Cisco DNCS System Release 2.8.1 3.8.1 4.3.1 User Guide
Configure the CableCARD MMI Screen
Quick Path: DNCS Administrative Console > DNCS tab > Home Element Provisioning tab >
CableCARD > MMI Screen Format
CableCARD > MMI Screen Format
Complete these steps to replaces the default values on the CableCARD MMI CP screen with values appropriate to
your site.
your site.
1.
On the DNCS Administrative Console, click the DNCS tab.
2.
Click the Home Element Provisioning tab.
3.
Click CableCARD. The CableCARD Data Summary window opens.
4.
Click MMI Screen Format. The Configure MMI Screen Data window opens.
5.
Use the following fields when you manage the MMI screen in the DNCS.
Field
Description
MMI Options
Display MMI for
bi-directional device
bi-directional device
Determines whether or not two-way CableCARD hosts display the MMI CP
screen:
screen:
Disabled (no checkmark displayed - DEFAULT) - Two-way
CableCARD hosts never display the MMI CP screen. (To turn
autobinding on, make sure that no checkmark is displayed.)
autobinding on, make sure that no checkmark is displayed.)
Enabled (checkmark displayed) - Two-way CableCARD hosts
display the MMI CP screen according to the Bidirectional timeout value.
(To turn autobinding off, make sure that the checkmark is
displayed.)
(To turn autobinding off, make sure that the checkmark is
displayed.)
Network failure
operation -- Display
CP MMI
operation -- Display
CP MMI
Defines the criterion that two-way CableCARD hosts use to determine when to
display the MMI CP screen:
display the MMI CP screen:
Disabled (DEFAULT) - The host always uses the Bidirectional
timeout to determine when to display the MMI CP screen
Enabled - The host displays the MMI CP screen if no network
boot occurs.
Bidirectional timeout
(decimal seconds)
(decimal seconds)
Defines how long two-way CableCARD hosts wait to display the CP MMI screen.
To turn autobinding on, set this to 180 seconds (3
minutes).
To turn autobinding off, set this to 0.
Enter a value that defines how long two-way CableCARD hosts wait to
display the CP MMI screen after the host determines that it cannot
connect to the DNCS or receive a response from the DNCS.
display the CP MMI screen after the host determines that it cannot
connect to the DNCS or receive a response from the DNCS.
The default setting (0) indicates that the host should display the MMI
CP immediately after it determines that it cannot connect to the DNCS
or did not receive a response from the DNCS.
CP immediately after it determines that it cannot connect to the DNCS
or did not receive a response from the DNCS.
Valid characters for this field are numerical characters in the range of 0
to 65535.
to 65535.
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