User guide
Configuration
STB Admin Guide 19
System
The STB can be configured to automatically reboot at a specified interval.
System Update
These parameters are used to set system update options. See System Upgrade on page 27 for
a description of this procedure.
Language
Not used. Do not change from factory defaults.
Hardware
The only user-selectable option on Hardware menu is Mouse Type. If you connect a USB
mouse to the USB port on back of STB, you must change this setting to
USB or the mouse
will not work.
Watchdog Frequency The number of days between automatic system resets. Default = 0
which means never reboot; 1 means reboot every day; 2 means
reboot every second day, and so on. Watchdog Time is used in
conjunction with Watchdog Frequency. Note that an entry less than
1000 (1–999) represents a value in days; an entry greater than 1000
(1000–65535) represents a value in seconds (1000 sec. is approx. 15
minutes; 65535 is approx. 18 hours).
Watchdog Time Choose time (on 24-hour clock) that this unit will restart. Default =
3 (3 AM). Only applies when Watchdog Frequency is < 1000.
Enable Gateway
Validation
Specifies whether the network gateway should be validated at
startup. Default = Enable.
FTP Server The location of the external FTP server from which the STB will
access system update files.
Relative Directory
Path
Location of system update files on the external FTP server. For
example, if system update files are located in /user/r370 and the
home directory is /user, then enter r370 in this field.
FTP User Username used to log into the external FTP server.
FTP Password Password used to log into the external FTP server.
Update Proxy Not used.
Update Proxy Port Port used for the proxy server.
Always Full Updates This option should always be checked. This option determines
whether or not partial or full updates should be performed.
Auto Check for
Update
This option should always be unchecked. It determines whether or
not the STB should check for code updates at initial startup.
Run Post-Update
Script
This option should always be unchecked.