Cabling and startup for a single user – Motorola SB5100 User Manual

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Introduction

Before You Begin

Installation & Configuration

FAQ

Troubleshooting

Glossary

Cabling and Startup for a Single User

Allow 5 to 30 minutes to power up the first time because the SURFboard cable modem
must find and lock on the appropriate channels for communications.

1

Be sure your computer is on and the cable modem is unplugged.

2

Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable outlet or splitter. Connect the
other end of the coaxial cable to the CABLE connector on the cable modem.
Hand-tighten the connectors to avoid damaging them.

3

Insert the SURFboard Cable Modem CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

4

Plug the power cord into the +12VDC connector on the cable modem and the
electrical outlet. This turns the SURFboard cable modem on. You do not need to
unplug it when not in use.

5

Check that the lights on the cable modem front cycle through this sequence:

Power flashes during the self-test and changes to solid green when the self-test
is successfully complete.

Receive flashes while scanning for the receive (

downstream

) channel and

changes to solid green when it is connected.

Send flashes while scanning for the send (

upstream

) channel and changes to

solid green when it is connected.

Online flashes while the cable modem downloads configuration data and
changes to solid green when the download is complete.

E

T

HE
RN
E

T

US
B

CA
B

LE

+12VDC

US

B C

P

E M

A

C

ID

:A

B

DCE
F0

12

3

45

S/

N

: P

PP

PM

M

Y

JJJS

SS

SS

C

AA

B

BC

CC

C

HF

C M

AC

ID:

A

BCD
E

F0

12

34

5

C

UST

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S

/N

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C

DF

GH

JK

LM

NP

SURFboard cable modem

To electrical
outlet (step 4)

To cable
outlet
(step 2)

Always connect coaxial cable to the wall outlet first.

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