Motorola SBV5121 manual Top and Front Panel

Introduction

Installation Troubleshooting Glossary License

Top and Front Panel

For added security you can press the Standby button (1) to suspend your Internet connection. No data is transmitted or received from the Internet when the Standby light is on. All other front-panel lights turn off until you press the Standby button again, except for Tel 1 and Tel 2. Standby does not affect your telephone service. Voice service still operates when Standby is on.

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The model number on your VoIP cable modem may be different than in the illustrations and screen images in this guide.

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The lights provide information about power, communications, and errors:

Key	Light	Flashing	On
2	Power	Startup diagnostics in progress	The VoIP cable modem is powered on.

3DS (downstream) Scanning for a receive (downstream) The downstream channel is connected. channel connection

4	US (upstream)	Scanning for a send (upstream)	The upstream channel is connected.
		channel connection
5	Online	Scanning for a network connection	The startup process is complete.
6	Link	Transmitting or receiving data	A device, such as a computer or hub, is connected to
			the USB or Ethernet connectors on the back panel.
7	Tel 1	Connected and activated,	Connected and activated, the telephone is on-hook
		telephone is off-hook (in use).	(not in use).
8	Tel 2	Connected and activated,	Connected and activated, the telephone is on-hook
		telephone is off-hook (in use).	(not in use).
9	Standby	This light does not flash	Internet service is blocked because the Standby button
			was pressed. If this light is on, all other lights are off,
			except for Tel 1 and Tel 2.

During normal operation, the Power, Receive, Send, and Online lights are on and the Link light flashes when the VoIP cable modem is transferring data.

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