The Connection Tab
This screen shows a summary of information on the Cable Gateway’s cable
connection, as show in Figure 5-4.
Procedure These statistics reflect your ISP’s and the Cable
Gateway’s connection procedure.
Downstream Channel These statistics reflect the information coming into
your network from the Internet
Upstream Channel These statistics reflect the information going from
your network to the Internet.
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Cable Gateway
Instant Broadband
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Series
Cable Modem MAC Address This is the Cable Gateway’s MAC
Address. This is the address that will be
registered with your Cable provider to
enable Internet access.
Cable Modem Serial Number This field identifies a unique identifying
number and bar code format assigned to
every Cable Gateway manufactured.
CM certificate This field identifies if the cable modem
certificate is installed on the Cable
Gateway.
Status
System Up Time This field displays the period of time the
Cable Gateway has been functioning
properly.
Network Access This field identifies if the Cable
Gateway is registered with your Cable
provider.
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Figure 5-3
