Netgear CM700 – High Speed Cable Modem—DOCSIS 3.0 Installation Guide

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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 off 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.
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 
on
 
the 
other side of this quick start guide.
Note: 
After you install and 
activate the cable modem, you 
can disconnect the computer 
and connect a router to the 
cable modem. For more information, 
see 
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.