Analyze results with Network Planner

You can calculate coverage areas and customize your results. Use the network planner to easily spot potential problem areas that might interfere with your signal, such as trees and buildings.

Run study layers

Important: Before you plan your coverage areas and check your calculations, make sure you import an antenna, add a site, and add a device. Study layers that aren't saved to the Project tab expire after 7 days. Learn how to manage overlays.

1. On your computer, sign in to the Network Planner.
2. Click View projects and, in the left panel, select your organization.
3. In the center panel, select your project and click Open.
4. At the top right, click Run all study layers.
   • You must rerun study layers after you change any parameters. After the initial run, you can click:
     • Run all study layers again.
     • Select coverage to choose a single coverage type, then click Run study to rerun a single study layer. 
   • Tip: You can adjust the radius included around each device, and the resolution of the resulting heatmap for each band in the project settings.
5. Once the study layers are complete, click Select coverage and choose your coverage. Completed study layers are labeled as "data rasters" in the "Coverage tab" of the Overlays panel.
6. To export heatmaps, run an Export coverage report.

Use heatmaps

From the Overlays panel in the "Coverage" tab, you can turn map or coverage layers on and off, and split the map for side by side comparison.

 To compare two different heatmaps at the same time:

1. Select a second coverage layer.
2. Right click Data Raster.
3.  Click Compare Data Raster .
4. Click Close  to deselect the maps.

Customize your coverage map

1. On your computer, sign in to the Network Planner.
2. Click View projects and, in the left panel, select your organization.
3. In the center panel, select your project and click Open.
4. To customize your settings, in the top right, click Select coverage and choose your coverage.
5. Hold the pointer over the color legend and click Edit.
6. To customize the range covered by the heatmap, enter new values in the Range fields.
   • To change the granularity available, drag the total buckets slider up or down.
7. To change specific ranges, set the interval size to Custom.
   • The bottom and top color bands can't be deleted.
8. To change bucket settings, click More . You can:
   • Rename the bucket.
   • Delete the bucket.
   • Add a bucket above.
   • Add a bucket below.