Initial Configuration Tasks; Gathering Network Information; Required Servers - Motorola BSR 2000 Configuration And Management Manual

BSR 2000 Configuration and Management Guide

Initial Configuration Tasks

This section describes the initial basic configuration tasks for configuring the BSR:

Gathering Network Information

Before you begin the initial configuration of the BSR, you should determine the
following information:

Required Servers

The following servers are required for the basic operation of the BSR on your
network, and must be configured to allow cable modems to range and register
properly on the HFC network:
Note: The CM configuration file must be stored on the TFTP server.
The following DHCP options are necessary:
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Gathering Network Information
Required Servers
Accessing the CLI to Set System Passwords
Specifying a Host Name
Configuring User Login Accounts
Configuring Interfaces
Specifying System Time Information
Interface IP address(es) and subnet mask(s)
Time of Day Server IP address
DHCP Server IP address
Cable Modem (CM) authentication string or hexadecimal key information
contained in the CM configuration file. You must have this information when you
configure authentication parameters on the BSR.
DHCP
TFTP
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