Detailed Front Panel Indicator Functions

This chart illustrates the sequence of steps and the corresponding appearance of the cable modem front panel 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.

Frontt Panell IndicatorsI i t Duringi InitialI iti l Power Up,, Calibration,li ti , and Registrationi t ti

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

Completed

 

 

1

POWER

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

2

PC

OFF

ON

or

or

or

or

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLINKING

BLINKING

BLINKING

BLINKING

BLINKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

DATA

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

OCCASIONAL

OCCASIONAL

OCCASIONAL

ON

BLINKING

BLINKING

BLINKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLOW

MOMENTARY

 

SLOW

RAPID

ON

4

CABLE

OFF

ON

BLINKING

OFF

BLINKING

BLINKING

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 time per second

 

1 time per second

4 times per second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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