Filter
Top Products
CHAPTER
7-1
Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Installation Guide 2.7
OL-19105-01
7
Setting Up a Device Provisioning Engine
A Cisco Device Provisioning Engine caches provisioning information and handles all configuration
requests including downloading configuration files to devices. It is integrated with the Cisco Network
Registrar DHCP server to control the assignment of IP addresses. Multiple DPEs can communicate with
a single DHCP server. DPEs come with factory installed software that enables provisioning, but you
must perform some initial configuration.
This chapter describes the setup procedure.
Hardware DPE Setup Sequence
Table 7-1 identifies the sequence of events for setting up a hardware DPE.
Connecting the Device Provisioning Engine
Each DPE comes with a console cable. To begin setting up the DPE, complete these steps:
Step 1 Attach one end of the cable to the console port of the DPE.
Ta ble 7-1 DPE Setup Sequence
Item To do this . . . See this section...
1. Connect the DPE to the serial port of a
computer.
Connecting the Device Provisioning Engine,
page 7-1
2. Configure and run a terminal emulation
program on the computer.
Configuring and Running a Terminal
Emulation Program, page 7-2
3. Log in to the DPE and change the login/enable
password.
Logging In, page 7-2
4. Configure the DPE for data. Configuring a Device Provisioning Engine
for Data, page 7-3
5. Configure the DPE to support voice
technology.
Configuring a Device Provisioning Engine
for Voice Technology, page 7-5
6. Configure the DPE to support the CableHome
technology.
See the Cisco Broadband Access Center for
Cable Administrator’s Guide.