Hitron CDA-RES User manual

CDA-RES Residential Cable Modem
User’s Guide
Version 1.0 - 05/2013

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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:
A mouse click in the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is denoted by a right angle
bracket ( > ). For example:
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:
Select UDP to use the User Datagram Protocol.
Click Settings > Advanced Settings.
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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Copyright 2013 Hitron Technologies. All rights reserved. All trademarks and
registered trademarks used are the properties of their respective owners.
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 CDA-RES connects to the service provider over the
Wide Area Network (WAN).
Figure 1: Application Overview
1.1.1 Key Features
The CDA-RES provides: