Cisco Model D-PCG1000 PowerKEY CAS Gateway Release Notes
Download Software to the Netcrypt Bulk Encryptors
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Verifying the Functionality of Modulators That Carry Netcrypt-Encrypted
Broadcast Sessions
Broadcast Sessions
1 Access a DHCT that is connected downstream to one Netcrypt Bulk Encryptor.
2 Tune the DHCT to each channel that uses a source from a Netcrypt Bulk
2 Tune the DHCT to each channel that uses a source from a Netcrypt Bulk
Encryptor that you reset and upgraded.
3 Are all channels for the Netcrypt Bulk Encryptors that you reset accessible from
the DHCT?
If yes, go to step 5.
If no, do not attempt to upgrade the software for any additional Netcrypt
Bulk Encryptors. Call Cisco Services.
Bulk Encryptors. Call Cisco Services.
4 For those Netcrypt Bulk Encryptors that carry content inappropriate for children,
Cisco recommends that you verify encryption using one of the following
methods:
methods:
Using a set-top that is authorized for all services, tune one-by-one to each
service and check the PowerKEY Information diagnostic screen (page 6). If
the Prog Stat and Prog Entitle fields are zero (0x00), then the program is in
the clear. If these fields are non-zero, then the program is encrypted.
service and check the PowerKEY Information diagnostic screen (page 6). If
the Prog Stat and Prog Entitle fields are zero (0x00), then the program is in
the clear. If these fields are non-zero, then the program is encrypted.
Using a QAM tuner television, tune to the respective channels and verify that
inappropriate content is not viewable.
inappropriate content is not viewable.
5 Have you completed resetting your Netcrypt Bulk Encryptors?
If yes, go to step 6.
If no, return to the procedure you are using to reset your Netcrypt Bulk
Encryptors.
Encryptors.
6 Generate a Doctor Report using the –av option to verify system stability and
functionality.
Note: For further instructions on running the Doctor Report, refer to
the chapter titled Analyze System Configuration With the Doctor Report in the
DBDS Utilities Version 6.1 Installation Instructions and DNCS Utilities User’s Guide.
Note: For further instructions on running the Doctor Report, refer to
the chapter titled Analyze System Configuration With the Doctor Report in the
DBDS Utilities Version 6.1 Installation Instructions and DNCS Utilities User’s Guide.
7 Do new or unexpected errors appear in the Doctor Report?
If yes, contact Cisco Services.
If no, go to step 8.
8 Perform the System Validation Tests found in the installation and upgrade
documentation for your system release version to verify the functionality and
performance of the set-tops in your system.
performance of the set-tops in your system.
9 Over the next few days, check the individual modulators that receive Netcrypt-
encrypted sessions to verify that they are functioning as expected.