Alpha Technologies XP-DSM - Manual (Page 2)

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Setting Options Locally
The local port allows a technician to monitor and set XP-DSM parameter values directly using a personal computer and
a Local Port Adapter Cable (Alpha P/N 745-826-21). Terminal emulation software is necessary (HyperTerminal is recom-
mended). Serial communication settings are:
Baud: 19200 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1 Flow Control: None
To change settings:
1 . Launch the terminal emulation software
and hit ENTER to display the menu of
CIB tables.
2. Enter >[fi rst three letters of table] and
ENTER to display the contents of a table.
3. To set a parameter value, enter: >[table]
[subsystem] [Index] [Value], and hit
ENTER.
NOTE: Entries in the TEXT Table do not have
subsystems. Example: To set a SNMP Trap
Target to 10.20.30.40 Enter Command:
>tex 20 10.20.30.40 and hit ENTER.
Setting Options with a DSM Setup File
An optional DSM Setup File, atidoc01.cfg, distributes settings automatically to XP-DSMs on a network. The XP-DSM is
programed to look for atidoc01.cfg at initialization and after every twenty-four hours of operation. If the fi le is not present
the XP-DSM will retain its settings. To build a DSM Setup File, enter SNMP parameters from the Alpha MIB and their
desired values inside a TLV fi le using a TLV editor. The entry atiMgmtSysDownloadCfgCheckProgress with the value
of 3 is the fi le marker that the XP-DSM looks for to begin reading entries and must be the fi rst entry in the fi le. Name the
fi le atidoc01.cfg and place it in the Root Directory of the TFTP Server specifi ed by the docsDevSwServer parameter in
the DOCSIS Confi guration File. See the XP-DSM Technical Manual for complete instructions on building a DSM Setup
File and for Alpha MIB parameter defi nitions.
Step 6: Test the Connection
There are two methods to test whether a connection has been established:
Method One: Type the IP address of the transponder into a Web browser.
Click a link to see the associated power supply data. 2
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Example of the Analogs power supply window
Method Two: To check connectivity and verify power supply data, the XP-DSM can be accessed with SNMP. Check
data within the psIdent MIB branch of the SCTE-HMS Tree by performing anzzz SNMP MIB walk to the SCTE-HMS-MIB
branch 1.3.6.1.4.1.5591.1. Verify that power supply data measurements are present.
NOTE:
See the XP-DSM Technical Manual available at www.alpha.com for extensive network confi guration and option
setting instructions, including MIB parameter defi nitions.
To disable the HTTP Server, which appears in the DISCRETE Table as:
SYS-1 10 HTTP SERVER 1 ENABLED YES
Enter: >dis sys 1 10 0 and hit ENTER. The result will be:
SYS-1 10 HTTP SERVER 0 DISABLED YES
Example Command
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