
Table 1. LED descriptions
Description
Icon
LED
•
Solid green. Power is supplied to the cable modem.
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Off. No power is supplied to the cable modem.
•
Solid red. The cable modem is too warm and might overheat. For more
information about this condition, see
Use LEDs to Troubleshoot
on
page 23.
Power
•
Solid amber. One downstream channel is locked.
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Solid green. Two or more downstream channels are locked.
•
Blinking green. The cable modem is scanning for a downstream
channel.
•
Off. No downstream channel is locked.
Downstream
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Solid amber. One upstream channel is locked.
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Solid green. Two or more upstream channels are locked.
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Blinking green. The cable modem is scanning for an upstream channel.
•
Off. No upstream channel is locked.
Upstream
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Solid green. The cable modem is online.
•
Blinking green. The cable modem is synchronizing with the cable
provider’s cable modem termination system (CMTS).
•
Off. The cable modem is offline.
Internet
Hardware Setup
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Nighthawk Multi-Gig Speed Cable Modem