Files\SwissQual\Diversity\Drivers\MCM\Driver

e In the Hardware Installation window, click Continue Installation, and at the end of the process, click Finish.

3. Verify the properties of the MCM driver.

a Right-click My Computer and click Manage Computer.

b In the console tree on the left, click Device Manager.

c On the right, double-click Universal Serial Bus controllers.

d Ensure that you see the following entries:

USB MCM Control Channel

USB MCM Data Channel

4. If you see a warning symbol, that is, exclamation mark (!) in front of the DLP2232M entry, install the driver for the USB MCM Control Channel.

a Right-click DLP2232M and click Properties.

Figure 2-5 Computer Management window





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b On the General tab of the DLP2232M Properties dialog box, click Reinstall Driver.

c Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.

d On the Please choose your search and installation options page, select Include this location in the search, and then click Browse (see Figure 2-4).

e Go to the following location, click OK, and then click Next.

C:\Program Files\SwissQual\Diversity\Drivers\MCM\Driver

f In the Hardware Installation window, click Continue Installation, and at the end of the process, click Finish.

Figure 2-6 USB MCM Control Channel Properties window

g process, click Finish.

5. Verify the properties of the MCM driver.

a Right-click My Computer and click Manage Computer.

b In the console tree on the left, click Device Manager.

c On the right, double-click Universal Serial Bus controllers.

d Ensure that you see the following entries:

USB MCM Control Channel

USB MCM Data Channel





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Figure 2-7 MCM USB controllers



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3 Using Diversity Optimizer

Before you can use Diversity Optimizer, you need to perform the following tasks to prepare your measurement device:

Install the Windows drivers for your device

Connect the device to your computer and configure the drivers

Configure the device in NQView

Create a task for the device in NQView

Note: You can only use a measurement device that you directly attach to your computer.

Measurement Devices

You can use the following measurement devices with Optimizer:

Mobile phone

Datacard

Dialup device

GPS Bluetooth device

Scanner

Adding a Device in NQView

NQView provides you with two options to add a measure device, namely a hardware detection option and a manual option. The hardware detection option automatically detects the Windows port settings for the device. If you manually add a device, you need to determine these settings through the Windows Control Panel. For more information, consult the Windows help system.

Important: You can only add a dialup device manually. You can only add a scanner with the hardware detection option.

To add a device in NQView

1. Install the Windows driver for your measurement device.

a In the C:\Program Files\SwissQual\Diversity\Drivers\<name of device>\Installer folder, double-click the installer, and then follow the instructions.

Note: These installers are also on the installation CD for Diversity Optimizer.

b Connect the device to your computer and wait for Windows to configure the driver.

To connect a USB device, connect the cable to a USB port on your computer.

To connect a datacard, insert the card in the PCMCIA slot of the computer.

To connect a scanner, connect the cable to a USB port, and then turn on the scanner.

Important: After you connect a dialup device, you need to manually configure the dialup settings for the device in the Phone and Modem Options in the Windows Control Panel. For a description on how to

configure these settings, consult the Windows help system.

2. Double-click the NQView icon on the Windows desktop.





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Figure 3-1 NQView desktop icon

3. On the Optimizer toolbar, click Start Diversity. The NQComm and the Diversity Maintenance Center windows open.

Figure 3-2 Start Diversity icon

4. On the Optimizer toolbar, click Connect Device.

Figure 3-3 Connect Device icon

5. In the Device configuration dialog box, add the device.

For all devices, except for a dialup device, click HW detection.

Note: This process can take several minutes to complete.

Figure 3-4 Hardware detection progress

To add a dialup device, click Add dialup, select the device in the Dial-up network entry list in the Details area, and then specify the remaining settings for the device.





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Note: If you do not have the option to select a device in the Dial-up network entry list, you need to add the device with the Phone and Modem Options Control Panel in Windows, and then restart NQView.

Figure 3-5 Device configuration dialog box

6. Click Refresh, ensure that you see the device in the list, and then click Close.

Figure 3-6 New device

Changing the Settings for a Device

You can change the settings for the measurement devices that you add in NQView, except for scanners.

To change the settings for a device

1. On the Optimizer toolbar, click Connect device.

2. In the Device configuration dialog box, click the device in the list.

3. In the Details area, specify the settings for the device, for example, a new Device name.





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Figure 3-7 Details area of Device configuration dialog box

4. Click Update unit, and then click Close.





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Removing a Device

This section describes how to remove a measurement device from the system configuration.

To remove a device

1. On the Optimizer toolbar, click Connect device.

2. In the Device configuration dialog box, click the device that you want to remove, and then click Delete device.

3. In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.

4. To view your changes, click Refresh.

Tasks

This section describes how to add, run, and remove tasks in NQView.

Adding a Task

After you add a device, you can configure a measurement task for the device to run.

To add a task

1. On the Optimizer toolbar, click Run Tasks.

Figure 3-8 Run Tasks icon

2. In the Task list dialog box, click Add task.

Figure 3-9 Task list dialog box

3. In the Specify task dialog box, select the device in the Device list.





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Figure 3-10 Specify task dialog box

4. In the Type of test box, select the test that you want to run.

5. Specify the options for the test, and then click OK. The test appears in Task list.

Figure 3-11 New task in Task list dialog box

Running a Task

This section describes how to manually start a task.

To start a task

1. On the Optimizer toolbar, click Run Tasks.

2. In the Task list, click the Start task icon for the task that you want to run.





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Figure 3-12 Start task icon

3. To stop the task, click the Stop task icon .

Figure 3-13 Stopping a task

Removing a Task

This section describes how to remove a task from the task list.

To remove a task

1. On the Optimizer toolbar, click Run tasks.

2. In the Task list, click the task, and then click the Delete icon .

3. In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.

Figure 3-14 Delete task confirmation dialog box

Viewing Measurement Data

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description on how to use these features, see the Manual - NetQual - NQView.pdf.

By default, the files that contain the measurement data are in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SwissQual\Diversity\MeasurementFiles folder. To change the location of this folder, open NQComm, click Settings on the Configuration menu, and then enter a new location in the Measurement files directory box on the General tab.

Figure 3-15 NQComm Settings dialog box

NQView Walk Mode

By default a GPS receiver provides the map coordinates during a measurement. However, if you want to manually input these coordinates, for example, when you are indoors, you can change the Path Mode of NQView to Walk.

In this mode, NQView saves the Walk points that you manually add to the map as latitude and longitude coordinates in the measurement file.

To use the Walk mode

1. Open your map monitor.

On the Navigation panel in NQView, click Monitors, and then click your map.

2. On the Path Mode menu, click Walk.

3. Add a map coordinate.

During a measurement, click Walk point on the Tools menu, and then click the map where you want to add the point.

4. At the end of the measurement, click Drive on the Path Mode menu.