Chapter 5
Monitoring your cable modem and
connected network
Note: You may noce that some of the SB6183 Web Manager conguraon sengs
may be blocked and cannot be modied. This may be due to some restricons set up
by your service provider to prevent unauthorized modicaons to certain cable
modem conguraon parameters. Contact your service provider regarding special
authorizaon to change the cable modem frequencies or other conguraon sengs.
View the SB6183 network connecon status
The Status screen displays the current connecon status of the SB6183 and the downstream
and upstream bonded channel connecons for receive and send data transmissions. Get
help (page 17) is available to resolve any connecon issues that resulted in a “failed” state
during the cable modem startup.
To open the Status screen:
1. Open the SB6183 Web Manager, see Start the SB6183 web manager (page 16) .
2. Click the Status menu buon or link on the SB6183 Web Manager screen.
The Status screen displays (see Figure 8).
3. Press F5 to refresh or update the informaon on the screen.
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