User's Manual

ARCXTEND USER MANUAL – R1.4, ISSUE 4

Enter the “user id” and password. The default user id “admin” and password is “arcwave”.

Verify the Embedded Cable Modem has achieved operational maintenance state.

) Referring to the Cable Status page of the user interface:

Verify that the Embedded Cable Modem has successfully completed its initialization sequence. If it

has not, troubleshoot per normal procedures.

Set up and verify the Hub’s cable plant interface

) Referring to the Arcwave MIB Information page of the user interface:

• Verify that the Upstream Frequency and CATV EIA Input Channel settings are correct. If

Cable Interface Control and Automatic Frequency Set are enabled these values will be

entered automatically based on the values being used by the ECM. You can override these

values by disabling the Cable Interface Control and Automatic Frequency Set features and

entering them manually,

• Verify that DCE Lock is set to true.

Set up and verify the Hub’s wireless interface

)Referring to the Real Time Monitor Information table on the Arcwave MIB page of the user

interface:

• Set the Downstream Air Frequency.

• Set Select Downstream Power level the appropriate setting:

a. High for use with AX1255-SM-90 and AX1255-VM-90 Model Hubs operating with

64 QAM downstream modulation and links greater than ¼ mile.

b. Medium for use with all model Hubs operating with 256 QAM downstream

modulation at any link and 64 QAM modulation with links less than or equal to ¼

mile.

c. Low for use with all model Hubs at links below 500 feet.

Note: The “High” power setting is for use with the AX1255-SM-90 and AX1255-VM-90 Network

Hubs. Use of the “High” power setting with the AX1255-SM-25 cancels the FCC certification and

voids the user’s authority to operate the unit in the 5.8 GHz band.

• Verify that Downstream Enable and Upstream Enable are set to true.

If the Cable Interface Control is enabled and the EMC is operational, the Upstream

Attenuation level is set automatically based on the upstream transmit power level of the

ECM. If the EMC is not operation, then the Upstream Attenuation level must be set

manually. A good starting point is 30 dB.

• Verify that Downstream Lock and Upstream Lock are set to true.