User Manual

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745-419-C0-002, Rev. B
2.0 Transponder Installation, continued
2.1 Provisioning the Transponder, continued
2.1.2 Transponder Confi guration Using the HMS.INI File, continued
NOTES:
• The “//” characters indicate an optional comment line.
• Please note that there is only one each <CR> and a <LF> (cursor return and line feed) at the end of every
section.
• There must also be only one <CR> and only one <LF> past the last character at the end of the fi le.
• The identifi ers (in brackets) must be in upper-case.
• The IP addresses must appear on the next line after the identifi er, one address per line. The addresses
that are shown are examples only.
• The “Trap Server” IP identifi er/section is optional.
• Only enter READ, READ/WRITE sections to enable the SNMP access list.
• Up to 5 IP addresses can be specifi ed under SECURE HOSTS. The Secure Host list will always include
the IP address under SERVER IP for a total of 6.
• The Community Strings (Discovery, Read, Read/Write) can be any alphanumeric string 20 characters
or less. Any combination of upper or lower case can be used, the string is case-sensitive. “Special”
characters or punctuation are allowed (@#$%^&*<>;:~ etc.).
• The DISCOVERY COMMUNITY string is effectively the same as the READ/WRITE COMMUNITY. It’s
default is DOCSIS and is primarily used by Cheetah software. With SECURE SNMP set to ENABLE, the
IP address making the read/write request must be in the SECURE HOSTS access list.
• Through the Local/Craft Port, the command SETREAD allows setting of the READ COMMUNITY string,
in case the hmsinit.ini fi le is not used or does not exist.
• Through the Local/Craft Port, the command SETWRITE allows setting of the READ/WRITE COMMUNITY
string, in case the hmsinit.ini fi le is not used or does not exist.
• Through the Local/Craft Port, the command SECURELIST will reveal the contents of the Secure SNMP
Access List as well as whether the feature is enabled or disabled.