Chapter 2 Installing the Cable Modem
5 If your cable modem supports digital telephone service (VoIP), connect one end
of a telephone cable (not included) to a telephone outlet in your home or to a
telephone or fax machine. Then connect the other end of the cable to t he
appropriate RJ-11 TELEPHONE port on the back of the cable modem. The
telephone ports are light gray and are labeled 1/2 and 2 or 1 and 2 depending on
the region of the world the cable modem is used.
Notes:
– Make sure to connect your telephone service to the correct RJ-11 port. For
single line telephone service, connect to port 1/2 or 1.
– In North America, cable modems have multi-line capability on the RJ-11
telephone port labeled 1/2. Line 1 is on pins 3 and 4 of port 1/2, and Line
2 is supported on pins 2 and 5. In Europe, cable modems support only
one line per port. Line 1 is on port 1 and line 2 is on port 2.
– Telephones that require electrical connectors other than RJ-11 may
require an external adapter (sold separately).
6 Locate the AC power adapter provided with your cable modem. Connect the
barrel connector end of the power adapter into the power input on the back of
the cable modem. Then, plug the AC power adapter into an AC outlet to power
on the cable modem.
Note: If your device is equipped with a power switch (located on the back
panel), make sure that the switch is in the ON position to power on the Cable
Modem.
The cable modem will perform an automatic search to locate and sign on to the
broadband data network. This process may take up to 2-5 minutes. The cable
modem will be ready for use when the POWER, DS, US and ONLINE LEDs on
the front panel of the cable modem stop blinking and remain on continuously.
7 At this point, the installation is complete, and you can begin surfing the Internet.
Note: If your PC does not have Internet access, see How Do I Configure TCP/IP
Protocol? (on page 28) for information on how to configure your PC for TCP/IP.
For Internet devices other than PCs, see the DHCP or IP Address configuration
section of the User Guide or Operations Manual for those devices.
