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Dynamix HP-51M User Manual EN-V1.00
Dynamix HP - - 51M
51M
Dynamix HP
HomePNA3.1 Coax MDU Master Bridge
User's Guide
User's Guide
Version 1.0
Jul. 2008

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  • Page 1 Dynamix HP-51M User Manual EN-V1.00 Dynamix HP - - 51M Dynamix HP HomePNA3.1 Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide User’s Guide Version 1.0 Jul. 2008...
  • Page 2 TATEMENT TATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Dynamix HP-51M User Manual EN-V1.00 A B L E O F O N T E N T S A B L E O F O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION __________________________________________________________ 1
 
 Features _________________________________________________________________________ 1 
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 Allowed Source _______________________________________________________________________ 20 
 Telnet/Http/Snmp Setup _______________________________________________________________ 21 
 System Log _____________________________________________________________________________ 22 
 System Time ____________________________________________________________________________ 22 
 Static MAC _____________________________________________________________________________ 23 
 Reboot System___________________________________________________________________________ 23 
 Default Setting___________________________________________________________________________ 23 
 Upload Firmware_________________________________________________________________________ 23 
 Activate Firmware________________________________________________________________________ 24 
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  • Page 5 Dynamix HP-51M User Manual EN-V1.00 
 swqosrate____________________________________________________________________________ 38 
 swqostc _____________________________________________________________________________ 38 
 swsmac _____________________________________________________________________________ 38 
 swtagvlan ____________________________________________________________________________ 39 
 tftp __________________________________________________________________________________ 39 
 time _________________________________________________________________________________ 39 
 upep ________________________________________________________________________________ 39 
 upmaster ____________________________________________________________________________ 39 
 upsys _______________________________________________________________________________ 39 
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of your HomePNA3.1 over Coax to Ethernet Master (Management) Bridge -- HP-51M. Refer to “HomePNA3.1 over Coax” as HCNA from this point. Features ♦ One HCNA Port for Driving HomePNA3.1 Signal into Existing Coaxial Cable ♦...
  • Page 8: Installation

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide NSTALLATION NSTALLATION This chapter describes the installation procedure for your bridge. Packing List Your package should come with the equipment listed below, ♦ One Main Unit (HCNA to Ethernet Master Bridge) HP-51M ♦...
  • Page 9: Connecting The Cables

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Connecting the Cables To establish a new coax networking system by HP-51M, reroute the CATV/Antenna signal source over coax toward HP-51M ‘TV/Antenna’ port and connect HP-51M ‘HCNA’ port to the original coax entrance to building. HP-51M works as a Combiner for TV and HCNA signal.
  • Page 10: Verification

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide You can also use other Combiner or Mixer-Splitter with HP-51M to build the same system, see the following Figure for different cabling, Satellite/CATV VHF/UHF Mixer Combiner HP-51M Splitter Optical Fiber Figure 3: Different Cabling of HP-51M NOTE: After power up HP-51M, the led ‘SynMode’...
  • Page 11: Configuration

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide ONFIGURATION ONFIGURATION This chapter describes the configuration procedure for your bridge. Configuration Methods To access and configure your bridge, choose one of the following methods: ♦ Use Web Browser ♦ Use Telnet Program ♦...
  • Page 12: System Setup (Tcp/Ip Properties)

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide System Setup (TCP/IP Properties) The main window contains the left sub-window for the items to be configured, and the right sub-window displays the contents for the selected item. Click your mouse on the item in the left window will pop out the corresponding item-window in the right side.
  • Page 13: Firmware/Driver Files

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide manage other connected Slave EPs. The HCNA MAC exists only in HCNA (coax) domain, and is unaware for any EP end-user. System manager use system IP address and Ethernet MAC address to access HP-51M. Each HP-51M device should be stamped with both Ethernet MAC and HCNA MAC for identification.
  • Page 14: Smart Ep

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Each row represents for one EP, here we have one Master (Local) HCNA device (on the top) and 7 extra Slave EP devices shown on the window. The first two are EPs based on 3010, follows three Smart EPs based on 3110 (or called Configurable EPs), and the last two EPs that are powered off.
  • Page 15: Properties Profile - Stored The Settings

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Config : configure Master’s/Smart EP’s both HomePNA and Ethernet properties or EP’s sole HomePNA properties. : 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.
  • Page 16: Privacy Mode Usage Example

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide HCNA driver with the new values (replace the running working values with the new setting ones) before any connected EP can access the network controlled by HP-51M. Privacy Mode Usage Example For example, first activate the ‘Privacy Mode’ by apply the ‘ON’ setting and change the ‘Privacy Key’ to ‘0x1234’.
  • Page 17 DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Here we have one banned EP shown in red background after upgrade, Then power on the 2 extra off-line EPs, they will also be banned since their ‘Privacy Mode/Key’ (as default ‘OFF’/‘0x0’) doesn’t match with the Master’s (now key is ‘ON’/‘0x1234’ ).
  • Page 18: Privacy Mode/Key Summary

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide EPs are classified by the shown background color, green for allowed EP, red for banned EP. Privacy Mode/Key Summary EP can’t communicate with each other regardless of the settings of ‘Privacy Mode’ and ‘Privacy Key’. EP could access the coax network controlled by HP-51M only if EP has the right ‘Privacy Mode’...
  • Page 19: Ep Homepna Properties (Hpna)

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Yellow: For Master, it has inconsistent ‘Privacy Mode/Key’ settings. You may upgrade the Master’s driver to synchronize its working values. (to replace the running working values with the setting ones). Red: For banned EP, either ‘Privacy Mode/Key’ in EP is not matched or the ‘Host Limit’ value in EP is 0. HP- 51M will refuse to serve this EP.
  • Page 20: Service And Speed/Duplex

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Service and Speed/Duplex Change ‘Service’ to enable or disable the port. This setting open or close the related Ethernet switch port in EP. Default setting in field ‘Speed/Duplex’ is ‘Auto’ states for auto-negotiation.
  • Page 21: Qos Setup

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide QoS Setup Total 4 prioritized queues are provided for Ethernet packets, denoted as Queue0 (lowest priority), Queue1, Queue2 and Queue3 (highest priority). You may assign the different packet dropping ratio and service weight for different queue.
  • Page 22 DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide The following diagram denotes the path for tagged packets according to the above settings, Second example, enable Tag VLAN in EP only, and keep Master Tag VLAN disabled as default, accompanied the...
  • Page 23: Status And Statistics

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Status and Statistics Show port LAN1/LAN2/HCNA Ethernet switch port link status and port statistics. Reset to Default Works for EP only, to reset all Ethernet settings/configurations of EP to factory default, including ‘Port Setup’, ‘QoS Setup’, ‘IGMP v2 Snooping Setup’, and ‘Tag VLAN Setup’.
  • Page 24: Device Noise In Master And Ep

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Device Noise in Master and EP ‘Noise Test’ measures each individual device HCNA interface noise level (noise floor). For example, use a Master alone with 75Ω terminator, here shows the Master noise frequency spectrum diagram after test, Connect only one EP to Master, with 30dB attenuator add-on.
  • Page 25: Administration

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide This diagnosis runs the downstream test from HP-51M toward EP. Also the result of ‘Rx Diagnose’ of the same gears, This diagnosis runs the upstream test from EP to HP-51M. The shown factors ‘SNR’, ‘Lost Pkts’, ‘PE’ and ‘RX Power’ are obtained during communication diagnosis between the tested EP device and Master device.
  • Page 26: Administrator

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Administrator For each account, 3 level of privilege is provided: Superuser, Read, and ReadWrite. The unchangeable username ‘admin’ always have the ‘Superuser’ rights. To add user account, you need to have the ‘Superuser’ privilege, Allowed Source Factory default filter set for the ‘IP address’...
  • Page 27: Telnet/Http/Snmp Setup

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide For each programmed filter set, you can further specify if the protocol Telnet/Http/Snmp/Ping is enabled or not. Be careful not to block your current IP from accessing HP-51M remotely; else you have to press the Reset Button locally and restart from factory default settings.
  • Page 28: System Log

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Specify that if the built-in Telnet server, Web server, and Snmp agent is enabled or not and assign the port number for the service. System Log By designating the Syslog server IP on HP-51M, HP-51M will emit Unix-like Syslog events toward each server.
  • Page 29: Static Mac

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide For example, To access your listed SNTP server by its domain name instead of IP address, the ‘DNS Server’ and ‘Default Gateway’ in ‘System Setup’ window need to be set up correctly. In order for HP-51M to access the SNTP server by its domain name.
  • Page 30: Activate Firmware

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Activate Firmware To do the real upgrade for ‘Bootcode’ or ‘System Firmware’, make the previous uploaded image functional. Refer the following “Example to Upload then Activate System Firmware and HCNA Driver” for more details.
  • Page 31: New System Firmware And Hcna Driver Files

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide In the example, the onboard Master (denoted ‘Local’) device driver version is ’2.7.5-2’. The two 3010 EP’s device driver version is ‘2.7.5-2’, and the five 3110 Smart EP’s driver version is also ‘2.7.5-2’. It is possible that these three type HCNA devices could be equipped with different driver versions and cooperate inside one working coax network.
  • Page 32 DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Click ‘Browse’ button to locate where the new system firmware resides at your PC, then click ‘Start’ button to upload the file (HP51M_Sysfw_V3.06.bin) onto your HP-51M, Uploading in progress, Another count-down counter to verify the integrity of uploaded file,...
  • Page 33: Check The New System Firmware In 'Upload Area

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide You may activate the new system firmware right away, or wait for the proper scheduled time in order not to disturb current operation. Check the New System Firmware in ‘Upload Area’ After the successful uploading, you may check the uploaded ‘System Firmware’ does exist in ‘Upload Area’. By opening the ‘System Firmware’...
  • Page 34: Activate The New System Firmware

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide If you don’t upload ‘System Firmware’ first, the ‘Upload Area’ is blank, Activate the New System Firmware Click ‘Activate’ button in the ‘System Firmware’ window will do the real upgrade and replace the old ‘System Firmware’...
  • Page 35: Hcna Driver

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide New system firmware version ’3.06’ shown on the ‘Information’ window, HCNA Driver Upload the New Master/EP HCNA Driver Follow the similar procedures as to upload new system firmware, start from the ‘Upload Firmware’ window…...
  • Page 36: Upgrade The New Hcna Driver

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Also shown on ‘EP Management’ window (‘Upload Area’), Upgrade the New HCNA Driver Designate the targeted Master/EPs for driver upgrade from version ‘2.7.5-2’ to ‘2.7.5-3’,...
  • Page 37 DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Click ‘Upgrade’ button to proceed, Then ‘Upgrade’ button again to confirm, Upgrade EP one by one, will keep the Master (Local) for the last,...
  • Page 38: Master/Ep Runs The New Hcna Driver

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Master/EP runs the New HCNA Driver ‘EP Management’ window that queries the properties from each HCNA device, Indicate the new driver version ‘2.7.5-3’ is working. System Firmware and HCNA Driver Version after Upgrade...
  • Page 39 DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide...
  • Page 40: Use Telnet

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Use Telnet Any popular Telnet client could use to configure the bridge remotely. For example, run Windows built-in Telnet to configure the bridge, Input any command with ‘-h’ argument will show you the usage, as ‘dconfig –h’ will explain the function and usage of command ‘dconfig’.
  • Page 41: Command Sets For Telnet Console

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Note that Telnet connection will be terminated automatically if the telnet client doesn’t input any command for 5 minutes; i.e. the console idle timer is 10 minutes (600 Sec). Command Sets for Telnet Console The following table lists all commands for Telnet console.
  • Page 42: Dir

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Show detail file information resides in flash ROM. Include ‘Working Area’ and ‘Upload Area’, refer Figure 4. The listed filenames are, ‘bootcode’: boot loader ‘sysfw4m’: system firmware ‘G1C28H21M’: Master HCNA driver ‘G0C28H20Ep’: 3010 EP HCNA driver ‘G1C28H21Ep’: 3110 EP HCNA driver...
  • Page 43: Hpnareboot

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide hpnareboot Reset Master HCNA device’ <ip> Display or set up system IP network, include IP address <ip>, ipconfig <mask> subnet mask <mask>, and default gateway <default gateway>. <default gateway>] <set> Display or set up Unix-like Syslog servers(max 5 set) <act/deact>]...
  • Page 44: Snmptrapserver

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide <set> Display or set up SNMP trap server(s) configuration. <act/deact>] <set>: trap server index, at most 5 servers (0~4) <port>] <act/deact>: activate or de-activate trap server IP <ip> snmptrapserver <ip>] <port>: SNMP trap UDP port number (0~65535), default <community>] ]...
  • Page 45: Swtagvlan

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide <lan1/lan2/off/del>] addresses can be setup, refer Static MAC <mac>: max 8 entries <lan1/lan2>: bind the current MAC entry to LAN1 or LAN2 port, i.e. enable this MAC entry as static MAC <off>:disable this MAC entry, neither bind to LAN1 nor LAN2 <del>: remove the current MAC entry, invalid this MAC entry to...
  • Page 46: Use Snmp

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide Use SNMP The SNMP Agent resides in HP-51M will handle requests from remote SNMP Manager. The HP-51M SNMP agent supports standard SNMP community-based operations (SNMP V1/V2c) as ‘SET’, ‘GET’ and ‘TRAP’. You need to specify the correct Read-Only Community Name into bridge before any SNMP ‘GET’ operation can work.
  • Page 47: Advanced Features

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide DVANCED EATURES DVANCED EATURES This chapter describes the advanced features offered by your bridge. Quality of Service is enforced by assigning each incoming packet with a predefined priority value. Packet with higher priority should be processed as soon as possible (fast in, fast out). In shortage of buffers, some low priority packets should be discarded to smooth the high priority traffic flow.
  • Page 48: Specifications

    DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide PECI FICATIONS FICATIONS PECI E T W O R K N T E R F A C E  HomePNA3.1 over Coax(HCNA) Compliant  IEEE 802.3u 100Mbps Fast Ethernet  IEEE 802.3 10Mbps Ethernet ...
  • Page 49 DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide  Max Attenuation to Endpoint: 50dB (-176dBm/Hz Noise Floor) O N N E C T O R S  Ethernet LAN Port: 2 Ports, RJ45 Jack  HCNA Port: 1 F-Type Port to HCNA Coax Network ...

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