Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System User Guide
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Configuring SARA to Enhance Your Subscribers’ Experience
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Choose a Method for Sending a Configuration to Set-Tops,
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Depending upon which method you choose, different options are available for
configuring SARA. For example, if you choose to send a global configuration, you
can specify what options are available to the subscriber on the Quick Settings menu
of the set-top. If you send an addressable configuration or set the staging defaults,
you cannot configure the options for the Quick Settings menu with either of these
methods.
When Updates Are Sent to the Set-Top
After you save each option, the SARA Application Server automatically sends the
new settings to the set-top.
Important Notes About the Addressable Configuration
The addressable configuration information is not stored on the SARA Application
Server. The set-top must be plugged in and functional to receive the addressable
configuration message.
In System Release (SR) 1.5.1 and earlier, when you sent a configuration to a single
In System Release (SR) 1.5.1 and earlier, when you sent a configuration to a single
set-top, the DNCS would replace all of the settings in the set-top with the current
settings in the configuration (including PINs and parental blocking settings).
Beginning with SR 2.1, the DNCS sends only the configuration options that you
change. The field names for any options that you change will be highlighted in bold
in the Set Up Addressable DHCT Configuration window.
Coordinate With the Billing System
You can send some operating parameters (such as PIN numbers) to the set-top
through a set-top configuration or through the billing system. To avoid sending
conflicting instructions to the set-tops, be sure to coordinate with your billing system
on how you want to set up the operating parameters.
DHCT Config Screen Behavior
Unlike most other screens in the DBDS, the DHCT Config screens behave slightly
different. When you make a change to a field on a DHCT Configuration screen,
fields on other screens may be affected. For example, if you enable Audio Range on
the General Settings tab, the Misc Settings tab does not have a field for selecting the
Audio Range. Conversely, if you disable Audio Range on the General Settings tab,
then the Misc Settings tab has a field for setting the audio range.