Technical Manual

22 D C U M a i n t e n a n c e a n d O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l
Installer Commands
Installer Commands
Upon login, the user will see the installer prompt ( hex\inst> ) and the installer
menu. The Installer Menu provides the ability to set the essential parameters for
every installation. A well trained user however may want to do more. Additional
security privileges are required to navigate to other menus and perform other
operations. The
CTRL+u command will allow the user to change roles. If an
administrative password is entered, the user’s role will be escalated so that all
menus are accessible.
There are different installer menus based on the backhaul hardware selected for the
device. The following commands are provided here as a reference. Command IDs
may be different based on different firmware versions.
Command Description Notes
1 Identity The DCU identity must be unique.
2 Date (GMT)
3 Time (GMT)
4 Primary IP Address The primary and secondary IP
addresses are for the headend system.
5 Secondary IP Address
6 Local IP Address The Local IP address is for this DCU.
It must be unique, and it must be
private.
7 Call schedule The Call schedule should be Always
On when Aclara RF devices are being
supported. See also command #15
below.
8 GPS coordinates This screen allows the user to supply
GPS coordinates in the event the GPS
receiver is absent.
9 Show Configuration Same as W global command.
10 Read LTC4015 Register This is a power board charging chip
troubleshooting register. Aclara
Engineering Support may request data
from this chip in diagnosing power
board issues.
11 Create DCU Info Data This recreates the records generated at
power-up and sent to the headend.
This is for informational purposes
only.
12 Create Test Records Same as global command “<“.
13 Force Call Same as global command “>”.
14 Save Configuration
15 Enable/Disable Always On
Mode
By default, the call schedule should be
Always On.