Cisco DPC3216 User Manual page 26

Chapter 2 Installing the Cable Modem
High-Speed Internet Access Account
If you do not have a high-speed Internet access account, your service provider will
set up your account and become your Internet service provider (ISP). Internet access
enables you to send and receive email, access the World Wide Web, and receive
other Internet services.
You will need to give your service provider information about the cable modem to
use the high-speed Internet feature that this product offers. See Information Your
Service Provider Needs (on page 12) to learn how to locate the information your
service provider needs to establish a high-speed Internet access account for the cable
modem
I Already Have a High-Speed Internet Access Account
If you have an existing high-speed Internet access account, you will need to give
your service provider the serial number and MAC address of the cable modem to
use the high-speed Internet feature that this product offers. See Information Your
Service Provider Needs (on page 12) to learn how to locate this information.
Information Your Serv ice Prov ider Needs
You will need to give your service provider the following information, which is
printed on the bar code label attached to the device:
The Serial Number (S/N) of the cable modem. The serial number consists of a
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series of nine digits.
The Media Access Control (CM MAC) address of the cable modem. The CM
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MAC address consists of a series of 12 alphanumeric characters.
The Media Access Control (MAC) address of the cable modem media terminal
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adapter (MTA MAC). The MTA MAC address consists of a series of 12
alphanumeric characters.
12 OL-31573-01