Cable The Modem Router For Cable Or Fiber Service And Access The Modem Router - NETGEAR N150 D500 User Manual

Cable the Modem Router for Cable or Fiber Service and
Access the Modem Router
The following figure shows the cabling of your modem router for cable or fiber service.
Figure 8. Modem router cabling for cable or fiber service
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To connect your modem router to a cable or fiber service:
1. Unplug your cable or fiber modem's power, leaving the modem connected to the wall
jack for your Internet service.
2. If your cable of fiber modem includes a battery backup, remove the battery.
3. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the cable or fiber modem to the yellow LAN2/WAN
Ethernet port on the modem router.
The product package contains a yellow Ethernet cable.
4. Plug in and turn on your cable or fiber modem.
5. If your cable or fiber modem includes a battery backup, reinsert the battery.
6. Connect the power adapter to the modem router and plug it into an electrical outlet.
Wait for the Power LED
7. If the Power LED does not light, press the Power On/Off button.
8. Connect a computer to the modem router by one of the following methods:
• Ethernet cable. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to a yellow Ethernet
port on the modem router.
The product package contains a yellow Ethernet cable.
N150 and N300 WiFi DSL Modem Routers
to light solid green, which takes about 17 seconds.
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