ZyXEL Communications Prestige 941 - Manual (Page 12)

Prestige 941 Cable Modem
1-2 Getting to know your Prestige
The personal computer(s) connected to the cable modem must be configured for Internet Protocol (IP). In
addition, your cable service provider must have a correctly configured DHCP server and EIA (Electronic
Industries Administration) downstream channel. Using DHCP, headend assigns an IP address to your cable
modem each time you connect to the network. The IP address identifies the computer on the network and
enables the headend to route data to and from your computer.
When the cable modem is installed, the connected computer is configured for IP and has DHCP services
enabled, and communication to the headend is established, and the headend downloads configuration
information to the cable modem. The initial configuration connection to the headend can take several
minutes.
1.3 Key Features of Prestige 941 Cable Modem
The following are the key features of the Prestige 941 cable mo dem :
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DOCSIS compliant cable modem
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Peak downstream data rates of 43 Mbps and upstream data rates of 10 Mbps
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Auto-negotiating 10/100Mbps Ethernet
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56-bit DES (Data Encryption Standard) Baseline Privacy
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MAC (Media Access Control) address filtering
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DHCP Client
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Logging and Tracing
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Built-in message logging and packet tracing.
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Unix syslog facility support
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Remotely Software Upgradeable
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Built-In Remote Diagnostic Features