6 COM51 Card
The COM51 card, shown in
below, is a customized AT&T / DIRECTV receiver with a built-in smart card and has been
specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of the Lodging and Hospitality markets.
➢ The COM51 base configuration can receive up to 8 HD or SD AT&T / DIRECTV channels. Optional
software upgrades increase the capacity to 23 channels.
➢ The COM51 removes the NDS conditional access encryption and adds Pro: Idiom content
protection DRM.
➢ The output from the card is delivered to a QAM20 modulator or chassis ethernet connections via
the COM400 chassis’ internal 10 gigabit Ethernet network.
➢ Web server user interface
➢ Software upgradable to 23 tuners in one tuner increments
➢ Requires a DSWiM input to both inputs for full 23 channel configuration (one
DSWiM30 per COM51 card.
➢ SWIM input to input one supports 8 tuners
➢ Configurations of more than 8 tuners requires an additional SWiM channel to the
second input.
➢ Hot-swappable
➢ Recessed reset button
➢ LED indicators
o See Section 18
➢ Compatible with legacy COM360 chassis and QAM6 modulators
➢ Manual software updates via internal TFTP server.
➢ Queries Technicolor update server for software updates at bootup and at daily
intervals, downloads and installs software automatically.
o Server will instruct COM51 to complete update at a prespecified time in early
AM hours.
➢ REST monitoring to AT&T/DIRECTV server is enabled as default.
➢ REST Monitoring and software query can be disabled via software license.
➢ Dual IP allows for local management via the default IP and will allow DHCP address
assignment for COM51.