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Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter1 Overview of CiscouBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Software Supported Software Features for the CiscouBR10012 Router

CiscouBR10012Router Configuration Tools

The CiscouBR10012 Universal Broadband Router provides you with the following configuration tools,

allowing you flexibility in choosing your configuration method:

•AutoInstall

•Cable Interface Setup Facility

•Cisco Network Registrar

•Configuration Mode (Command Line Interface Configuration)

•Extended Setup Facility

The AutoInstall process configures the CiscouBR10012router automatically after connection to your

WAN. For additional information, refer to the “Configuring the CiscouBR10012Router Using

AutoInstall” section on page7.

The CiscouBR10012router Setup facility (also called the System Configuration dialog) is a useful and

efficient tool for configuring your CMTS. The Setup facility supports the a number of functions so that

cable interfaces and cable interface line cards are fully operational (after initial setup). Refer to the

“Configuring the CiscouBR10012Router Using the Setup Facility” section on page8.

The Configuration mode allows you to configure the CiscouBR10012router manually if you prefer not

to use Autoinstall or the Cable Interface Setup facility. For additional information, refer to the

“Configuring the CiscouBR10012Router Manually Using Configuration Mode” section on page13.

Cisco provides the Cisco Network Registrar with each CiscouBR10012router.

CiscoNetworkRegistrar dramatically improves the reliability of naming and addressing services for

enterprise and service provider networks. Cisco Network Registrar provides scalable Domain Name

System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services and forms the basis of a

DOCSIS CM provisioning system.

Cisco Network Registrar is a configuration tool that automates dynamic IP address allocation to

cableinterfaces, PCs, and other devices on the broadband network. Cisco Network Registrar allows you

to track serial numbers and MAC addresses for each cableinterface on your network, and reduces

customer service involvement when tracking subscriber CPE equipment.

For additional information about configuring or using Cisco Network Registrar, refer to the latest

CiscoNetwork Registrar documentation at the Cisco Web site (http://www.cisco.com). One such

document is Installing the Cisco Network Registrar for the CiscouBR7200 series routers, and the

CiscoSubscriber Registration Center Device Provisioning Registrar 2.0, both located on Cisco.com.

The Cable Interface Setup facility (described previously in this section) creates an initial CMTS

configuration. The Extended Setup facility prompts you to configure each interface on the system as you

progress through the CMTS configuration. For additional information, refer to the “Configuring the

Cable Interface with the Extended Setup Facility” section on page14.