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DOCSIS 

Cable Modem 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

User Guide 

Rev. 6.1

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for DOCSIS Cable Modem

Page 1: ...DOCSIS Cable Modem User Guide Rev 6 1...

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Page 3: ...warranty All items claimed defective must be returned to Seller transportation charges prepaid and will be returned to the Buyer with transportation charges collect unless evaluation proves the item t...

Page 4: ...s 2 CHAPTER 2 BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 2 1 System Requirements 2 2 2 Safety Precautions 2 2 3 Unpacking and Inspection 3 2 4 Operation Environment 3 CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4 CHAPTER 4 ETHERNET INST...

Page 5: ...rk Interface Card NIC or Universal Serial Bus USB Chapter 4 Ethernet Installation Shows you how to install the Cable Modem through Ethernet Port Chapter 5 USB Installation optional Shows you how to in...

Page 6: ...ystem Requirement of Ethernet Connection 1 IBM Compatible Macintosh or other workstation supports TCP IP protocol 2 An Ethernet port supports 10Base T 100Base TX Ethernet connection 3 Subscribed to a...

Page 7: ...caused from the transmission across the Hybrid Fiber Coax network 2 3 Unpacking and Inspection Included in the kit is the following Cable Modem AC Adapter Installation Guide Ethernet RJ 45 Cable USB...

Page 8: ...nector or the cable modem NOTE To speed up the initial cable modem registration process the coaxial cable should be connected to the modem prior to the power connector Figure 1 Connecting the Coaxial...

Page 9: ...AT 5 cable as illustrated in Figure 3a Figure 3a Connecting to a Network Interface Card 10 100Mbps Auto MDIX Ethernet Step 3 b optional Notice Some serials may not have USB port Connect the USB cable...

Page 10: ...taneously However you have to obtain additional IP addresses from your cable service provider CAUTION 2 Do not using USB and Ethernet in one computer at the same time You are strongly recommended to c...

Page 11: ...P This entry may be followed by an arrow and a description of the NIC hardware device installed in the computer If you don t see TCP IP listed anywhere in the The following network components are inst...

Page 12: ...twork interface card NIC Using USB with the Windows 98 or Windows Me Operating System To use the USB port with Windows 98 Me 1 2 3 4 Connect USB cable from PC to Cable Modem Connect RF cable and Power...

Page 13: ...ws XP Operating System To use the USB port with Windows 2000 XP 1 Connect USB cable from PC to Cable Modem 2 Connect RF cable and Power on Cable Modem Wait until Cable Modem register it will take from...

Page 14: ...DOCSIS 1 0 1 1 Equivalent Cable Modem 5 Insert the Driver CD ROM driver then Next 6 Click Search for a suitable 7 Windows will locate the driver automatically 10...

Page 15: ...DOCSIS 1 0 1 1 Equivalent Cable Modem 8 After windows install the USB driver Click Finish and Windows will ask for reboot 11...

Page 16: ...linking Cable Modem Transmit Receive Data via Ethernet or USB Table 3 2 LED Indicators without USB port NAME COLOR MODE STATUS Power Green On O K On Ready Cable Green Blinking Not Ready LAN Green On C...

Page 17: ...56QAM Bandwidth 6 MHz Total Input Power 30 dBmV Input Impedance 75 Ohms Input Return Loss 6 dB 88 MHz to 860 MHz Table 5 RF Upstream Specification PARAMETER VALUE NOTES Frequency 5 MHz to 42 MHz Edge...

Page 18: ...Current consumption 560 mA Normal mode Normal mode Table 7 Physical Specification PARAMETER VALUE NOTES Size 181mm H x 143mm L x 36 mm W Weight Net Weight 450g 30g Gross Weight 900g 60g Table 8 Enviro...

Page 19: ...reconnecting the cable at each end 2 Check that the wall outlet is working Test it by using a light or some other device in the suspect outlet 3 If the power light remains off the external power suppl...

Page 20: ...is off then the cable network is not receiving data from the modem If the cable network is having problems transferring data check the Cable light as described above Question 5 The TX Light Is Off An...

Page 21: ...PE information can t be replaced You have to do restart power cycle or reset the cable modem and follow with the Ethernet or USB installation to set up your cable modem Question 8 How to Offer Multipl...

Page 22: ...d highlight Protocol and press Add Then next step is to highlight Microsoft and TCP IP and then press OK to complete the adding TCP IP protocol process 2 Click TCP IP Conexant USB Cable Modem 3 Click...

Page 23: ...DOCSIS 1 0 1 1 Equivalent Cable Modem 5 For Windows 98 Me On the Windows Desktop click Start 6 Select Run 7 Type winipcfg exe and Click OK 8 Select your adapter name USB Cable Modem 19...

Page 24: ...1 0 1 1 Equivalent Cable Modem 9 Click Renew If you don t receive an IP address 10 Type command and click ok 11 Type ipconfig and press Enter 12 Type ipconfig renew_all if you don t receive an IP addr...

Page 25: ...ble Modem is installed NOTE If you have no TCP IP protocol press Add highlight Protocol and press Add Then next step is to highlight Microsoft and TCP IP and then press OK to complete the adding TCP I...

Page 26: ...1 Equivalent Cable Modem 5 6 7 For Windows 2000 On the Windows Desktop click Start Select Run Type cmd and Click OK 8 9 Type ipconfig and press Enter 10 Type ipconfig renew if you don t receive an IP...

Page 27: ...r correctly Please go to DEVICE MANAGER and if you see an yellow exclamation mark follow by External Cable Modem as shown in the picture below this content Select USB Composite Device and click the ri...

Page 28: ...mponent of the headend It interfaces to the cable network the backbone data network and several support systems The CMTS also controls the configuration registration and media access of all the cable...

Page 29: ...ble Service Interface Specification A standard that defines interface requirements for cable modems involved in high speed data distribution over cable television networks Downstream Indicates the dir...

Page 30: ...ctronic Engineers 802 3 refers to the specifications of the Ethernet protocol ISP Internet Service Provider A commercial organization that provides access to the Internet for its subscribers IP Intern...

Page 31: ...llel data from the computer converts it to serial data packets it and sends it out over a 10BaseT cable OS Operating System The basic software that allows application programs to access a computer s h...

Page 32: ...ol Protocol This standard provides transmission control for applications to ensure reliable delivery of data despite changing network conditions such as congestion or failure of a segment of the netwo...

Page 33: ...icates the speed 10 Mbps Base refers to baseband technology and T means twisted pair cable 64QAM 64 State Quadrature Amplitude Modulation This digital frequency modulation technique is primarily used...

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