Quick Start Guide for Installing Cisco Broadband Configurator Release 4.0

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 PacketCable^TM.. 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:

 
mount CD-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

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:

Start > Programs > Cisco Broadband Configurator > Start Configurator

5 Uninstalling
Cisco Broadband Configurator

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

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