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XL-HCW128C

HPNA3.1 over Coax

Coax MDU Master Bridge

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for XL-HCW128C

Page 1: ...XL HCW128C HPNA3 1 over Coax Coax MDU Master Bridge User s Guide...

Page 2: ...settings 9 Master HomePNA Properties HPNA 9 Security Mode 9 Privacy Mode 9 Privacy Mode Usage Example 10 Privacy Mode Key Summary 12 Profile Status for Master and EP 12 EP HomePNA Properties HPNA 13 N...

Page 3: ...ew Master EP HCNA Driver 29 Upgrade the New HCNA Driver 31 Master EP runs the New HCNA Driver 32 System Firmware and HCNA Driver Version after Upgrade 33 Use Telnet 34 Command Sets for Telnet Console...

Page 4: ...QoS 40 Priority in Upstream and Downstream 40 802 1p 40 IP TOS 40 TCP UDP Port Number 40 S SP PE EC CI IF FI IC CA AT TI IO ON NS S 41...

Page 5: ...and HCNA Driver Supports HCNA Driver Upgrade On line for Connected EPs Supports SNMP Function Glossary HCNA HomePNA3 1 over coaxial cable MDU Multiple Dwelling Unit Coax Coaxial cable SyncMode HCNA de...

Page 6: ...nd use it as the networking backbone in one or more MDUs CEM 538M is the HCNA Master device and controls the other Slave HCNA devices refer to Endpoint or EP as XL HC128C on the same coax network Refe...

Page 7: ...and connect XL HCW128C HCNA port to the original coax entrance to building XL HCW128C works as a Combiner for TV and HCNA signal In each Dwelling Unit use the HCNA EP to extract the TV signal and Eth...

Page 8: ...ling of XL HCW128C NOTE After power up XL HCW128C the led SynMode will always be glowing and led Link Act will light up for at least one EP is detected on the HCNA network A dimmed led Link Act shows...

Page 9: ...k as the bridge XL HCW128C That is your PC s IP address should be as 192 168 1 xxx For instance you may connect your PC with the bridge directly by one Ethernet cable between your PC s Ethernet adapte...

Page 10: ...in the right side Click on the Apply button or OK button in some screens will submit your new setting into the bridge and will take effect immediately System Assets Information Click on the bottom ri...

Page 11: ...C 00 01 40 xx xx 02 EP 3 HCNA MAC 00 01 40 xx xx 03 EP 4 HCNA MAC 00 01 40 xx xx 04 EP 5 HCNA MAC 00 01 40 xx xx 05 Firmware Driver Files XL HCW128C flash ROM is capable of storing the following files...

Page 12: ...lt in simple management function its Ethernet settings can be configured by XL HCW128C Refer Master EP Ethernet Properties EP not denoted as Smart is not configurable in its Ethernet properties based...

Page 13: ...e EPs concurrently Master HomePNA Properties HPNA Security Mode The communication between EPs is isolated intentionally EP cannot talk to each other It is the default security function and always ON P...

Page 14: ...change the Privacy Key to 0x1234 XL HCW128C will request to upgrade the Master s HCNA driver and all allowable EP s HCNA driver Click the Apply button will change the Master row background color to ye...

Page 15: ...have one banned EP shown in red background after upgrade Then power on the 2 extra off line EPs they will also be banned since their Privacy Mode Key as default OFF 0x0 doesn t match with the Master...

Page 16: ...r Privacy Mode EP Privacy Mode On Off On 9 Key match 8 Key not match 8 Off 8 9 factory default 9 EP can access the network 8 EP can t access the network Upgrade the EP s HCNA driver is the only way to...

Page 17: ...led none host is allowed 1 255 The factory default value is 255 for unrestricted Upstream Rate Limit the maximum allowable upstream bandwidth value multiplied by 64Kbps of one EP It is a HomePNA upstr...

Page 18: ...to set up bandwidth control parameters in EP s Ethernet switch Regards as Hardware bandwidth control works for both upstream and downstream The maximum allowed rate should be the setting value multipl...

Page 19: ...ue3 is transmitted 4 times faster than packets in Queue0 according to their Service Weight Packets in Queue0 Queue1 Queue2 will be discarded according to their Drop Ratio in case of any congestion IGM...

Page 20: ...le VID Priority LAN1 Out Untag VID 1 Pri 0 VID 1 Pri 0 In All Out Untag HCNA In All Out Tag In All Out Untag LAN2 VID 2 Pri 7 LAN2 VID 2 Pri 7 In All Out Untag Tagged High Priority Path VID 2 Tagged L...

Page 21: ...gged Path or Tagged Path with Other VID Status and Statistics Show port LAN1 LAN2 HCNA Ethernet port link status and port statistics Reset to Default Works for EP only to reset all Ethernet settings c...

Page 22: ...e shows the Master noise frequency spectrum diagram after test Connect only one EP to Master with 30dB attenuator add on Here s the Noise Test result of the connected EP Physical Connection between Ma...

Page 23: ...packets in one test run Numerator is the number of lost packets in one test run PE 112Mbps 128Mbps 144Mbps best connection carrier speed in bits per second for normal connection XL HCW128C will adopt...

Page 24: ...filter set for the IP address is 0 0 0 0 and the Subnet Mask is 0 0 0 0 in Allowed Source setting If the incoming packet fulfills the following criterion XL HCW128C will accept the management packet...

Page 25: ...rther specify if the protocol Telnet Http Snmp Ping is enabled or not Be careful not to block your current IP from accessing XL HCW128C remotely else you have to press the Reset Button locally and res...

Page 26: ...for Syslog Severity used to denote the log level digit 0 to 7 for different severity level 0 EMERGENCY log only severe events 1 ALERT 2 CRITICAL 3 ERROR 4 WARNING 5 NOTICE 6 INFO 7 DEBUG log everythi...

Page 27: ...d MAC address 00 01 40 fe ed 01 to port LAN1 and MAC address 00 01 40 fe ed 02 to port LAN2 Reboot System Reboot Master XL HCW128C only EP untainted Default Setting Restore all settings of XL HCW128C...

Page 28: ...ous saved file Example to Upload then Activate System Firmware and HCNA Driver It is a 2 stage file upgrade procedure first to upload the selected file onto XL HCW128C flash ROM Upload Area then to Ac...

Page 29: ...n this example preparing the following binary files to upgrade the XL HCW128C and the seven connected EPs CEM538M_Sysfw_V3 06 bin XL HCW128C system firmware version 3 06 CEM538M_Driver_V2 7 5 3 bin HC...

Page 30: ...to locate where the new system firmware resides at your PC then click Start button to upload the file CEM538M_Sysfw_V3 06 bin onto your XL HCW128C Uploading in progress Another count down counter to v...

Page 31: ...er Bridge User s Guide Verifying is ok click Continue button You may activate the new system firmware right away or wait for the proper scheduled time in order not to disturb current operation 27 www...

Page 32: ...Upload Area Open the System Firmware window in the Activate Firmware function item here shows the new system firmware version 3 06 If you don t upload System Firmware first the Upload Area is blank A...

Page 33: ...s completed New system firmware version 3 06 shown on the Information window HCNA Driver Upload the New Master EP HCNA Driver Follow the similar procedures as to upload new system firmware start from...

Page 34: ...Coax MDU Master Bridge User s Guide And complete to upload the driver file New HCNA driver version 2 7 5 3 shown on the Information window Also shown on EP Management window 30 www xtendlan com...

Page 35: ...Coax MDU Master Bridge User s Guide Upgrade the New HCNA Driver Designate the targeted Master EPs for driver upgrade from version 2 7 5 2 to 2 7 5 3 Click Upgrade button to proceed 31 www xtendlan com...

Page 36: ...ide Then Upgrade button again to confirm Upgrade EP one by one will keep the Master Local for the last Master EP runs the New HCNA Driver The EP Management window that queries the properties from each...

Page 37: ...MDU Master Bridge User s Guide Indicate the new driver version 2 7 5 3 is working System Firmware and HCNA Driver Version after Upgrade As shown on the Information window for summary 33 www xtendlan...

Page 38: ...or example run Windows built in Telnet to configure the bridge Input any command with h argument will show you the usage as dconfig h will explain the function and usage of command dconfig For securit...

Page 39: ...nnn where n 0 9 For example 192 168 1 1 Also applicable for mask default gateway interface Network interface name eth0 for LAN interface hpna0 for HCNA interface fid Flash ROM file id represented dif...

Page 40: ...t index total 16 set 0 15 act deact activate or de activate the rule set allow deny allow or deny the protocol t telnet w http web n snmp p reply to ICMP ping help Display all commands with brief desc...

Page 41: ...ct information location SNMP system location information rcomm SNMP system read only community name default public wcomm SNMP system read write community name default private snmptrapserver s set c ac...

Page 42: ...5 queue select queue index 0 3 for this rule set as q0 lowest priority q1 q2 q3 highest priority tftp s ip c get put f file Run TFTP client to get file upload file onto XL HCW128C or to put file retri...

Page 43: ...P MIB manager software to manage the bridge system The XL HCW128C bridge system may also be integrated into your original SNMP management system by this MIB file Each SNMP manager will assign the name...

Page 44: ...Ratio in congestion situation since it is classified as less important Refer the following table for the detail mechanism to discard packets early according to their priority to prevent resource bloc...

Page 45: ...E M E N T Remote Management by HTTP TELNET SNMP Protocols Firmware and HCNA Driver are Upgradeable via HTTP or TFTP Enable Disable Endpoint Service Subscriber Host PC Number Control in Endpoint Diagno...

Page 46: ...Ethernet LAN Link Activity per Port HCNA Link Activity HCNA SyncMode HCNA Endpoint Diagnosis T E R M I N A L D E V I C E S E N D P O I N T Cooperate with HCNA Ethernet Bridge Endpoint as XL HC128C Sup...

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