Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 User Guide
Setting Up Download Groups
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5 Double-click the group you want to which you want to add Tuning Adapters.
The Set Up DHCT Group window for the group opens.
6 Type the DHCT MAC address of a Tuning Adapter that you want to include in
the new group.
7 Click Add. The MAC Address of the Tuning Adapter moves to the Associated
DHCTs column.
8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each Tuning Adapter you want to add to the group.
9 When you are finished adding Tuning Adapters to the group, click Save.
9 When you are finished adding Tuning Adapters to the group, click Save.
Note: The Tuning Adapter 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.
10 Confirm that the Tuning Adapter was successfully placed into the test group by
displaying the Tuning Adapter 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 Tuning Adapter is in hexadecimal format. The Group
Note: The Group ID on the Tuning Adapter 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.
11 Do the Group ID values on the diagnostic screen and DNCS match?
If yes, go to Staging the Tuning Adapter (on page 13)
If no, contact Cisco Services