What the LED Activity Means

LED Label

Color

Description

Power

Green

Cable modem is plugged in to an

 

 

electrical outlet and is and receiving

 

 

power

 

 

 

Cable

Orange-Blinking

The modem is searching for the

 

 

DOWNSTREAM frequency

 

Orange

Downstream frequency is locked.

 

 

Searching for UPSTREAM frequency

 

Green

Upstream frequency is locked

 

 

 

Status

Green-Blinking

Modem is registering with the cable

 

 

company’s head-end

 

Green

Modem is ready for data transfers

 

 

 

ETH

Green

Valid Ethernet link status

 

Green-Blinking

Cable modem is transmitting/receiving

 

 

data through the Ethernet port

 

 

 

USB

Green

USB interface is connected

 

Green-Blinking

Data is being sent/received through the

 

 

USB port

 

 

 

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