RCA 1537757A Modem Requirements, Computer Requirements, Cable Internet Service Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Here are the things you’ll need to access the internet over your cable system.

MODEM REQUIREMENTS

•Cable modem

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• Power supply adapter power

data

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traffic

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COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

•Personal computer with the following minimum system requirements (note that the minimum requirements may vary by cable company):

	IBM PC COMPATIBLE	MACINTOSH
CPU	486DX 66MHz (Pentium preferred)	PowerPC or higher
System RAM	16MB (32MB preferred)	16MB (24MB preferred)
Operating System	Windows 95/98/NT	MacOS 7.5.3 or higher
Available Disk Space	Minimum 45MB (90MB preferred)	Minimum 31MB (69MB preferred)
Sound Card	16-bit	16-bit
Video	VGA or better (SVGA preferred)	VGA or better (SVGA built-in preferred)
Floppy Drive	3.5” High Density (CD-ROM preferred)	3.5” High Density (CD-ROM preferred)
Ethernet	10Base-T	10Base-T

An ethernet card makes it possible for your computer to pass data to and from the internet. You must have an ethernet card and software drivers installed in your computer. You will also need a standard ethernet cable to connect the ethernet card to your cable modem.

CABLE INTERNET SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

•Cable company that offers DOCSIS-compliant internet services

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