Chapter 11 Device Provisioning

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 23 Provision > CPE Methods

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

CPE

Select SetParameterValues to change the value of the parameter on the device.

Methods

Select GetParameterValues to obtain information of one or more parameters from the

 

device.

 

Select GetParameterNames to obtain the names of the parameter(s) on the device.

 

Select SetParameterAttribute to change the settings of one or more parameters on the

 

device.

 

Select GetParameterAttribute to obtain information of one or more parameters from

 

the device.

 

Select AddObject to create a new instance of the selected parameter.

 

Select DeleteObject to remove the specified instance of the selected parameter.

 

 

Connection

Select this to have the device initiate a connection to Vantage Access immediately when

Request

Vantage Access requests.

 

It is recommended to select this if you have disabled the Periodic Inform feature

 

(PeriodicInformEnable=False) on the device. Otherwise, Vantage Access will fail to

 

send any settings to the device. See Figure 71 on page 145.

 

 

NextLevel

This field displays when you select GetParameterNames in the CPE Methods field.

 

Select this option to set the device to reply with a one-level (or relative) path for the

 

parameter name.

 

Clear this check box to set the device to reply with a complete (or full) path for the

 

parameter name.

 

 

Attribute

This field displays when you select SetParameterAttribute in the CPE Methods field.

 

Select Active Notification to set the device to send a notification message to the

 

Vantage Access server immediately when the value(s) of the parameter(s) is changed.

 

Select Notification Off to set the device not to return a notification when the value(s) of

 

the parameter(s) is changed.

 

Select Passive Notification to set the device to send a notification message to the

 

Vantage Access server in the next session when the value(s) of the parameter(s) is

 

changed.

 

 

Type

This field displays when you select SetParameterValues in the CPE Methods field.

 

This read-only field displays the type and number of characters you can enter for the

 

parameter value in the field below.

 

For example, string(256) indicates that you can enter up to 256 printable ASCII

 

characters

 

 

Value

Enter a new value for the parameter in this text box.

 

 

MultiOperati

Select this if it is allowed to include multiple parameter settings in a provisioning packet.

on

Select this to reduce the time for provisioning from Vantage Access to the device.

 

Otherwise, you can clear this to include only one parameter setting in a provisioning

 

packet.

 

 

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen. All unsaved changes will be lost.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save the changes.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to start configuring this screen again.

 

 

"Labels displayed in the Provision screens vary depending on settings in the InternetGatewayDevice field.

 

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