Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide
Del :
Delete the off-line EP’s profile, to save the EP properties profile space of XL-HCW128C.
Test :
run the built-in diagnostic functions. Refer “
Diagnosis
” for more details.
Click on each device’s
‘HPNA’
button can open the window to configure its HomePNA properties. Click on
‘Ether’
button to configure its Ethernet properties—only Master and Smart EP support this function. Click on
‘
Test
’ button can diagnose the noise of HCNA itself and the physical connection quality between Master and EP.
Properties Profile – stored the settings
XL-HCW128C will query and store the
setting
values of individual on-line EP into its nonvolatile memory
automatically, include HomePNA properties and Ethernet properties as a profile. It shows the monitored EP status:
green light in ‘
Link
’ field means EP is ‘
ON’
, gray light otherwise. While EP is off-line and doesn’t need any
service, you may delete its obsolete profile manually to save XL-HCW128C storage space. XL-HCW128C could keep
up
to 32 profiles, and serve up to 1 master plus 31 on-line 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
’.
Privacy Mode
Privacy prevents unauthorized EPs from accessing the HCNA network controlled by
Master
HCNA device. While
‘
Privacy Mode
’ is ‘
ON
’, Master will serve EP only if EP’s ‘
Privacy Key
’ matches with the Master’s. The ‘
Privacy
Key
’ acts like EP’s password granted by Master.
Open the Master privacy configuration window by clicking on its ‘
HPNA
’ button,
The
‘Privacy Mode’
value for Master (Local device):
Off
:
It allows all EPs to transmit and receive packets through XL-HCW128C. Regardless of the ‘
Privacy Key
’
values setting in Master device.
On
:
XL-HCW128C will communicate with EPs if they share 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-HCW128C 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-HCW128C(the
setting
values), you need to upgrade Master and all allowable
EPs’
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