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Chapter 4 Using the Broadband Access Center for Cable Administrator User Interface
Searching For and Viewing Device Information
To delete a device:
Step 1
From the Devices page, locate the device that you want to delete. You can use one of the search types
for this purpose.
for this purpose.
Step 2
Click the check box to the left of the desired device.
Step 3
Click Delete. The device record stored in the RDU database is removed.
Regenerating Device Configurations
It is sometimes necessary to change many different class of service or DHCP criteria parameters. When
this happens, existing device configurations become stale and require regeneration of the configuration.
To eliminate the need to manually regenerate each configuration, and reduce the potential for
introducing errors, BAC provides a configuration regeneration service (CRS) that you can use to
automatically regenerate all device configurations.
this happens, existing device configurations become stale and require regeneration of the configuration.
To eliminate the need to manually regenerate each configuration, and reduce the potential for
introducing errors, BAC provides a configuration regeneration service (CRS) that you can use to
automatically regenerate all device configurations.
Device configurations are automatically regenerated whenever:
•
A class of service property is changed.
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A DHCP criteria property changes.
•
An external file is replaced. This applies to files that are dynamic DOCSIS templates and are
directly associated with a class of service.
directly associated with a class of service.
•
New default classes of service or DHCP criteria are designated.
In addition, some configurations cannot be automatically regenerated, but must rely on manual
regeneration using either the generationConfiguration() method or the administrator’s user interface.
Configurations that must be manually regenerated are those that become necessary whenever:
regeneration using either the generationConfiguration() method or the administrator’s user interface.
Configurations that must be manually regenerated are those that become necessary whenever:
•
A technology default is changed.
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The system defaults are changed.
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A file that is included within another DOCSIS template is changed.
Note
Regardless of how configurations are regenerated, they are not propagated to the devices until the device
is rebooted.
is rebooted.
Searching For and Viewing Device Information
You can search for device information a number of different ways using BAC. Each search result that
you generate also carries with it a View Details function. The details that are displayed are identical no
matter which search method you use.
you generate also carries with it a View Details function. The details that are displayed are identical no
matter which search method you use.
To search for a device type, from the Manage Devices page, click the Search Type button and a
drop-down list, similar to that shown in
drop-down list, similar to that shown in
, appears. Subsequent search pages contain screen
components that may be unique to the search type selected.