Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

 

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After you upgrade your system to SR 2.8.2/3.8.2/4.3.2, the Set Authorization Time-
Out Period and Set DeAuthorization Time-Out Period fields on the Configure 
CableCARD Server window need to be set at specific values. These values instruct 
the CableCARD server when to stop adding authorization and deauthorization 
records to the BFS file, which keeps the BFS file from growing too large. The 
instructions in this section guide you through the necessary steps. 

Note:  Beginning with the upgrade to SR 4.2, the value stored in the Max Key Session 
Period is multiplied by a factor of 10. This does not change the value received by the 
CableCARD, however. See CR 46084 for additional information. 

 

Complete the following steps to ensure that the minimum Set Authorization Time-
Out Period and Set DeAuthorization Time-Out Period fields on the Configure 
CableCARD Server window are configured correctly. Reference the numbers you 
recorded when you completed Check CableCARD Server (on page 21). 
1  From the DNCS Administrative Console, select the DNCS tab. 
2  Select the Home Element Provisioning tab and then click CableCARD. The 

CableCARD Data Summary screen opens. 

3  Click Server Configuration. The CableCARD Data Summary screen updates to 

display the Server Configuration portion of the screen. 

4  Examine the Authorization Time-Out Period field. Make sure its value is 

identical to what you recorded in Check CableCARD Server (on page 21). 

5  Examine the DeAuthorization Time-Out Period field. Make sure its value is 

identical to what you recorded in Check CableCARD Server (on page 21). 

6  Are the time-out values the same as they were before the upgrade? 

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If yes, go to step 7. 

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If no, edit the values as needed and then go to step 7. 

7  Click Save. 
8  Click Exit.