Configuring the Common Interface (CI) Information

To Configure the Common Interface (CI)

The Common Interface (CI) slot is located behind the door on the front panel. They allow use of a CAM (Conditional Access Module) Smartcard to decrypt purchased programming.

Note: You must be authorized to view the programming available via the Smart Card from your service provider.

CAMs must be purchased from Cisco. For a list of the supported CAMs, see Common Interface Modules, on page 3-5.

Proceed as follows to configure the CI settings:

1.From the user interface of the D9865, click Input > Conditional Access. The CI Setup page is displayed.

2.The Decryption Mode determines whether to decrypt the program on the selected CAM (Yes, No, Comp). Select Comp to customize the PID or stream type to decrypt.

3.Select Enable in the CI CAM QUERY Support drop-down list to query the CAM prior to decryption to ensure that the card can be decrypted. The default is Disable.

4.Select Enable in CI CAM Auto Reset to automatically reset the card. The default is Disable.

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