Modem Vodafone Station

Vodafone Station

Overview

The Vodafone Station covers two distinct hardware variants (CGA and TG series) sold under the same brand. DOCSight auto-detects which variant is present and uses the appropriate authentication flow.

Property	Value
Driver Key	vodafone_station
Auth Method	Auto-detect: Double PBKDF2 (CGA) or AES-CCM (TG)
DOCSIS Version	3.0 + 3.1
Default IP	192.168.0.1
Channels	SC-QAM + OFDM (downstream), ATDMA + OFDMA (upstream)

Supported Models

Model	Series	Authentication
CGA6444VF	CGA	Double PBKDF2-SHA256
CGA4322DE	CGA	Double PBKDF2-SHA256
TG3442DE (Arris)	TG	AES-CCM with CSRF nonce

Setup

1. Set Modem Type to Vodafone Station in DOCSight settings
2. Enter the modem's admin password (default username: admin)
3. Default modem IP: 192.168.0.1

The driver tries CGA authentication first and falls back to TG if it fails.

Known Observations

Two Completely Different Hardware Platforms

Despite sharing the "Vodafone Station" name, CGA and TG models use entirely different authentication protocols and data APIs:

• CGA: REST API at /api/v1/sta_docsis_status returning JSON
• TG: PHP endpoint at /php/status_docsis_data.php returning HTML with embedded JavaScript arrays

The driver auto-detects which variant is present and switches protocols accordingly.

TG Frequency Format

The TG variant reports OFDM frequencies as ranges (e.g., "108~252" MHz). The driver converts these to center frequency for display.

TG Power Format

The TG variant reports power in a dual format: -1.2 dBmV/1158.8 dBuV. The driver extracts only the dBmV value.

Session Stability

Both variants may experience stale sessions (HTTP 400/401/403). The driver automatically re-authenticates when this happens.

Required Request Headers

The TG variant checks multiple headers on every request (User-Agent, X-Requested-With, Origin, Referer). Missing any of these causes authentication failures.

Bridge Mode

Status: Tested and confirmed working (TG3442DE, firmware 01.05.063.13.EURO.PC20).

See Bridge Mode Compatibility for details and Issue #40 for the original report.

Related

• Adding Modem Support
• Reference Values
• Bridge Mode Compatibility
• Issue #40: TG3442DE Bridge Mode