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Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Installation Guide 2.7
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Setting Up a Device Provisioning Engine
A Cisco Device Provisioning Engine caches provisioning information and handles all configuration
requests including downloading configuration files to devices. It is integrated with the Cisco Network
Registrar DHCP server to control the assignment of IP addresses. Multiple DPEs can communicate with
a single DHCP server. DPEs come with factory installed software that enables provisioning, but you
must perform some initial configuration.
requests including downloading configuration files to devices. It is integrated with the Cisco Network
Registrar DHCP server to control the assignment of IP addresses. Multiple DPEs can communicate with
a single DHCP server. DPEs come with factory installed software that enables provisioning, but you
must perform some initial configuration.
This chapter describes the setup procedure.
Hardware DPE Setup Sequence
Connecting the Device Provisioning Engine
Each DPE comes with a console cable. To begin setting up the DPE, complete these steps:
Step 1
Attach one end of the cable to the console port of the DPE.
Table 7-1
DPE Setup Sequence
Item
To do this . . .
See this section...
1.
Connect the DPE to the serial port of a
computer.
computer.
2.
Configure and run a terminal emulation
program on the computer.
program on the computer.
3.
Log in to the DPE and change the login/enable
password.
password.
4.
Configure the DPE for data.
5.
Configure the DPE to support voice
technology.
technology.
6.
Configure the DPE to support the CableHome
technology.
technology.
See the Cisco Broadband Access Center for
Cable Administrator’s Guide.
Cable Administrator’s Guide.