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DYNAMIX HP-51M Coax MDU Master Bridge User’s Guide
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manage other connected Slave EPs. The HCNA MAC exists only in HCNA (coax) domain, and is unaware for any
EP end-user. System manager use system IP address and Ethernet MAC address to access HP-51M. Each HP-51M
device should be stamped with both Ethernet MAC and HCNA MAC for identification.
Figure 4: EP Management Architecture
Firmware/Driver Files
HP-51M flash ROM is capable of storing the following files:
1. System bootcode (OS bootloader)
2. System firmware (OS)
3. Local (Master) HCNA driver for chipset 3110 (resides at HP-51M)
4. EP (Slave) HCNA drivers for chipset 3010 (resides at EP)
5. Smart EP (Slave) HCNA drivers for chipset 3110 (resides at Smart EP like HP-51S).
6. HCNA physical connection diagnosis utility
To upgrade any one of them, you need to follow the 2-stage procedure. First to ‘Upload’ the file onto HP-51M
Upload Area, then do the real upgrade by ‘Activate’ it on demand -- the file will move into Working Area for
running. Refer the following section entitled “ Example to Upload then Activate System Firmware and HCNA
Driver ” for more details.
EP
Open ‘EP Management’ window, click on ‘Refresh’ button first to scan all connected EPs. For example,