Coax MDU Master Bridge User
’s Guide
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The
‘Privacy Mode’
value for Master (Local device):
Off
:
It allows all EPs to transmit and receive packets through XL-HCW224C. Regardless of the ‗
Privacy
Key
‘ values setting in Master device.
On
:
XL-HCW224C will communicate with EPs if they own the same
‘Privacy Key’
while the
‘Privacy Mode’
is
turned
‘ON’
. There should be only one key exists in one coax networking system. EP with unmatched key will not
be allowed to transmit any packets through XL-HCW224C if
‘Privacy Mode’
is
‘ON’
.
The factory default mode is ‗
Off
‘ and key is ‗
0x0
‘ (states in hexadecimal). Once you activate the
‘Privacy Mode’
and set up the
‘Privacy Key’
in XL-HCW224C (the
setting
values), you need to upgrade Master and all allowable
EPs‘ HCNA driver with the new values (replace the running
working
values with the new
setting
ones) before
any connected EP can access the network controlled by XL-HCW224C.
Privacy Mode Usage Example
For example, first activate the
‘Privacy Mode’
by apply the ‗
ON
‘ setting and change the
‘Privacy Key’
to ‗
0x1234’.
XL-HCW224C 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 yellow (refer ―
Profile Status for Master
and EP
‖), and pick all allowable EPs automatically for driver upgrade. You may change the select and proceed to
upgrade, as we uncheck one EP, then do the upgrade for Master (Local) and 4 on-line EPs,
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