Automatic configuration tool for configuring and installing distributed antenna system and installation guide using the same

A method, performed by a headend unit of a distributed antenna system, for providing an installation guide, the method comprising:

• receiving a configuration file generated from a design model of the distributed antenna system, the configuration file including information on types and attributes of objects included in the design model;
• providing a graphical user interface for guiding types and locations of modules to be installed in the headend unit, correspondingly to defined types and locations of objects defined in the configuration file;
• and
• providing a graphical user interface for guiding cable connections between the modules installed in the headend unit, correspondingly to defined cable connections between the objects defined in the configuration file.

A headend unit of a distributed antenna system, the headend unit comprising:

• a configuration file input unit configured to receive a configuration file generated from a design model of the distributed antenna system, the configuration file including information on objects included in the design model and attributes of the objects;
• an installation management unit configured to provide a graphical user interface for guiding types and locations of modules to be installed in the headend unit, correspondingly to defined types and locations of the objects defined in the configuration file;
• and
• a cable connection management unit configured to provide a graphical user interface for guiding cable connections between the modules installed in the headend unit, correspondingly to defined cable connections between the objects defined in the configuration file.