NETGEAR CM1000 User Manual page 29

1. Collect your cable Internet provider
information.
Collect your cable account number, account
phone number, and login information (your
email address or user name and password).
2. Turn 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.
3. Connect a coaxial cable.
Use a coaxial cable that is provided by your
cable company to connect the cable port
on the cable modem to a cable wall outlet
or a line splitter.
Make sure that the cable is tightly connected.
Note: If Comcast XFINITY is your cable
Internet provider, Comcast XFINITY
recommends connecting your cable modem
directly to a cable wall outlet.
4. Connect the power adapter.
Connect the power adapter to the
cable modem and plug the power adapter
into an electrical outlet.
When the startup procedure is complete,
the Power LED lights green.
If the Power LED does not light, press the
Power On/Off button.
Cable wall outlet
Coaxial cable
(not included)
Power adapter
5. Wait for the cable modem to
come online.
When the cable modem comes
online, the Internet LED
blinking and lights solid green.
This process might take up to 10
minutes.
Cable modem
6. Connect a computer to the
cable modem.
Use the Ethernet cable that
stops
is provided in the package to
connect a computer to the LAN
port on the cable modem.
Reboot the computer.
Ethernet cable
Computer
7. Activate your Internet service.
For information about how to
activate your Internet service, see
Activate Your Internet Service
other side of this quick start guide.
Note: After you install and
activate the cable modem, you
can disconnect the computer
and connect a router to the
cable modem. For more information,
see Connect a Router
side of this quick start guide.
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on the other