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P-971M User's Guide
Table 2 Software Status Screen (continued)
LABEL
Software Version
Cable Modem MAC Address
Cable Modem Serial Number
CM Certificate
System Up Time
Network Access
Cable Modem IP Address
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DESCRIPTION
This is the version of the internal software installed and running
on your P-971M. This value is read from the internal cable modem
software.
This is the RF MAC address of your cable modem. This value is
read from the internal cable modem software.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chapter 3 Software Screen
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