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The NETGEAR High Speed Cable Modem provides a connection to high-speed cable Internet
with speeds up to 1 Gbps.
Gigabit Ethernet port provides fast access and downloads. The cable modem supports the
assignment of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by cable Internet providers.
This chapter covers the following topics:
•Unpack Your Cable Modem
•Front Panel
•Product Label
•Back Panel
•Install and Activate Your Cable Modem
•Connect Your Cable Modem to a Router After Installation and Activation
Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the
support website at support.netgear.com.
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The cable modem is certified by all major cable Internet providers. A
1. Maximum rate is derived from DOCSIS 3.1/DOCSIS 3.0 specifications, limited by Ethernet port and actual throughput varies depending on your
Internet subscription with your provider.
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Unpack Your Cable Modem
Your package contains the following items.
Ethernet cable
Cable modem
Figure 1. Package contents
Power adapter
Front Panel
The cable modem provides status LEDs on the front.
Power LED
Downstream LED
Upstream LED
Internet LED
Ethernet LED
Figure 2. Cable modem front view
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You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and
describes each LED on the front panel of the cable modem.
Table 1. LED descriptions
LEDIconDescription
Power
Downstream
Upstream
Internet
Ethernet
• Green. Power is supplied to the cable modem.
• Off.
• Red.
• Solid amber. One downstream channel is locked.
• Solid
• Blinking
• Off.
• Solid amber. One upstream channel is locked.
• Solid
• Blinking
• Off.
• Solid green. The cable modem is online.
• Blinking
• Off.
• Green. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port at 1000 Mbps.
• Amber.
• Blinking
• Off.
No power is supplied to the cable modem.
The cable modem is too warm and might overheat. For more information
about this condition, see Use LEDs to Troubleshoot on
green. Two or more downstream channels are locked.
green. The cable modem is scanning for a downstream channel.
No downstream channel is locked.
green. Two or more upstream channels are locked.
green. The cable modem is scanning for an upstream channel.
No upstream channel is locked.
green. The cable modem is synchronizing with the cable Internet
provider’s cable modem termination system (CMTS).
The cable modem is offline.
A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port at 10/100 Mbps.
green or amber. The Ethernet port is processing traffic.
No device is connected to the Ethernet port.
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Product Label
The product label on the side of the cable modem displays the serial number and MAC
address of the cable modem and login information, including the default IP address, default
user name, and default password.
Figure 3. Product label
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Back Panel
The back panel provides the connections and button shown the following figure.
Reset button
LAN Gigabit Ethernet port
Coaxial cable connector
Power On/Off button
Power adapter input
Figure 4. Cable modem back panel
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Install and Activate Your Cable Modem
The cable modem provides a connection between your cable Internet provider’s network and
your computer, router, or WiFi router.
Install Your Cable Modem and Connect It to a Computer
During the installation and activation, you must connect the cable modem directly to a
computer. After installation and activation, you can connect the cable modem to a router (see
Connect Your Cable Modem to a Router After Installation and Activation on page 12).
Coaxial cable to
cable outlet
Ethernet
cable
Power adapter
Cable modem
Figure 5. Connect the cable modem directly to a computer
Note: Before you connect your cable modem and contact your cable Internet
provider, collect your cable account number, account phone number,
and login information (your email address or user name and password).
To install your cable modem and connect it directly to a computer:
1. T
urn off existing modems and routers.
If you are replacing a modem that is currently connected in your home, unplug the
modem and plug the new cable modem into the same outlet.
2. Connect
a coaxial cable.
Use the coaxial cable that your cable company provided to connect
cable modem to a cable wall outlet or a line splitter. Make sure that the cable is tightly
connected.
Computer
the cable port on the
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Note: If Comcast XFINITY is your cable Internet provider, Comcast XFINITY
recommends connecting your cable modem directly to a cable wall outlet.
3. Connect the power adapter provided in the package to the cable modem and plug the power
adapter into an electrical outlet.
When the startup procedure is completed, the Power LED lights green.
4. Wait for the cable modem to come online.
It takes at least 10 minutes for the cable modem to come online on the network. During
this time, the LED behavior is as follows:
•The Downstream LED lights amber when one downstream channel is locked.
•The Downstream LED lights green when more than one downstream channel is
locked.
•The Upstream LED lights amber when one upstream channel is locked.
•The Upstream LED lights green when more than one upstream channel is locked.
•After the cable modem registers with your cable Internet provider, the Internet LED
lights green.
5. Turn off the computer to which you intend to connect the cable modem.
6. Use the Ethernet cable provided in the package to connect the LAN port on the cable
modem to an Ethernet port on the computer.
7. Turn on the computer.
Even though an Internet connection is established, Internet service is available only after you
set it up with your cable Internet provider.
For information about how to activate your Internet service, see Activate Your Internet
Service on page 10.
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