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Provisioning the iMG/RG Provisioning Guidelines for Models
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• Prior to release 10.0, if Bridged Internet service was configured, the DHCP and IP address/mask fields were grayed out,
now they are not, since you may want to add another service such as voice.
7.9.3 iMG6x6MOD/iMG7x6MOD - Translation and HPNA Diagnostics
7.9.3.1 Need for Translation of VLAN Numbering for iMG6x6MOD
With the iMG6x6MOD product, the media converter used between the coax and ethernet interfaces has untagged VLANs
on the ethernet interfaces, numbered 201 and 901. The VLANs used on the LAN ports must also have these two VIDs
configured.
Note: The HPNA could also be configured to support an untagged VLAN, but this needs to be configured on the default VLAN (1),
and the HPNA could support only one service.
Since the upstream network might not be using VLANs 201 and 901 as their VLANs for data and video, the VLAN must be
translated to another VID that matches what the network is using. Using this translation feature for iMAP interfaces is
available on the Port Profile Form.
7.9.3.2 HPNA Testing Feature
The HPNA card allows the end-user to use the existing Coax cables in the home as part of the home network. One of the
problems with this model is the varying quality of the Coax cable and connectors. To help the service provider diagnose
problems inside the home, the iMG6x6MOD/iMG7x6MOD provides data on the HPNA network. This feature allows the
service provider use the NMS to diagnose problems in their customer's HPNA network.
The feature allows the user to perform the following:
• View the information about the master station (iMG) of the HPNA Network.
• View the information about each of the stations in the HPNA network. This includes the list of hosts (MAC Addrs)
behind each of the stations.
• View the HPNA statistics for each of the stations in the HPNA network.
• Reset the HPNA statistics for the stations in the HPNA network.
• Request the collection of the HPNA network performance metrics and view the result of the test.
• When requesting the collection of HPNA network performance metrics, the user is warned that this request is service
affecting. In addition, user can cancel the request upon seeing the warning before the service is affected.
Note: The performance metrics collection will not be polled. The user must specifically request the metrics collection to be taken.
This feature consists of using four tabs:
1. HPNA network master information - The user can access this tab as follows:
• The iMG/RG Network Inventory or the IP Network Map, the user can select an iMG6x6MOD/iMG7x6MOD and select
the “View/Modify Details” button.
• From the Triple Management window that is brought up, the user can select the “iMG/RG” tab. This will bring up the
General information about the iMG. The user then selects the HPNA sub-tab. This will display the Master Tab containing
the information on the master of the HPNA Network.
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