How Do I Configure the Gateway Cable Modems?
About Your Modem Page Description
The following table provides a description of each field within the About Your Modem page.
Field Name
Name
Cable Modem Serial Number
Cable Modem MAC Address
Hardware Version
Software Version
Receive Power Level
Transmit Power Level
Cable Modem Status
Description
The name of the gateway cable modem
A unique sequential series of alphanumeric characters provided to every modem during manufacturing
A unique alphanumeric address for the cable modem coaxial interface, which is used to connect to the cable modem termination system (CMTS) at the headend. A media access control (MAC) address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network
Identifies the revision of the circuit board design
Identifies the software version placed into the modem at the time of manufacturing
The input level of the downstream CMTS carrier
Indicates the upstream power level
Lists one of the following possible current states of the modem:
•other
•notReady
•notSynchronized
•phySynchronized
•usParametersAcquired
•rangingComplete
•ipComplete
•todEstablished
•securityEstablished
•psrsmTransferComplete
•registrationComplete
•operational
•accessDenied
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