Chapter 5
Monitoring your cable modem and
connected network
Note: You may notice that some of the SB6183 Web Manager configuration settings
may be blocked and cannot be modified. This may be due to some restrictions set up
by your service provider to prevent unauthorized modifications to certain cable
modem configuration parameters. Contact your service provider regarding special
authorization to change the cable modem frequencies or other configuration settings.
View the SB6183 network connection status
The Status screen displays the current connection status of the SB6183 and the downstream
and upstream bonded channel connections for receive and send data transmissions.
(page
17) is available to resolve any connection issues that resulted in a “failed” state
during the cable modem startup.
To open the Status screen:
1. Open the SB6183 Web Manager, see
(page
16) .
2. Click the Status menu button or link on the SB6183 Web Manager screen.
The Status screen displays (see Figure 8).
3. Press F5 to refresh or update the information on the screen.
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