Cisco PowerKEY CableCARD Module 802 User Guide
About This Guide
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About This Guide
Introduction
The PowerKEY CableCARD (CableCARD) module and the PowerKEY Multi-Stream
CableCARD module (M-Card) are Cisco’s unique hardware modules developed to
provide subscribers with controlled conditional access to secure digital content.
Whether paired with an SSC (Separable Security Host with CableCARD module)
Digital Home Communications Terminal (DHCT), a digital set-top, or any other host
device, the CableCARD or M-Card module must receive an initial configuration in
order to function properly.
CableCARD module (M-Card) are Cisco’s unique hardware modules developed to
provide subscribers with controlled conditional access to secure digital content.
Whether paired with an SSC (Separable Security Host with CableCARD module)
Digital Home Communications Terminal (DHCT), a digital set-top, or any other host
device, the CableCARD or M-Card module must receive an initial configuration in
order to function properly.
Purpose
This guide provides instructions for setting up and configuring the CableCARD and
M-Card modules and the CableCARD Server on the Digital Network Control System
(DNCS). This guide also provides procedures for configuring the emergency alert
system (EAS) to properly function with the CableCARD and M-Card modules. In
addition, this guide also includes a brief overview on how to verify that the
CableCARD and M-Card modules are setup and configured correctly.
M-Card modules and the CableCARD Server on the Digital Network Control System
(DNCS). This guide also provides procedures for configuring the emergency alert
system (EAS) to properly function with the CableCARD and M-Card modules. In
addition, this guide also includes a brief overview on how to verify that the
CableCARD and M-Card modules are setup and configured correctly.
Scope
The contents of this guide apply to sites that are running DNCS System Releases
(SR) 2.7/3.7 or SR 4.2 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, and one or more of the following
CableCARD or M-Card modules:
(SR) 2.7/3.7 or SR 4.2 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, and one or more of the following
CableCARD or M-Card modules:
PKM600 PowerKEY Single-Stream CableCARD Module
PKM800 and/or PKM802 PowerKEY Multi-Stream CableCARD Module
(M-Card)
(M-Card)
What’s New for CableCARD and M-Card Modules in SR 2.7/3.7/4.2 SP2
SR 2.7/3.7/4.2 SP2 includes a new database table that contains the MAC address of
the host device associated with CableCARD and M-Card modules.
the host device associated with CableCARD and M-Card modules.
Audience
This publication is written for Digital Broadband Delivery System (DBDS) operators
and engineers, DNCS operators and engineers, Cisco field engineers, and Cisco
Services engineers who are setting up (configuring) the CableCARD and M-Card
modules.
and engineers, DNCS operators and engineers, Cisco field engineers, and Cisco
Services engineers who are setting up (configuring) the CableCARD and M-Card
modules.