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Learn how you can configure Conax Contego Web Services Provisioning Provider

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What is Conax Contego Web Services Provisioning Provider?

The provisioning provider is used to:

  • Configure the parameters which are needed to access the Conax CA system
  • Map the services which are provisioned by Conax and set their CA ID
  • Map the Physical Goods which are provisioned by Conax 

Creating, Editing & Deleting Validations & Restrictions

ActionValidations
GeneralN/A
Create
  • All mandatory fields must be provided and set
Edit
  • All mandatory fields must be provided and set
Delete
  • Provisioning Provider cannot be deleted

Conax Contego Web Services Provisioning Provider attributes 

Name

Description

Name*The name of the provider
Alternative code*The alternative code of the provider
DescriptionA description of the provider
Provisioning Protocol*

The provisioning protocol which is used. In this case is automatically set to Conax Contego 3.0 Web Services

Life Cycle State*The life cycle state of the provider, which can be Effective or Not Effective. If not Effective then no commands will be sent to Conax
Connection Parameters 

End Point*

The end point that will be used while calling Conax Web Services
User Name*The username that will be used by Web Services
Password*The password that will be used by Web Services
Character Set EncodingThe encoding that will be used by the Web Services. It defaults to UTF-8 if not specified

Services

A list of services which can be provisioned through Conax Contego Web Services Provider. At least one service mapping is needed, if the provider is effective

Service*The service that will be provisioned

CA ID*

Mandatory on Conditions

The CA ID as specified on Conax CA system. Only numeric characters are allowed and the length should be up to 11 digits

If the service added, is a Non - Provisioning service (i.e. Product Type is not set as "Used for Provisioning" then the service id is not mandatory)

Physical Goods

A list of physical goods which can be provisioned through Conax Contego Web Services Provider

Smartcards Mapping

A list of traceable physical good types which will be used as smartcards and will be provisioned through Conax Contego Web Services Provider. At least one smartcard mapping is needed, if the provider is effective.

Note: The Smartcard CA ID is kept on Installed Item alternative code. Only numeric characters are allowed and the length should be up to 11 digits

STBs Mapping

A list of traceable physical good types which will be used as STBs. At least one STB mapping is needed, if the provider is effective.

Note: The STB CA ID is kept on Installed Item alternative code. Only numeric characters are allowed and the length should be up to 11 digits

Distributors

A list of provisioning distributors which can be provisioned through Conax Contego Web Services Provider. At least one provisioning distributor is needed, if the provider is effective

Name*The name of the provisioning distributor
Alternative Code*The alternative code of the provisioning distributor
DescriptionA description of the provisioning distributor
Status
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titleAvailable from CRM.COM R9.0.0
Allowed Services

Defines a list of services which can be distributed on each specific provisioning Distributor.

Two options are supported:

  • All Provisioned Services: If this option is selected, then all the services which are provisioned by the provisioning provider can be distributed on that specific provisioning distributor
  • Specific Provisioned Services: If this option is selected, then only the services which will be included in the list will be allowed to be distributed on that specific provisioning distributor. 
    The services that can be added in that section are filtered and validated against the services that can be provisioned by the related provisioning distributor

 

Defining your own Conax Contego Web Services Provisioning Provider tailored to your company's needs

  1. Navigate to BILLING > PROVISIONING > Conax CONTEGO WEB SERVICES > SET UP PROVISIONING PROVIDER 
  2. Click on EDIT to configure the Provisioning Provider
     
  3. MAIN INFORMATION

    1.  PROVIDER INFORMATION

      1. Provide the required information

        1. Name

        2. Alternative Code

        3. Life Cycle State

        4. Description

      2. View information regarding Provisioning Protocol
        CONAX CONTEGO WEB SERVICES PROVIDER
    2. CONNECTION PARAMETERS

      1. Provide the required information

        1. End Point: Provide the end point URL

        2. User Name: Provide the username

        3. Password: Provide the password

  4. DISTRIBUTORS

    1. Click on ADD and provide the required information to configure the Provider's Distributors

      1. Name
      2. Alternative Code
      3. Description

      For each Distributor - 

      Status
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      titleAvailable from CRM.COM R9.0.0
       - For each Distributor

      1. Click to select the distributor on the list found on the left hand side
      2. From the select box, select between
        1. All Provisioned Services
        2. Specific Provisioned Services
          If Specific Provisioned Services is selected then: 
          1. Click on ADD  button on the right, to add a new row where you will add the service
          2. Click in the search box and search for the service that will be made available for the specific distributor
            Only the services added under the Services section will be made available 
          3. Repeat the process to add all the services
        3. Repeat the above process for all distributors with Specific Provisioned Services option
  5. SERVICES

    1. Click on ADD and search and select an existing Service

    2. Provide the following for each service selected
      1. CA ID
  6. PHYSICAL GOODS

    1. DECODERS

      1. Click on ADD and search and select traceable physical good types which will be used as decoders and will be provisioned through Conax Contego Web Services system
    2. SMARTCARDS

      1. Click on ADD and search and select traceable physical good types which will be used as smartcards and will be provisioned through Conax Contego Web Services system

  7. From the Actions Menu click on SAVE
  8. LOG INFORMATION

    Include Page
    Log Information - Global
    Log Information - Global


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