User's Manual

6
Using the Cable Modem
buttons
• On/off – Turns the modem on or puts it in stand-by mode. Placing the cable
modem in stand-by mode (the “off” position) allows for continued status
monitoring from the cable network.
Do not press this button when transmitting data over the internet. The
information will be lost along with your ethernet connection.
power
data
cable
activity
email
on off
light indicators
• Power – Indicates whether cable
modem is in active or stand-by mode.
The light is off when the modem is in
stand-by mode, and on when the power
is activated.
• Data – Indicates whether the ethernet
connection is active, ready to transmit/
receive, or actually transmitting/
receiving. The light is off when no
ethernet carrier is present or the
modem is in stand-by mode, on when
the ethernet carrier is present but
there’s no transmit/receive activity, and
flashing when there is ethernet
transmit/receive activity.
• Cable – Indicates the status of your
cable connection. The light is off when
no cable connection is detected or the
modem is in stand-by mode, flashing
when the cable connection is detected
but not yet ready to send or receive
data, and fully lit when the modem is
registered with the network and data
can be sent.