Table 2 Software Status Screen | (continued) |
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LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
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Software Version | This is the version of the internal software installed and running |
| on your |
| software. |
Cable Modem MAC Address | This is the RF MAC address of your cable modem. This value is |
| read from the internal cable modem software. |
Cable Modem Serial Number | This is the serial number of your cable modem from the underside |
| panel Bar Code label. This value is read from the internal cable |
| modem software. |
CM Certificate | The CM Certificates provide a secure method for uploading cable |
| modem public key information to your cable operator as specified |
| in DOCSIS 2.0. This is a form of digital certificate that is unique for |
| each hardware vendor. It contains an encoded public key and |
| digital signature and must be present in the cable modem |
| configuration file downloaded from the cable operator. If installed |
| this field will display Installed, if not this field will display Not |
| Installed. |
System Up Time | This is the time since your cable modem has successfully |
| downloaded/installed a configuration file and negotiated channel |
| parameters with the cable operator. This value is read from the |
| cable operator's network time server. If the timer server was not |
| accessible this field is grayed out. |
Network Access | This field displays whether your cable modem is allowed to |
| forward packets from its LAN port to the cable operator and on to |
| the internet. This value is read from the configuration file. Network |
| access is either Allowed or Denied depending upon your |
| configuration file setting. |
Cable Modem IP Address | After a successful configuration of your cable modem the IP |
| Address will be set with a value provided by your cable operator. If |
| no IP Address is set network devices connected to the LAN port |
| cannot connect to the internet. If your IP Address is not set this |
| field displays as a series of dashed lines. |
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