Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Guide De Montage
Provisioning the Passthrough MQAM
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Provisioning the Passthrough MQAM
Note: You can only provision ASI port 1 and RF output port 1 on an MQAM for
passthrough functionality. When using passthrough functionality on an MQAM,
you cannot use the other three ports on the MQAM.
1 Upgrade the MQAM to version 2.6.18, following the instructions in
Upgrading
the Software (on page 9).
2 Reboot the MQAM.
3 Connect a PC to the serial port of the MQAM and open a terminal emulation
3 Connect a PC to the serial port of the MQAM and open a terminal emulation
program such as Procomm Plus or Hyperterm. You will receive an MQAM
prompt similar to the following:
D476 MQAM>
D476 MQAM>
4 Turn on the passthrough functionality by typing the following command and
pressing Enter:
pidmode 1 0x0 999
Note: This command allows port 1 on the MQAM to pass 999 PIDs starting with
pidmode 1 0x0 999
Note: This command allows port 1 on the MQAM to pass 999 PIDs starting with
the number 0x0 without encryption. The MQAM stores the information in non-
volatile random-access memory (NVRAM) so that the setting is preserved if the
MQAM is rebooted.
5 Reboot the MQAM by typing the following command and pressing Enter:
boot
Result: Port 1 on the MQAM is now in passthrough mode and passes all PIDs
Result: Port 1 on the MQAM is now in passthrough mode and passes all PIDs
without encryption.