NETGEAR CM700 Quick Start

Quick Start
High Speed Cable Modem
Model CM700
Package Contents
Cable modem
Ethernet cable Power adapter
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. Power
adapter
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.
5. Wait for the cable modem to
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.
Cable wall
outlet
Coaxial cable
(not included)
Ethernet cable
Cable modem
6. Connect a computer to the
come online.
cable modem.
When the cable modem comes
Use the Ethernet cable that
online, the Internet LED stops
is provided in the package
blinking and lights solid green.
to connect a computer to
the Ethernet port on the
This process might take up to 10
cable modem.
minutes.
Reboot the computer.
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: 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 Connect a Router on the other
side of this quick start guide.