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What Knowledge and Skills Do You Need?
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What Knowledge and Skills Do You Need?
Before you stage DHCTs and CableCARD modules, you must be familiar with the
basic operation of the devices and the features that are available to subscribers.
Overall Staging Knowledge
Before you stage devices, you should be familiar with these processes:
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Operation of the DNCS (particularly DHCT and CableCARD module loading
and activation)
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Configuration of your cable headend system
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Knowledge of basic UNIX commands
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Knowledge of compressed file formats, such as TAR and GZIP files
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Knowledge of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and the ability to FTP files to and
from your DNCS
For more information, refer to Related Publications (on page viii).
DHCT Staging Knowledge
To stage the DHCTs, you should become familiar with the following features of the
DHCT:
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Front and back panels of the Explorer DHCT
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Explorer DHCT diagnostic screens
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Configuration settings that define the operating characteristics for DHCTs
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Remote control operation
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LED indicators that indicate DHCT status
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Staging toolkit operation
Staging involves two main tasks:
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Installing the current operating system (OS) onto the DHCT.
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Installing authorization Entitlement Management Messages (EMMs) onto the
DHCT.