Zoom 10BaseT user manual Appendix a, Front Panel Information

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Appendix A

Front Panel Information

After you’ve correctly installed the Zoom Cable Modem, the READY light, 10BT light, and SYNC light go on to indicate that the modem is fully operational.

Light

Mode

Status

READY

On

Power is on.

10BT

On

The 10BaseT/Ethernet Cable

 

 

Modem is connected to the

 

 

computer (the computer must be

 

 

turned on).

ACT

Blinking

Activity is present on the cable.

 

 

The cable modem is sending

 

 

data to the cable service provider

 

 

or receiving data from it.

 

 

This light flickers during the

 

 

synchronization process.

SYNC

Blinking Fast

Searching for a data channel

 

 

from the cable provider.

 

Blinking Slow

Synchronizing with the cable

 

 

network and adjusting the signal

 

 

for optimum performance.

 

Steady On

The modem is synchronized to

 

 

the cable network.

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Contents Zoom CableModem Page Contents Page Getting Started Cable Modem ServiceSystem Requirements What You Will Need For InstallationGetting Started Zoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Requesting Cable Modem Service Installing Your Cable ModemWindows 95/98/Me operating systems Windows Windows NT/2000 operating systemsWindows NT Windows 95/98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Configuring Your Computer’s Network SettingsMacintosh operating systems Choose Apple System Profiler from the Apple menuWindows 95/98/Me Network Settings Windows operating system CD and follow the on-screen Installing Your Cable Modem Zoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Network Protocols list Windows NT 4.0 Network SettingsProperties Protocols, highlight TCP/IP Protocol, and then clickObtain an IP address from a Dhcp server Windows 2000 Network SettingsZoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click OK Box, select Obtain an IP address automatically, Macintosh Network Settings Zoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Making the Connections Locate the modem so that there is one inch Automated Synchronization Cable and Power ConnectionsZoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Internet Properties dialog box, click the Connections Configuring Your BrowserStart Internet Explorer Click Start Settings Control Panel AOL Zoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Unplugging the Modem Using Your Cable ModemConnecting to the Internet Ending an Internet SessionZoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Front Panel Information Appendix aProblem The power to my cable modem goes on and off TroubleshootingProblem I receive the message Undetected Network Adapter Problem I receive the message Unknown Network AdapterZoom 10BaseT Cable Modem User’s Manual Regulatory Information Appendix CReference Information