About This Guide

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About This Guide

Introduction

Welcome. This guide provides instructions and recommendations for placing,

installing, configuring, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the Cisco

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Model DPC3939 DOCSIS 3.0 16x4 Wireless Residential Voice Gateway (DPC3939).

Purpose

This guide covers the Model DPC3939 DOCSIS 3.0 16x4 Wireless Residential Voice

Gateway. All features described in this guide are standard to this Residential

Gateway unless otherwise noted as an optional feature.

Audience

This guide is written for the home subscriber.

Document Version

This is the second release of this document. In addition to minor editorial changes,

this release adds the default MoCA username and password.

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Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of Residential Gateway features,

indicators, and connectors to help you become familiar with the

Residential Gateway and the benefits it offers. This chapter also lists

the accessories and equipment that are provided with the Residential

Gateway so you can verify that you received all of these items.

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Chapter 1

Introducing the Residential

Gateway

In This Chapter

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Introduction

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What's In the Carton?

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Front Panel Description

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Top Panel Description

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Bottom Panel Description

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Back Panel Description

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Chapter 1

Introducing the Residential Gateway

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Introduction

The Cisco

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Model DPC3939 DOCSIS 3.0 16x4 Wireless Residential Voice Gateway

(DPC3939) is an advanced, high-performance home gateway that combines Ethernet,

Voice over IP (VoIP), router, and wireless access point technologies in a single device

to provide a cost-effective voice and networking solution for Connected Home and

Managed Home experiences.

This chapter lists the benefits and features of the model DPC3939 Residential

Gateway. Illustrations and descriptions of the connection ports, buttons, and LED

indicators are also provided.

Benefits and Features

Your new Residential Gateway offers the following outstanding benefits and

features.

DOCSIS

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Eight bonded downstream channels with a total throughput in excess of 300

Mbps

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Compliant with DOCSIS 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, and 1.0 standards to deliver high-end

performance and reliability

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Enhanced packet processing technology to maximize performance

Connections

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Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) networking over coaxial cable in the

home

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Four 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports to provide wired connectivity

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High-performance broadband Internet connectivity to energize your online

experience

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Two ATA Ports with SIP Client support

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Supports separate phone numbers on each port

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Dual universal serial bus (USB) host support (contact your service provider for

more information)

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WPS, including a push-button switch to activate WPS for simplified and secure

wireless setup

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Design and Function

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Embedded network management client for simplified out of the box setup and

configuration

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Local device management via web-based GUI

Management

User-configurable Parental Control blocks access to undesirable Internet sites

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Simplified, unified home network management

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Advanced firewall technology deters hackers and protects the home network

from unauthorized access

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Allows automatic software upgrades by your service provider

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DOCSIS-compliant secure software downloads