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Monitor Gateway Status
Monitor Gateway Status
This section describes the options available under the Status tab that you can use to
monitor the status of the residential gateway and to perform diagnostics on the
device and the network.
Status > Gateway
The Gateway Status page displays information about the gateway and its current
settings. The on-screen information varies depending on the Internet Connection
type you use.
Select the
Gateway
tab to open the Status Gateway screen. Click
Refresh
to update
the data displayed on-screen.
Use the descriptions in the following table to review the status of your gateway and
your Internet connection.
Section
Field Description
Gateway Information
Firmware Version
The version number of the firmware.
MAC Address (CM MAC Address)
A unique alphanumeric address for the cable modem coaxial
interface, which is used to connect to the cable modem
termination system (CMTS) at the headend. A media access
control (MAC) address is a hardware address that uniquely
identifies each node of a network.
Current Time
The time, based on the time zone selected on the Basic Setup
page is displayed.