Cisco Broadband Configurator Release 4.0 is a Java-based, standalone application that collects information and generates a configuration file that is compliant with Data-over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) or PacketCableTM.. The configuration file is used to provision a customer premises equipment (CPE) device. Cisco Broadband Configurator:
Has a graphical user interface (GUI)
Supports DOCSIS 1.0, DOCSIS 1.1, and PacketCable1.0 features
Allows you to open and save configuration files in both ASCII and binary formats
Provides a wizard mode setting, which lets you create a configuration file with default values from the DOCSIS or PacketCable specification already entered
Shows Type Length Value vendor-specific information (TLV 43) in ASCII, hexadecimal or decimal format
Includes a text editor that lets you view and edit ASCII configuration files
Includes a multifile editor that lets you apply changes to multiple configuration files at one time
Provides sample configuration files that you can modify according to your needs
Allows you to add your own sample configuration files to a menu for easy access
Supports a command-line interface (CLI) for some tasks
The configuration file that you create with Cisco Broadband Configurator conforms to the format specified in the DOCSIS or PacketCable specifications.
This release runs on the following operating systems:
Linux
Solaris
Windows
2 Quick Start Guide Overview
This quick start guide:
Describes the system requirements for Cisco Broadband Configurator Release 4.0
Provides detailed installation instructions for installing and starting Cisco Broadband Configurator on each supported platform
3 Minimum System Requirements
This section lists the system requirements for each operating system (OS) that Cisco Broadband Configurator supports.
Linux System Requirements
Pentium PC
Linux 7.3 OS installed
45 megabytes (MB) of available disk space
128 MB of memory
Solaris System Requirements
Ultra 5 Solaris workstation
Solaris 2.8 OS or a later release installed
55 MB of available disk space
128 MB of memory
Windows System Requirements
Pentium PC
Windows 2000 or Windows XP OS installed
20 MB of available disk space
64 MB of memory
4 Installing and Starting Cisco Broadband Configurator
This section provides instructions to install and start Cisco Broadband Configurator on each supported platform.
Installing and Starting Cisco Broadband Configurator on the Linux Platform
Step 1 Log in as root.
Step 2 Insert the Cisco Broadband Configurator CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 3 To mount the CD, enter:
/bin/mount /mnt/cdrom
Step 4 To change to the Cisco Broadband Configurator Linux directory, enter:
cd /mnt/cdrom/linux
Step 5 To start the installation program, enter:
./install
Step 6 To unmount and eject the CD, enter:
umount /mnt/cdrom eject
Step 7 To start Cisco Broadband Configurator, change to the /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin directory and run ConfigEdit.sh:
cd /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin
ConfigEdit.sh
Tip If you log in to the remote host to run clients, you can set the $DISPLAY environment variable to point to your X server so that you do not have to specify your server in the command line every time you run a client.
Installing and Starting Cisco Broadband Configurator on the Solaris Platform
Step 1 Log in as root.
Step 2 Insert the Cisco Broadband Configurator CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 3 (Optional) If you are not running Solaris Volume Manager as root, you have to mount the CD manually:
If a mount point does not exist, create one by making a new /cdrom directory.
Enter the following command, where CD-ROM device is the name of your CD-ROM:
mountCD-ROM device/cdrom
Note If you are running Solaris Volume
Manager, the CD-ROM automatically
mounts on the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory.
Step 4 To change to the Cisco Broadband Configurator Solaris directory and install the application, enter:
cd /cdrom/cdrom0/solaris ./install
Step 5 (Optional) If you are not running Solaris Volume Manager, to unmount the CD, enter:
umount /cdrom
Note If you are running Solaris Volume
Manager, the CD-ROM automatically
unmounts.
Step 6 To eject the CD, enter:
eject
Step 7 To start Cisco Broadband Configurator, change to the /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin directory and run ConfigEdit.sh:
cd /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin
ConfigEdit.sh
Tip If you log in to the remote host to run clients, you can set the $DISPLAY environment variable to point to your X server so that you do not have to specify your server in the command line every time you run a client.
Installing and Starting Cisco Broadband Configurator on the Windows Platform
Step 1 Insert the Cisco Broadband Configurator CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2 From Windows Explorer, double-click Setup.exe in CDROM_DRIVE\win.
Step 3 In the InstallShield Wizard, follow the directions to install Configurator.
Step 4 To start Cisco Broadband Configurator, choose:
This section provides instructions to uninstall Cisco Broadband Configurator on each supported platform.
Uninstalling Cisco Broadband Configurator on the Linux Platform
Step 1 To uninstall Cisco Broadband Configurator, log in as root and change to the /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin directory:
cd /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin
Step 2 To uninstall Cisco Broadband Configurator, enter:
./uninstall
Uninstalling Cisco Broadband Configurator on the Solaris Platform
Step 1 To uninstall Cisco Broadband Configurator, log in as root and change to the /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin directory:
cd /opt/CSCOcbc/docsisConfig/bin
Step 2 To uninstall Cisco Broadband Configurator, enter:
./uninstall
Uninstalling Cisco Broadband Configurator on the Windows Platform
Step 1 To uninstall Cisco Broadband Configurator, choose:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
Step 2 Select Cisco Broadband Configurator.
Step 3 Click Change/Remove.
Step 4 In the InstallShield Wizard, select Remove and click Next.
6 Related Documentation
The following documentation deliverables compose the rest of the Cisco Broadband Configurator 4.0 documentation set:
User Guide for Cisco Broadband Configurator Release 4.0—Overview of Cisco Broadband Configurator's features and functionality, along with descriptions of non-GUI application components
Online Help for Cisco Broadband Configurator Release 4.0—Step-by-step procedures for all tasks in Cisco Broadband Configurator
Release Notes for Cisco Broadband Configurator Release 4.0—Caveats for using Cisco Broadband Configurator
