Installation
and
Operation
3-3
SURFboard Cable Modem Installation Manual
Installing a Single User
You can connect a single user to a SURFboard cable modem using the USB or Ethernet port.
Allow 5 to 30 minutes to power up the first time because the SURFboard cable modem must find
and lock on the appropriate channels for communications. To install the SURFboard cable
modem for a single user:
1
Be sure the
subscriber
’s computer is on and the cable modem is unplugged.
2
Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable outlet or splitter (Always make the wall
connection first). Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to the CABLE connector on the
cable modem.
Hand-tighten the connectors to avoid damaging them.
Figure 3-1 illustrates
the cable connections:
Figure 3-1
Cable connections
To cable
outlet
To
power
outlet
To
Ethernet
or USB
E
T
HE
RNE
T
US
B
C
A
BL
E
+12VDC
US
B
CP
E M
AC ID:
AB
DC
EF
012345
S/
N: PP
PP
M
MYJ
JJSS
SS
SC
AA
BB
CCCC
HF
C
MA
C ID:
AB
CD
EF
012345
CUS
TO
MER
S
/N:
BCDF
GH
JK
LM
NP
3
Insert the
SURFboard Cable Modem
CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4
Plug the power cord into the +12VDC connector on the cable modem and the electrical
outlet.
This turns the SURFboard cable modem on
. The cable modem does not need to be
unplugged when not in use.
5
Check that the LEDs on the front of the cable modem cycle through this sequence:
#
POWER
flashes during the self-test and changes to solid green when the self-test is
successfully complete.
#
RECEIVE
flashes while scanning for the receive channel and changes to solid green when
the receive channel is locked.
#
SEND
flashes while scanning for the send channel and changes to solid green when the
send channel is locked.
#
ONLINE
flashes while the cable modem downloads configuration data and changes to
solid green when the download is complete. Configuration data includes the DHCP
server IP address, configuration, and time and date stamp.
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