How Do I Configure the Cable Modem Gateway?

About Your Modem Page Example

The following illustration is an example of the About Your Modem page.

About Your Modem Page Description

The following table provides a description of each field within the About Your Modem page.

Field Name

Description

Name

The name of the cable modem gateway

 

 

Modem Serial Number

A unique sequential series of alphanumeric

 

characters provided to every modem during

 

manufacturing

 

 

Cable Modem MAC

A unique alphanumeric address for the cable

Address

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

 

 

Hardware Version

Identifies the revision of the circuit board design

 

 

Software Version

Identifies the software version placed into the

 

modem at the time of manufacturing

 

 

Receive Power Level

The input level of the downstream CMTS carrier

 

 

Transmit Power Level

Indicates the upstream power level

 

 

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