Cisco Headend System Release 2.7
Setting Up Download Groups
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6 Click Add. The MAC Address of the SSC DHCT moves to the Associated DHCTs
column.
7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each SSC DHCT you want to add to the group.
8 Click Save. The new group appears in the list of group descriptions on the
8 Click Save. The new group appears in the list of group descriptions on the
DHCT Groups tab.
Notes:
Notes:
The SSC DHCT should be connected to the network within 2 hours of
creating or adding it to a test group. If the device is not connected within 2
hours, then the device does not receive a group assignment until the DNCS
database cycles through all in-service devices at a rate of approximately one
device per second. Depending on the number of devices in your system, this
process could take a significant amount of time.
If the device has an Administrative State of Out of Service, the CVT Group ID
message will not be sent by the PassThru process to that device. To check the
Administrative State of the device, see DHCT and CableCARD Module
Administrative Status.
9 Confirm that the SSC DHCT was successfully placed into the test group by
displaying the SSC DHCT diagnostic screens and looking at the Group ID field.
This group ID should match the Group ID field displayed on the Set Up a DHCT
Group window on the DNCS.
Note: The Group ID on the SSC DHCT is in hexadecimal format. The Group ID
Note: The Group ID on the SSC DHCT is in hexadecimal format. The Group ID
on the DNCS is in decimal format. You might need to convert the Group ID to
verify this step.
10 Do the Group ID values on the diagnostic screen and DNCS match?
If yes, go to Staging SSC DHCTs (on page 71).
If no, contact Cisco Services.