Front Panel LED Status Indicator Functions

Front Panel LED Status Indicator Functions

Initial Power Up, Calibration, and Registration

The following chart illustrates the sequence of steps and the corresponding appearance of the cable modem front panel LED status indicators during power-up, calibration, and registration on the network. Use this chart to troubleshoot the power up, calibration, and registration process of your cable modem.

Note: After the cable modem completes step 8 (Registration Complete), the modem proceeds immediately to step 9, Normal Operations. See the table in Normal Operations (on page 33).

Front Panel LED Status Indicators During Initial Power-Up, Calibration, and Registration

Step

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front Panel

Power

Self

Downstream

Downstream

Ranging

Requesting

Registering

Registration

Indicator

Up

Test

Scan

Signal Lock

 

IP Address

 

Complete

1

POWER

On

On

On

On

On

On

On

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

DS

Blinks

On

Blinks

On

On

On

On

On

 

 

 

1 sec

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

US

Blinks

On

Off

Off

Blinks

On

On

On

 

 

 

1 sec

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

ONLINE

Blinks

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Blinks

On

 

 

 

1 sec

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

LINK

Off

On

Off - When no devices are connected to the Ethernet or USB ports

On

 

 

 

1 sec

On - When devices are connected to the Ethernet or USB ports

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinks - When data activity is present

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 4027673 Front Panel LED Status Indicator Functions, Initial Power Up, Calibration, and Registration