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DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide
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Config : configure Master’s/Smart EP’s both HomePNA and Ethernet properties or EP’s sole HomePNA
properties.
Del : Delete the off-line EP’s profile, to save the EP properties profile space of HP-51M.
Test : run the built-in diagnostic functions. Refer “ Diagnosis ” for more details.
Click on each device’s ‘HPNA’ button can open the window to configure its HomePNA properties. Click on ‘Ether’
button to configure its Ethernet properties—only Master and Smart EP support this Ether-configure function. Click
on ‘
Test ’ button can diagnose the noise of HCNA itself and the physical connection quality between Master and EP.
Properties Profile – Stored the Settings
HP-51M will query and store the setting values of individual on-line EP into its nonvolatile memory automatically,
include HomePNA properties and Ethernet properties as a profile. And it shows the monitored EP status: green light
in ‘Link’ field means EP is ‘ON’, gray light otherwise. While EP is off-line and doesn’t need any service, you may
delete its obsolete profile manually to save HP-51M storage space. HP-51M could keep up to 32 profiles, and serve
up to 1 master plus 31 on-line EPs concurrently.
Master HomePNA Properties (HPNA)
Security Mode
The communication between EPs is isolated intentionally. EP cannot talk to each other. It is the default security
mode and unchangeable.
Privacy Mode
Privacy prevents unauthorized EP from accessing the HCNA network controlled by Master HCNA device. While
‘Privacy Mode’ is ‘ON’, Master will serve the EP only if its ‘Privacy Key’ matches with the Master’s. The
‘Privacy Key’ acts like EP’s password granted by Master.
Open the Master privacy configuration window by clicking on its ‘HPNA’ button,
The ‘Privacy Mode’ value for Master (Local device):
Off: It allows all EPs to transmit and receive packets through HP-51M. Regardless of the ‘Privacy Key’ values
setting in Master device.
On: HP-51M will communicate with EPs if they own the same ‘Privacy Key’ while the ‘Privacy Mode’ is
turned ‘ON’. There should be only one key exists in one coax networking system. EP with unmatched key
will not be allowed to transmit any packets through HP-51M if ‘Privacy Mode’ is ‘ON’.
The factory default mode is ‘Off’ and key is ‘0x0’ (states in hexadecimal). Once you activate the ‘Privacy Mode’
and set up the ‘Privacy Key’ in HP-51M (the setting values), you need to upgrade Master and all allowable EPs’