Index

INDEX

A

addresses

: IP 2-9
: MAC 1-7

airflow requirements 1-8

alias command A-4

B

boot command A-4

booting

: from the ROM monitor A-4

Break key (interrupt) A-1

C

cable

: interference 2-6
: jacks, in wet locations 2-3
: safety guidelines 2-3
: ungrounded and uninsulated 2-3

Cable activity LED 5-7

cable connections 1-7

Cable Link LED 5-7

Cable Modem defintion 1-2

Cable Router defintion 1-2

cables

: 4E RJ-45 pinout 2-13

CATV defintion 1-2

caution

: antistatic strap 2-4
: cable modem, overheating 2-10
: scoring coaxial cable connectors 2-8

changes, reviewing configuration 4-31

Channel defintion 1-2

checklist, installation 2-15

Cisco Documentation CD-ROM, ordering 4-31

Cisco IOS

: command modes 4-18
: enable mode 4-19
: getting help 4-18
: saving configuration changes 4-29
: undo command 4-21
: undo feature 4-21

CM defintion 1-2

coaxial cable 5-8

: condition of 5-9
: subsystem for troubleshooting 5-4, 5-8

command

: alias A-4
: boot A-4
: confreg A-5
: cont A-6
: context A-6
: cookie A-6
: dev (device) A-7
: dir A-7
: dlnd A-7
: exec-timeout 4-23
: frame A-7
: help A-8
: history A-8
: meminfo A-9
: repeat A-9
: reset A-9
: ROM monitor A-3
: ROM monitor diagnostics A-1
: set A-9
: stack A-9
: sync A-9
: sysret A-9
: unalias A-10

command modes

: Cisco IOS 4-18

commands

: show running-config 4-29
: show startup-config 4-31

computer

: See personal computer

configuration

: reviewing modifications 4-31
: timeout 4-23

configuration register A-5

configuration, saving 4-29

confreg command A-5

connection equipment

: console 3-6
: console port signals 3-7

connections

: coaxial cable 3-2
: console 3-6
: Ethernet cable 3-3
: power 3-7
: to computer 3-5

connector

: console port 3-7
: Ethernet RJ-45 3-3

console terminal, system banner display 5-5

cont command A-6

context command A-6

cookie command A-6

cooling requirements 1-8

crossover cable connection 2-13

crossover Ethernet cables 1-8

D

Data-over-cable systems 1-2

description of cable modem 1-4

dev (device) command A-7

diagnostics

: ROM monitor A-1

digital signal

: subsystem for troubleshooting 5-9

digital signal, subsystem for troubleshooting 5-4

dir command A-7

distance limitations, transmission 2-8

dlnd command A-7

Downstream defintion 1-2

E

electromagnetic pulse (EMP), avoiding 2-7

EMI, shielding 2-3

enable mode 4-19

Ethernet cable

: crossover 2-12
: straight-through 2-12

: network interface card 2-9

Ethernet 0 LED 5-7

Ethernet 1 LED 5-7

Ethernet 10BaseT

: show arp command 4-25
: verifying IP address 4-25

Ethernet 2 LED 5-7

Ethernet 3 LED 5-7

F

: features, cable modem 1-1
: footprint of cable modem 2-10
: frame command A-7

H

Headend defintion 1-2

help command A-8

help, Cisco IOS 4-18

HFC defintion 1-3

history command A-8

Host defintion 1-3

Host Device defintion 1-3

host name

: configuring 4-22
: show config command 4-23
: verifying 4-23

I

installation

: at the headend 2-9
: checklist 2-15
: configuring the cable modem 3-8
: connecting console cables 3-6
: connecting power 3-7
: connecting the cable modem to the computer 3-5
: connecting the CATV cable 3-2
: connecting the Ethernet cable to the cable modem 3-3
: general 3-1
: initial configuration information 2-14
: preparing for 2-1
: safety recommendations 2-2
: site requirements 2-5
: starting up the cable modem 3-8
: tools for 2-12
: wiring 2-6

interference, radio frequency 2-6

J

: jewelry, avoiding for safety 2-2

K

key

: Break (interrupt) A-1

L

LEDs

: Act 3-8, 5-7
: Link 5-7
: MSG 5-7
: OK 1-6, 5-7

lightning storm, safety during 2-3

M

: MCNS defintion 1-3
: MCNS, description 1-1
: meminfo command A-9
: Message LED 5-7
: modifications to configuration, reviewing 4-31
: Multimedia Cable Network Partners, Ltd., see MCNS

N

: note, description of xiii

O

: operating conditions for cable modem 2-6
: operating conditions for unit 1-6
: overheating, preventing 2-11

P

password

: configuring 4-22
: show config command 4-23
: verifying 4-23

personal computer

: DHCP services 2-9
: IP protocol 2-9
: network interface card 2-9
: recommended configuration 2-9
: subsystem for troubleshooting 5-4, 5-10
: web browsing software 2-9

pinouts

RJ-45

: 4E 2-13

power

: connections 3-7
: OK LED 1-6
: site requirements 2-6
: subsystem for troubleshooting 5-4, 5-6
: surge suppression 2-7
: ungrounded 2-3

power factor corrector, power supply 2-6

power supply, physical description 1-6

printing summary of ROM monitor commands A-8

problem solving, subsystem 5-4

procedures

: configuring the cable modem 3-8
: connecting console cables 3-6
: connecting power 3-7
: connecting the cable modem to the computer 3-5
: connecting the CATV cable 3-2
: connecting the Ethernet cable to the cable modem 3-3
: general installation 3-1

product overview of cable modem 1-4

Q

: QAM defintion 1-3
: QPSK defintion 1-3

R

radio frequency interference (RFI) 2-6

repeat command A-9

reset command A-9

reviewing changes to configuration 4-31

RF signal

: subsystem for troubleshooting 5-9

RF signal, subsystem for troubleshooting 5-4

RFI 2-6

RJ-45

: cable 2-13

ROM monitor

: commands A-3
: diagnostics A-1
: entering A-1

S

safety recommendations 2-2

: CISPR 22 requirements 2-5
: FCC requirements 2-4
: preventing electrostatic discharge damage 2-3
: safety with electricity 2-3

saving configuration changes 4-29

set command A-9

setup command facility

script

: System Configuration Dialog (example) 4-12

show arp command 4-25, 4-27

show config command 4-9, 4-23

site log 2-16

site requirements 2-5

: environment 2-10
: power 2-6
: preventive configuration 2-11
: wiring 2-6

software

: See Cisco IOS software

stack command A-9

startup, cable modem 3-8

Subscriber Unit (SU) defintion 1-3

subsystems for troubleshooting

: coaxial cable 5-8
: digital signal 5-9
: personal computer 5-10
: power 5-6
: RF signal 5-9

sync command A-9

sysret command A-9

system specifications 1-5

System status LED 5-7

T

timeout, disabling 4-23

timesaver, description xiii

tools, for installation 2-12

troubleshooting

: coaxial cable subsystem 5-8
: digital signal subsystem 5-9
: identifying installation problems 5-4
: personal computer subsystem 5-10
: power subsystem 5-6
: RF signal subsystem 5-9
: strategy 5-3

U

: unalias command A-10
: undo feature, Cisco IOS 4-21
: Upstream defintion 1-3
: User LED 1 5-7
: User LED 2 5-7
: User LED 3 5-7

W

wiring

: installation site 2-6
: interference 2-6
: quality and requirements 2-7

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