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Revision 7.50.00

Last edited March 2015

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CONTENTS

1  INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 5  
1.1 Enable frequency and pilot scanning for all systems ....................................... 5  

2  ANRITSU ....................................................................................................... 6  
2.1 Connecting Anritsu scanners ....................................................................... 6  
2.2  Starting Anritsu scanners ........................................................................... 10  
2.3  Measuring with Anritsu scanners ................................................................. 11  
2.3.1  Frequency scanning .......................................................................... 11  
2.3.2  TOP-N Pilot scanning - UMTS .............................................................. 13  
2.3.3  Pilot Scrambling Code scanning .......................................................... 19  

3  DRT ...................................................................................................... 21  
3.1 Connecting the DRT Wimax 4301A+ scanner................................................21  
3.2  Changing the IP address for DRT 4301A+ ....................................................23  
3.3  Starting DRT scanners ............................................................................... 27  
3.4  Measuring with DRT scanners ..................................................................... 28  
3.4.1  Frequency scanning .......................................................................... 28  
3.4.2  Pilot scanning ................................................................................... 31  

4  PCTEL ...................................................................................................... 34  
4.1 Connecting PCTEL LX CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA scanner .............................. 34  
4.2  Connecting PCTEL EX scanners ................................................................... 36  
4.3  Connecting the PCTEL LX GSM/WCDMA dual-mode scanner ...........................39  
4.4  Connecting the PCTEL IBflex scanner .......................................................... 42  
4.5  Connecting the PCTEL MX scanner .............................................................. 46  
4.6  PcTel MX configurations and antenna ports .................................................. 48  
4.6.1  Example 1........................................................................................ 53  
4.6.2  Example 2........................................................................................ 54  
4.6.3  Example 3........................................................................................ 54  
4.7  Connecting PCTEL PCT scanners ................................................................. 55  
4.8  Connecting PCTEL scanners to Nemo Invex chassis .......................................58  
4.9  Starting PCTEL scanners ............................................................................ 59  
4.10  Measuring with PCTEL scanners .................................................................. 65  
4.10.1 Frequency scanning – PCTEL GSM scanner ...........................................65  
4.10.2 Frequency scanning – PCTEL GSM/UMTS scanners ................................ 68  
4.10.3 Frequency scanning – PCTEL CDMA/EVDO scanners ..............................69  
4.10.4 Frequency scanning – PCTEL TD-SCDMA scanners ................................ 72  
4.10.5 Frequency scanning – PCTEL LTE scanners ...........................................73  
4.10.6 TOP-N Pilot scanning - UMTS .............................................................. 75  

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4.10.7 TOP-N Pilot scanning – TD-SCDMA ...................................................... 78  

4.10.8 TOP-N Pilot scanning – CDMA/EVDO .................................................... 79  
4.10.9 Spectrum scanning ........................................................................... 81  
4.10.10  LTE OFDM scanning ........................................................................... 85  
4.10.11  Pilot Scrambling Code scanning .......................................................... 88  

5  ROHDE & SCHWARZ ......................................................................................... 91  

5.1 Connecting the Rohde & Schwarz TSMQ/TSML scanner .................................. 91  
5.2  Connecting the Rohde & Schwarz TSMW scanner ..........................................95  
5.3  Connecting the Rohde & Schwarz TSME scanner ...........................................98  
5.4  Connecting Rohde & Schwarz scanners to Nemo Invex chassis ..................... 101  
5.4.1  Connecting R&S TSMW to Nemo Invex with an Ethernet cable .............. 102  
5.4.2  Connecting R&S TSMW to Nemo Invex with a network switch ............... 104  
5.5  Starting Rohde & Schwarz scanners .......................................................... 108  
5.6  TSMW manual front-end configuration ....................................................... 110  
5.7  Measuring with Rohde & Schwarz scanners ................................................ 111  
5.7.1  Frequency scanning ........................................................................ 112  
5.7.2  TOP-N Pilot scanning - UMTS ............................................................ 114  
5.7.3  TOP-N Pilot scanning - CDMA/EVDO .................................................. 117  
5.7.4  TOP-N Pilot scanning - LTE ............................................................... 118  
5.7.5  Spectrum scanning ......................................................................... 121  

6  VENTURE .................................................................................................... 124  

6.1 Configuring your PC ................................................................................ 124  
6.2  Connecting the MRX3808A/L receiver ........................................................ 127  
6.3  Starting Venture MRX scanners ................................................................ 130  
6.4  Measuring with Venture MRX scanners ...................................................... 131  
6.4.1  Frequency scanning ........................................................................ 131  
6.4.2  Pilot scanning ................................................................................. 133  

7  TROUBLESHOOTING SCANNERS ....................................................................... 138  

8  TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...................................................................................... 139  

8.1 User Club ............................................................................................... 139  
8.2  Nemo Support Portal ............................................................................... 139  
8.3  Phone and email support ......................................................................... 140  

9  END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ...................................................................... 141  

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1  INTRODUCTION

This document describes the process of connecting and configuring scanners from Anritsu, DRT,
PCTEL, and Rohde & Schwarz. Instructions for using the Nemo FSR1 scanner can be found from the
Nemo FSR1 user manual.

1.1 Enable frequency and pilot scanning for all systems

It is possible to enable/disable frequency and pilot scanning for every system simultaneously through
the Nemo Outdoor/Nemo Invex Devices view. Select the option to activate frequency and/or pilot
scanning for all the supported systems.

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2  ANRITSU

2.1 Connecting Anritsu scanners

1.  Connect the antenna cable to scanner RF Input. If you are measuring with a dual-mode scanner
that supports both GSM and WCDMA, use the RF1 input (see picture). RF2 input only supports
WCDMA scanning.

2. Connect the battery cable to the battery and to a power source.

3. The Battery led of the scanner should turn green.

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D e l ay p rofile  option enables/disables delay profile scanning. The C h a n n e l n u m b e r   field provides a

list of channels that can be selected for scanning.

F i n g e r option enables and disables Finger measurements for the scanner.

P - S C H defines if the selected scanner will measure the P-SCH Ec/N 0 value for each scrambling code. 

 S I R (signal to interference ratio) defines if the selected scanner will measure the SIR value for each
scrambling code.

 S - S C H  defines if the selected scanner will measure the S-SCH Ec/N 0 value for each scrambling code. 

The T o p - N C o n f i g u r a t i o n  button will open the Select Channels dialog where you can select
channels for pilot scanning. If you press the arrow, a drop-down menu will appear from where you can
select Top-N Search Configuration.

♦  Please note that the Top-N Search Configuration dialog is available for Anritsu UMTS
scanners only.

In the Top-N Search Configuration dialog you can limit the search performed by the scanner and
consequently speed up the search.

G r o u p specifies the group number for the primary scrambling code in the range of 0 to 63.

Cell specifies the cell number for the primary scrambling code in the range of 0 to 7.

 S e con dar y cod e specifies the secondary scrambling code. Limit range should be set from 0 to 0.

C h a n n e l ization code specifies the channelization code. Limit range should be set from 0 to 0.

 S e ar ch m e th od defines how the search is performed. P-CPICH (primary common pilot channel)
searches with P-CPICH. SCH performs a three-step search with P-SCH and S-SCH.

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∇  To select pilot parameters:

1. Select the TOP-N Mode option.

2.  Set the Number of Scrambling codes value. This defines how many strongest pilots are to be
reported by the scanner. The maximum is 32 pilots.

∇  To select channels:

1. In the Measurement Properties, Pilot scanning, UMTS page, click the Top-N

Configuration button. The Select Channels  dialog is opened.

2. The table displays the channel numbers, not the frequencies.

♦  With the Anritsu ML8720B single carrier scanner only one channel can be selected. If
you are measuring with the Anritsu ML8720B-03 dual carrier scanner, two channels
can be selected.

3. You can remove channels from the Selected  list by selecting a channel and clicking the
Remove button.

4. You can add channels to the Selected  list by selecting a channel from the Available list and
clicking the Add button.

5. Click OK to return to the Measurement Properties dialog.

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∇  To select search parameters:

1. Open the Measurement Properties, Pilot scanning, UMTS page. Press down the Top-N
Configuration button and select Top-N Search Configuration.

2. The Top-N Search Configuration dialog opens.

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8. In the General tab, select Use the following IP address, and type 192.168.5.1 in the IP
address field, and 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet mask field.

9. Click OK and Close to exit the dialogs.

10.Now connect the scanner’s power cable. The scanner is now on. A green light will turn on in the
scanner.

11. Start Nemo Outdoor. Go to Measurement | Add New Device | Scanner . Select DRT
WIMAX 2300, DRT WIMAX 2500  or DRT WIMAX 3500  depending on which band you
choose to measure at the time.

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12.In the Device Configuration dialog, select DRT LAN  in the Port drop-down menu.

♦  Note that the Baud rate, Antenna gain and Cable loss fields do not affect the scanner,
so they can be left as they are.

13.Click OK to exit the dialog.

14.Go to page 28 for more information on conducting WIMAX measurements with the DRT scanner.

3.2  Changing the IP address for DRT 4301A+

The DRT 4301A+ scanners are delivered from Anite Finland with the preconfigured IP address
192.168.5.2 for use with Nemo Outdoor. If the scanner is used with Nemo Invex, the IP address
needs to be changed.

The DRT 4301A+ unit works with dynamic (DHCP) and static IP address modes. The default unit mode
after coming from the factory is usually DHCP. The IP address must be static ( 192.168.5.2) for it to be
possible to use the DRT 4301A+ scanner with Nemo Outdoor. The DRT device has an internal web
server through which the user can make selections concerning the device’s network settings.

1. Connect the unit with a straight RJ45 cable to your local network. Do not use the grey cable that
comes with the device. Connect the power cable (4-pin connector) to the DRT unit and wait for
the green light to appear which means that the scanner is powered up. This takes
approximately 20 seconds.

2. Open a browser on the computer the scanner is connected to and disable the proxy for the
browser. Type in the following address: http://drt4301sn0000 (0000 is the serial number of
your DRT 4301A+ scanner found at the back of the unit). Wait for 10-20 seconds for the
connection to be established.

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3. If the configuration page does not appear, continue to the next step. If the configuration page
appears, continue to step 6.

4. Connect the DRT unit to your computer network card with a crossed RJ45 cable (grey cable,
comes with the device). Change your computer IP address to 192.168.5.1 and network mask to
255.255.255.0 (look at the picture below). Then reboot the DRT unit by removing and
reconnecting the power cable.

5. Open a web browser, disable the proxy for the browser, and type in the following IP address:
http://192.168.5.2. 

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4.2 Connecting PCTEL EX scanners

1.  To install the device drivers the user must have administrative rights to its PC, and the Take
ownership of files or other objects policy has to be enabled for this user on this PC.

2. Copy the folder /SeeGull EX VCP driver_v.2.1.1.0  to your local drive before installing the
driver, and run the installation from the hard drive.

•  Right click on the folder and select Properties.

•  Clear the Read-only attributes and click OK.

•  Select Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files  as below

•  and click OK.

3. Double-click on the SeeGull EX VCP Device Driver.msi  installer file to start the driver
installation.

4. Click Next in the SeeGull Welcome window that appears.

5.  Select the destination folder for the driver in the Destination Folder window, and Click Next,
and click Install.

6. Click Finish  in the InstallationShield Wizard Completed window to exit the wizard.

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7. Remove the yellow plastic caps from the antenna, power and GPS connectors in the front panel.

8. Connect the power cable to the Power connector in the front panel. Connect the other end of the
cable to a cigarette lighter socket. The SYS indicator in the front panel will light up.

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9. Connect the antenna cables. It does not matter which antenna cable goes to which RF
connector.

10.Connect the GPS antenna to the connector marked GPS.

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8. Select Include this option in the search  and browse to folder D:\EdgeportUSB\Edgeport
Vendor Data\driver vx.x. Click Next to start the installation.

9. When the installation is finished, click Finish . Windows will automatically install some additional
drivers and report when the device is ready to be used.

4.4 Connecting the PCTEL IBflex scanner

1.  To install the device drivers the user must have administrative rights to its PC, and the Take
ownership of files or other objects policy has to be enabled for this user on this PC.

2. Browse to folder seegull mx driver\MX winusb driver . For 32-bit operating system run
DPInst.exe from “install x86” folder and for 64-bit operating system run DPInst.exe from “install
x64” folder.

3. The PCTEL USB Device Installer  window will appear. Click Next.

4.  If a Windows Security message appears, click Install.

5.  Click Finish  in the installation completed window.

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6. Connect the power cable to the PWR connector in the back panel. Connect the other end of the
cable to a cigarette lighter socket. Turn the switch to On position. The Status indicator in the
front panel will light up.

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7. Connect the antenna cables to connectors RF1 and RF2.

8. Connect the GPS antenna to the connector marked GPS.

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9. Connect the COM data cable to the COM port in the front panel. Connect the other end of the
COM data cable to your PC.

10.Windows 7 will automatically detect and install the device.

11.Go to Device Manager and select PCTEL Devices. Memorize the port number for the PCTEL
IBflex Scanner  item, as you will need it later on.

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4.5 Connecting the PCTEL MX scanner

1.  To install the device drivers the user must have administrative rights to its PC, and the Take
ownership of files or other objects policy has to be enabled for this user on this PC.

2. Browse to folder seegull mx driver\MX winusb driver . For 32-bit operating system run
DPInst.exe from “install x86” folder and for 64-bit operating system run DPInst.exe from “install
x64” folder.

3. The PCTEL USB Device Installer  window will appear. Click Next.

4.  If a Windows Security message appears, click Install.

5.  Click Finish  in the installation completed window.

6.  Remove the yellow plastic caps from the antenna, power and GPS connectors in the front panel.

7. Connect the power cable to the PWR connector in the front panel. Connect the other end of the
cable to a cigarette lighter socket. Turn the switch to On position. The Status indicator in the
front panel will light up.

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8. Connect the antenna cables. The label on the scanner lists the frequencies of the radio modules
connected to each specific port, labeled RF1 to RF4. The antenna ports that require antenna
connections are identified by their “frequency” on the label. Since each SeeGull MX is configured
to minimize the number of ports necessary for use, some ports may be inactive for a particular
configuration and are indicated by a blank box.

9. Connect the GPS antenna to the connector marked GPS.

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