With the rise of digital broadcasting, protecting content from unauthorized access has become increasingly important. This is why many TV providers, whether they are satellite, cable, or terrestrial, encrypt content using Conditional Access Systems (CAS).
A common method used in this process is the Common Interface (CI), an interface that allows Conditional Access Modules (CAM) to connect to the DVB receiver and decrypt protected channels. Decrypting channels with an External DVB-CI adapter provides a flexible headend architecture by separating the receiving and processing parts.
Create MPTS with required channels in the input address for each channel you should append option cas
- so that astra passes everything necessary for decoding. For instance:
Create New Adapter in the Astra Web Interface with the CI value in the Virtual field. Save adapter settings by clicking the Apply button
CI options:
0
70
. For DigitalDevices bitrate could be defined in the driver settings20
secondCI adapter number could be found with command:
find /dev/dvb/ -name ca*
For example result will be:
/dev/dvb/adapter5/ca0
Where:
Now you can click the Scan button.
Select the required programs and append them by clicking on the Apply button.
CI+ modules only for consumer use and don't supported by the External DVB-CI adapters
The number of programs (channels) that CAM may descramble simultaneously, depending on CAM manufacturer and/or model
If you need to check CAM menu to get some additional data about Conditional Access Module or SmartCard, you may use gnutv
digital tv utility. Launch:
gnutv -adapter N -cammenu
Where N is a CI adapter number.