Quick Start
High Speed Cable Modem
Model CM700
1. Collect your cable Internet provider
information.
Collect your cable account number, account
phone number, and login information (your
email address or user name and password).
2. Turn o existing modems and routers.
If you are replacing a modem that is
currently connected in your home, unplug
the modem and plug the new cable modem
into the same outlet.
3. Connect a coaxial cable.
Use a coaxial cable that is provided by your
cable company to connect the cable port
on the cable modem to a cable wall outlet
or a line splitter.
Make sure that the cable is tightly connected.
Note: If Comcast XFINITY is your cable
Internet provider, Comcast XFINITY
recommends connecting your cable modem
directly to a cable wall outlet.
4. Connect the power adapter.
Connect the power adapter to the
cable modem and plug the power adapter
into an electrical outlet.
When the startup procedure is complete,
the Power LED
lights green.
Package Contents
Coaxial cable
(not included)
Power
adapter
Cable modem
Ethernet cable
Cable wall
outlet
Computer
6. Connect a computer to the
cable modem.
Use the Ethernet cable that
is provided in the package
to connect a computer to
the Ethernet port on the
cable modem.
Reboot the computer.
7. Activate your Internet service.
For information about how to
activate your Internet service, see
Activate Your Internet Service on the
other side of this quick start guide.
Note: Aer you install and
activate the cable modem, you
can disconnect the computer
and connect a router to the
cable modem. For more information,
see Connect a Router on the other
side of this quick start guide.
Cable modem
Ethernet cable Power adapter
5. Wait for the cable modem to
come online.
When the cable modem comes
online, the Internet LED
stops
blinking and lights solid green.
This process might take up to 10
minutes.
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