Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System Guía Para Resolver Problemas
Emergency Alert System Process
4024428 Rev B
3
Configuration Process for a Distributed EAS Network
The process for configuring the distributed EAS network (a network that does use
the RCS) is as follows:
1 Configure the central site.
2 Configure the remote site.
1 Configure the central site.
2 Configure the remote site.
Process for the Central Site
1 Verify your third-party equipment configuration. See
1 Verify your third-party equipment configuration. See
Verify Your EAS
Equipment Configuration (on page 5).
2 Connect the EAC to your ISDS and/or network. See
Configure the Network
Connection (on page 17).
3 Make sure the correct environment variable is set up in the .profile file. See
Verify and Configure the LOCAL_EAS_IP Environment Variable (on page 27).
4 Verify your EARS configuration. See
Verifying EARS Configuration and
Performance (on page 28).
5 Verify that the easftp directory exists on the ISDS. See
Verifying the
/export/home/easftp Directory (on page 28).
6 Determine the IP address of the ISDS. See
Determining the Set-Top Facing IP
Address of the ISDS (on page 28).
7 Verify that the VASP contains the MMM Server entry. See
Configuring and
Verifying the MMM Server Entry in the VASP List (on page 29).
8 Configure EAS messages, events, and tests. See
Configure EAS Events, Messages,
and Tests (on page 39).
9 Conduct in-house EAS tests. See
Conduct EAS Tests (on page 53).
Process for the Remote Site
1 Verify your third-party equipment configuration. See
1 Verify your third-party equipment configuration. See
Verify Your EAS
Equipment Configuration (on page 5).
2 Connect the EAC to your ISDS and/or network. See
Configure the Network
Connection (on page 17).
3 Make sure the correct environment variable is set up in the .profile file. See
Verify and Configure the LOCAL_EAS_IP Environment Variable (on page 33).
4 Verify that earsRemote is configured correctly. See
Verifying earsRemote
Configuration and Performance (on page 34).
5 Verify that the easftp directory exists on the ISDS. See
Verifying the
/export/home/easftp Directory (on page 35)
6 Determine the IP address of the remote ISDS. See
Determining the IP Address of
the Remote ISDS (on page 35).
7 Verify that the VASP contains the mmmRemote entry. See
Verifying and
Configuring the mmmRemote Server Entry in the VASP List (on page 36).