Hitron CDA-RES User Manual

CDA-RES Residential Cable Modem

User’s Guide

Version 1.0 - 05/2013

Hitron CDA-RES User’s Guide

About This User’s Guide

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for people who want to configure the CDA-RES’s features via its Graphical User Interface (GUI).

How to Use this User’s Guide

This manual contains information on each the CDA-RES’s GUI screens, and describes how to use its various features.

Use the CDA-RES Overview on page 10 to see an overview of the topics

covered in this manual.

Use the Table of Contents (page 5), List of Figures (page 8) and List of Tables

(page 9) to quickly find information about a particular GUI screen or topic.

Use the Index (page 77) to find information on a specific keyword.

Use the rest of this User’s Guide to see in-depth descriptions of the CDA-RES’s

features.

Related Documentation

Quick Installation Guide: see this for information on getting your CDA-RES up

and running right away. It includes information on system requirements, package contents, the installation procedure, and basic troubleshooting tips.

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Online Help: each screen in the CDA-RES’s Graphical User Interface (GUI)

contains a Help button. Click this button to see additional information about configuring the screen.

Document Conventions

This User’s Guide uses various typographic conventions and styles to indicate content type:

Bulleted paragraphs are used to list items, and to indicate options.

1 Numbered paragraphs indicate procedural steps.

NOTE: Notes provide additional information on a subject.

Warnings provide information about actions that could harm you or your

device.

Product labels, field labels, field choices, etc. are in bold type. For example:

Select UDP to use the User Datagram Protocol.

A mouse click in the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is denoted by a right angle bracket ( > ). For example:

Click Settings > Advanced Settings.

means that you should click Settings in the GUI, then Advanced settings.

A key stroke is denoted by square brackets and uppercase text. For example:

Press [ENTER] to continue.

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Customer Support

For technical assistance or other customer support issues, please consult your Hitron representative.

Default Credentials

The CDA-RES’s default login credentials are as follows. For more information, see

Logging in to the CDA-RES on page 19.

Table 1: Default Credentials

Username admin

Password hitron

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DISCLAIMER: The information in this User’s Guide is accurate at the time of writing. This User’s Guide is provided “as is” without express or implied warranty of any kind. Neither Hitron Technologies nor its agents assume any liability for inaccuracies in this User’s Guide, or losses incurred by use or misuse of the information in this User’s Guide.

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Table of Contents

About This User’s Guide ................................................................. 2

Table of Contents ........................................................................... 6

List of Figures .................................................................................. 8

List of Tables ................................................................................... 9

Introduction ................................................................................. 10

1.1 CDA-RES Overview .......................................................................... 10

1.1.1 Key Features ............................................................................ 10

1.2 Hardware Connections ...................................................................... 11

1.3 LEDs ................................................................................................. 14

1.4 IP Address Setup .............................................................................. 17

1.4.1 Manual IP Address Setup ......................................................... 18

1.5 Logging in to the CDA-RES .............................................................. 19

1.6 GUI Overview .................................................................................... 20

1.7 Resetting the CDA-RES .................................................................... 21

Cable Overview ............................................................................ 23

2.1 DOCSIS ............................................................................................ 23

2.2 IP Addresses and Subnets ................................................................ 23

2.2.1 IP Address Format .................................................................... 23

2.2.2 IP Address Assignment ............................................................ 24

2.2.3 Subnets ..................................................................................... 24

2.3 DHCP ................................................................................................ 26

2.4 DHCP Lease ..................................................................................... 26

2.5 MAC Addresses ................................................................................ 26

2.6 Configuration Files ............................................................................ 27

2.7 Downstream and Upstream Transmissions ...................................... 27

2.8 Cable Frequencies ............................................................................ 27

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2.9 Modulation ......................................................................................... 28

2.10 TDMA, FDMA and SCDMA ............................................................. 28

System Info ................................................................................... 30

3.1 System Info Overview ....................................................................... 30

3.2 The System Info Screen .................................................................... 30

Initialization .................................................................................. 33

4.1 Initialization Overview ....................................................................... 33

4.2 The Initialization Screen .................................................................... 33

Status ........................................................................................... 35

5.1 Status Overview ................................................................................ 35

5.2 The Status Screen ............................................................................ 35

Event Log ..................................................................................... 39

6.1 Event Log Overview .......................................................................... 39

6.2 The Event Log Screen ...................................................................... 39

Password ...................................................................................... 41

7.1 Password Overview .......................................................................... 41

7.2 The Password Screen ....................................................................... 41

Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 43

Index ............................................................................................ 77

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List of Figures

Figure 1: Application Overview ...........................................................................10

Figure 2: Hardware Connections ........................................................................12

Figure 3: Power Adapter .....................................................................................14

Figure 4: LEDs ....................................................................................................15

Figure 5: Login ....................................................................................................20

Figure 6: GUI Overview ......................................................................................21

Figure 7: The Cable: System Info Screen ...........................................................31

Figure 8: The Cable: Initialization Screen ...........................................................34

Figure 9: The Cable: Status Screen ....................................................................36

Figure 10: The Cable: Event Log Screen ............................................................39

Figure 11: The Cable: Password Screen ............................................................42

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List of Tables

Table 1: Default Credentials ................................................................................4

Table 2: Hardware Connections ........................................................................13

Table 3: LEDs ....................................................................................................15

Table 4: GUI Overview .......................................................................................21

Table 5: Private IP Address Ranges ..................................................................24

Table 6: IP Address: Decimal and Binary ..........................................................25

Table 7: Subnet Mask: Decimal and Binary .......................................................25

Table 8: The Cable: System Info Screen ...........................................................31

Table 9: The Cable: Status Screen ....................................................................36

Table 10: The Cable: Event Log Screen ............................................................40

Table 11: The Cable: Password Screen ............................................................42

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Introduction

This chapter introduces the CDA-RES and its GUI (Graphical User Interface).

1.1 CDA-RES Overview

Your CDA-RES is a cable modem that allows you to connect your computers and to the Internet via the cable connection.

Computers with a wired connection to the Hitron CDA-RES User’s Guide are on the Local Area Network (LAN) and the Wide Area Network (WAN).

Figure 1: Application Overview

CDA-RES connects to the service provider over the

1.1.1 Key Features

The CDA-RES provides:

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Internet connection to cable modem service via CATV port (F-type RF connector)

IPv4/IPv6 support

Local Area Network connection via 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for devices on the LAN

LAN troubleshooting tools (Ping and Traceroute)

Secure configuration interface, accessible by Web browser

1.2 Hardware Connections

This section describes the CDA-RES’s physical ports and buttons.

Figure 2: Hardware Connections

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Table 2: Hardware Connections

Reset Use this button to reboot or reset your CDA-RES.

Press the button and hold it for less than five seconds

to reboot the CDA-RES. The CDA-RES restarts, using your existing settings.

Press the button and hold it for more than five

seconds to delete all user-configured settings and restart the CDA-RES using its factory default settings. See Resetting the CDA-RES on page 21 for more information on resetting the CDA-RES.

NOTE: Unless you previously backed-up the CDA-

RES’s configuration settings prior to resetting the CDA-RES, the settings cannot be recovered.

LAN Use these ports to connect your computers and other

network devices, using Category 5 or 6 Ethernet cables with RJ45 connectors.

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Table 2: Hardware Connections

CABLE Use this to connect to the Internet via an F-type RF

cable.

POWER Use this to connect to the 12v/2A power adapter that

came with your CDA-RES.

NEVER use another power adapter with your

CDA-RES. Doing so could harm your CDA-RES.

Figure 3: Power Adapter

1.3 LEDs

This section describes the CDA-RES’s LEDs (lights).

Figure 4: LEDs

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Table 3: LEDs

LED STATUS DESCRIPTION

POWER

Off

Blue, steady The

CDA-RES is not receiving power.

The

CDA-RES is receiving power.

Table 3: LEDs

Green, blinking

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The CDA-RES is searching for a downstream frequency on the CABLE connection.

Green, steady

Blue, steady The CDA-RES is engaged in channel bonding on the

The CDA-RES has successfully located and locked onto a connection.

downstream frequency on the CABLE

downstream connection.

Off There is no downstream activity on the CABLE

connection.

Green, blinking

The CDA-RES is searching for an upstream frequency on the CABLE connection.

Green, steady

Blue, steady The CDA-RES is engaged in channel bonding on the

The CDA-RES has successfully located and locked onto an upstream frequency on the CABLE connection.

upstream connection.

Off There is no upstream activity on the CABLE

connection.

Status Green, blinking The CDA-RES’s cable modem is registering with

the service provider’s CMTS.

Green,

steady The CDA-RES’s cable modem has successfully

registered with the service provider and is ready for data transfer.

LAN Off No device is connected to one of the LAN ports.

Green, blinking

Green, steady

A device is connected to the LAN ports via a Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) link, and is transmitting or receiving data.

A device is connected to the LAN ports via a Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) link, but is not transmitting or receiving data.

Blue, blinking

Blue, steady

A device is connected to the LAN ports via a Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps) link, and is transmitting or receiving data.

A device is connected to the LAN ports via a Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps) link, but is not transmitting or receiving data.

When you turn on the CDA-RES, the LEDs light up in the following order:

POWER

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