Cable Router User's Guide

P-2900-4HB User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 3
Status
3.1 Overview
This chapter describes the status screens you can display the ZyXEL Device’s
firmware and system information.
3.2 What You Can Do in the Status Screens
•Use the System Status screen (see Section 3.3 on page 30) to view firmware,
LAN and WAN information.
•Use the Cable Modem Status screen (see Section 3.4 on page 32) to view
status information about the cable modem, upstream and downstream
channels.
•Use the MTA Status screen (see Section 3.5 on page 36) to view status
information about the VoIP module and the phone ports.
3.2.1 What You Need to Know About Status
CM and MTA
The ZyXEL Device functions as two independent units: the cable modem part and
the Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA) part. Each part goes through the auto-
provisioning stage to obtain its own configuration file, IP and MAC addresses. The