Radio Mobile is a gratuitous (not opened upward source) RF Propagation simulator. Originally intended for amateur radio operators, the software is likewise perfect for plotting long distance wireless links on the 2.4ghz in addition to 5.8ghz bands (and whatever other for that matter).
You tin honour thorough documentation for the software on http://radiomobile.pe1mew.nl/ only I would similar to brand a few tutorials specifically geared towards 802.11 networks.
Installing Radio Mobile:
In recent years the installation of RM has choke a lot easier. You convey to download the installation ZIP file every bit good every bit the correct linguistic communication pack from http://www.cplus.org/rmw/download/download.html
Alternatively yous tin role my ain installer available HERE. This installer includes all the linguistic communication packs every bit good every bit a seat out of antenna profiles in addition to configurations making it ideal for 802.11 networks.
Alternatively yous tin role my ain installer available HERE. This installer includes all the linguistic communication packs every bit good every bit a seat out of antenna profiles in addition to configurations making it ideal for 802.11 networks.
This tutorial assumes that yous convey RM installed inwards c:\radiomobile
Setting upward Radiomobile:
Your starting fourth dimension step, whether yous used the installer or extracted the files manually, volition last to enable the private information sources. This permit RM to access Google Maps with others.- Open c:\radimobile inwards explorer
- Open the file "Map_Link.txt"
- Follow the instructions inwards that file
You tin directly opened upward RadioMobile yesteryear running "rmweng.exe" the exe may last dissimilar depending on your language.
If yous used the installer, the cyberspace information sources are already pre-configured, only yous may convey to banking enterprise jibe the SRTM resolution. For my surface area in that place is no higher res than iii arc second.
To modify the Internet Data sources:
Click on Options->Internet
Select SRTM in the left pane, in addition to inwards the dropdown guide the appropriate SRTM resolution. Use lawsuit in addition to fault to larn the highest res for your area.
Radio Mobile Concepts
Before yous start, it is of import to empathize a pair of underlying concepts of the application.
Network file
H5N1 network file is a structural container inside Radio Mobile. It server every bit a container for Nets in addition to Units, in addition to is likewise the chemical component division that is stored when yous salve a Radio Mobile project.
Network
H5N1 mesh is the container that defines the parameters of a collection of Units. This includes the operating frequency, topology in addition to polarization of private units. Within our context, a mesh tin last used to copy a unmarried high site antenna with all the clients connecting to that specific antenna.
Unit
Within the context of a 802.11 network, a unit of measurement volition refer to a unmarried WiFi antenna.
Please Federal Reserve annotation that these are simplified definitions in addition to the reality is quite complex should yous want to explore it.
You tin directly choke on to the side yesteryear side tutorial: Setting upward your starting fourth dimension network.
