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Amino Communications Ltd 

Technical Information 

 

AM-006716-TC  

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If this is to be used with Ax5x products then the lines 

############################################################################### 
# class "AMINOx4x"                                                            # 
# AMINOx4x - response to x4x family STBs during Main and Recovery image boot  # 
############################################################################### 
class "AMINOx4x" 

  match if (substring( option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 8)="AMINOx4x"); 
 
 

should be edited to replace x4x with x5x, that is 
 

############################################################################### 
# class "AMINOx5x"                                                            # 
# AMINOx5x - response to x5x family STBs during Main and Recovery image boot  # 
############################################################################### 
class "AMINOx5x" 

  match if (substring( option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 8)="AMINOx5x"); 

 

To use this file directly, do the following: 

1.

 

Uncomment lines 50 and 53 and edit line 53 “

option AMINO.software_uri 

http://server/image.mcfs

” to include the URL for the 

mc2.mcfs

 file that you have 

placed on your webserver 

2.

 

Edit lines 59, 64, 69, 74, 79 and (optionally) 84 to provide details for your network  

3.

 

Edit lines 111 and 112 to provide the address range to be used on your network 

4.

 

Copy this file to the correct location ( for example, 

/etc/dhcp3

) and restart your DHCP 

server (for example, 

/etc/init.d/dhcp3-server restart

To modify your existing DHCP configuration: 

1.

 

Add the Amino option declarations by copying lines 13-41.  

2.

 

Add “

option AMINO.software_uri http://server/image.mcfs

” (edited for 

your 

mc2.mcfs

 file) to the information given to the STBs 

3.

 

Optionally you can include lines 43-54 from the sample file to provide this information to 
only those STBs that identify themselves as Amino x4x STBs. 

4.

 

Restart your DHCP server 

 

 

For more information on configuring a Linux DHCP server for the 
AmiNET STBs see the 

Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

.  

1.3.2

 

Windows 

This procedure assumes you have a Windows 2008 DHCP server. 

1.

 

Create a new Vendor Class by right-clicking 

IPv4

 and selecting 

Define Vendor Classes

.

 

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Страница 1: ...Amino Communications Ltd Quick Start Guide Ax4x and Ax5x Technical Information AM 006716 TC Issue 4 November 2015...

Страница 2: ...n on a product under development Amino Communications Ltd reserves the right to change or discontinue this product without notice Trademarks and copyright Amino Communications and the Amino logo are t...

Страница 3: ...5 1 3 Installing the software on your webserver 6 1 4 Configuring your DHCP server 6 1 4 1 Linux 6 1 4 2 Windows 7 1 5 Getting the STB up and running 9 1 6 Common problems with the software loading 10...

Страница 4: ...functions Indicates choices for example where an input can take one of a number of values code font Indicates input and output values for example at a command line as well as function configuration p...

Страница 5: ...loads and installs it This method is designed for scalability so is recommended for IPTV deployments The STB is configured to use DHCP by default so that it knows which address or multicast group to...

Страница 6: ...his for your DHCP configuration 1 3 Configuring your DHCP server The DHCP server is a key part of the initial software upgrade because the STBs use a set of vendor options for passing information The...

Страница 7: ...ines 59 64 69 74 79 and optionally 84 to provide details for your network 3 Edit lines 111 and 112 to provide the address range to be used on your network 4 Copy this file to the correct location for...

Страница 8: ...n the Display Name text box enter Aminet x4x and in the Description text box enter Aminet x4x vendor class 3 In the ASCII field enter the Vendor ID AMINOx4x 4 Click OK then Close 5 Create the option f...

Страница 9: ...and Values dialog box under Value enter the URL of the mc2 mcfs file 10 Click OK For more information on configuring Windows DHCP for the AmiNET STBs see Amino Technical Note TN043 Windows 2008 Server...

Страница 10: ...ou see the Opera homepage congratulations You have now installed the software on the STB For more information on the boot process of the STB see the Software Installation and Upgrade Guide 1 5 Common...

Страница 11: ...NO software_uri from the DHCP server Check the DHCP configuration 2 8 The STB is unable to download the mc2 mcfs file from the URL specified in AMINO software_uri Check the URL and that the file permi...

Страница 12: ...nterface press alt C on the keyboard and enter the password letmein 2 Enter start and finish numbers of the channels you wish to edit and click Edit Range for example 1 to 5 3 Enter the URLs of the st...

Страница 13: ...pport aminocom com without needing a login 1 6 7 Getting support Our key documentation and some knowledgebase articles are freely available on our support site http stbsupport aminocom com You can use...

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