NETGEAR Nighthawk C7100V Quick Start Manual page 2

You can use this diagram to connect your modem router or follow the detailed instructions in this booklet.
1. Collect your Comcast XFINITY information.
Collect your Comcast XFINITY 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
modem router into the same outlet.
3. (Optional) Install the battery.
If you purchased a backup battery for
your modem router (sold separately),
follow the instructions that came with
the battery to install it.
4. Connect a coaxial cable.
Use the coaxial cable that is provided
by Comcast XFINITY to connect the
cable port on the cable modem to a
cable wall outlet.
Make sure that the cable is tightly
connected.
5. Connect the power cord.
When the startup procedure is complete, the Power LED
lights solid white.
6. (Optional) Connect a phone.
If you use XFINITY Voice, connect your phone to the Tel 1 or
Tel 2 port on the modem router with the phone cable.
7. Wait for the modem router to come online.
When the modem router comes online, the Internet LED
stops blinking and lights solid white.
This process might take up to 10 minutes.
8. Connect a computer or mobile device to the
modem router.
To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi network name and
password on the modem router label.
To connect using a wired connection, use an Ethernet
cable to connect a computer to an Ethernet port on the
modem router.
Reboot the computer.
Power
Cable wall
cord
outlet
Ethernet
cable
Phone
cable
Modem router 9. Log in to the modem router.
Launch a web browser and enter http://routerlogin.net
or http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of the web
browser.
When prompted to log in, enter admin for the user name
and password for the password, change the admin
password, and enter security questions and answers.
10. Call Comcast XFINITY to activate your modem router.
For information, see
Modem Router
Call Comcast XFINITY to Activate Your
on page 6.