Configuring The Common Interface (Ci) Information - Cisco D9865 Installation And Operation Manual

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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