CHAPTER 3
Software Screen
3.1 Introduction
The Software status screen shows you information about your cable modem software and the results of the configuration file TFTP download, installation, and channel negotiation with the CMTS. Please refer to figure Figure 6 on page 30.
Figure 6 Software Status Screen
This screen is divided into sections: an Information section and a Status section. The Information section displays parameters read directly from your cable modem software (with the exception of CM certificate) while the Status section displays parameters read after a successful configuration of your cable modem. The software status screen messages are summarized in Table 2 on page 30.
Table 2 Software Status Screen
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
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Standard Specification Compliant | This is the relevant technical standard that your cable modem |
| abides by, currently DOCSIS 2.0. This value is read from the |
| internal cable modem software and may change with future |
| software updates. |
Hardware Version | This is the version of your cable modem hardware. This value is |
| read from the internal cable modem software. |
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