Motorola DHSB5100 installation manual Section, SURFboard Cable Modem Installation Manual

Section 1

Introduction

The Motorola® SURFboard SB5100 series cable modem provides a link from a home or business computer to a high-speed DOCSIS or Euro-DOCSIS 2.0, 1.1, or 1.0 compliant data network. This network provides a downstream data transfer rate up to 38 Mbps in a single 6 MHz channel

(55 Mbps in a 8 MHz channel for Euro-DOCSIS) using 64 QAM and 256 QAM technologies. The SURFboard cable modem provides a USB or Ethernet connection.

The features of the SURFboard cable modem include:

!Windows® 98, Windows® 2000, Windows Me®, and Windows XP™ based USB support

!USB interface for direct connection to USB-equipped computers

!10/100Base-T Ethernet port supporting up to 32 users

!Standby switch on top of unit

!Remote management through SNMP, internal web pages, or StormWatch™ Diagnostic Suite

!Automatic configuration and address assignment

!Software upgrades over the network

!Compatibility with Windows, Macintosh®, and UNIX® operating system computers running

TCP/IP

!Extensive event logs for troubleshooting

SURFboard Cable Modem Installation Manual