System Requirements - Arris Touchstone WBM760 User Manual

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System Requirements

The Touchstone Wideband Cable Modem operates with most computers. The fol-
lowing describes requirements for each operating system; see the documentation
for your system for details on enabling and configuring networking.
To use the Wideband Cable Modem, you need DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed Internet serv-
ice from your cable company.
Recommended Hardware
The following hardware configuration is the minimum recommended. Computers
not meeting this configuration can still work with the WBM760, but may not be able
to make maximum use of WBM760 throughput.
CPU: P4, 3GHz or faster
RAM: 1GB or greater
Hard drive: 7200 RPM or faster
Ethernet: Gig-E (1000BaseT)
Windows
Ethernet connection: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
USB connection (if equipped): Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Win-
dows 7
Note:
Touchstone WBM760 Wideband Cable Modem User's Guide
Ethernet
Configuration Usage
Information packet: your cable company should furnish you with a packet
containing information about your service and how to set it up. Read this in-
formation carefully and contact your cable company if you have any ques-
tions.
For best results, Windows XP should be configured with a TCP receive
window size of 256KB (the XP default is 64 KB). The TCP Optimizer pro-
gram, available from speedguide.net, can be used to make this change.
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