Front Panel Display - Motorola SB6121 Quick Reference Manual

Quick Reference Guide: Motorola SB6121

Front Panel Display

The front panel LEDs should be used during installation, configuration, and troubleshooting. Use
them as a visual reference for how and what the modem is performing.
Key Light Off
1 POWER Power is
disconnected
2 RECEIVE Receive channel not
found
3 SEND Send channel not
found
ONLINE Internet connection
4
failed
5 LINK No connection to the
SB6121 Ethernet
port is detected
6 Power Powers on and off the cable modem
During normal operation, the POWER, RECEIVE, SEND, and ONLINE lights are ON. The LINK
light flashes when the cable modem is transferring data.
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Flashing
This light should not flash
Scanning for a receive
(downstream) channel
Scanning for a send
(upstream) channel
Scanning for configuration
parameters
Transmitting or receiving
data on the Ethernet port
On
Green: Power is properly
connected
Green: Downstream
channel is connected
Blue: Downstream channel
is connected with bonded
channels
Green: Upstream channel
is connected
Blue: Upstream channel is
connected with bonded
channels
Connected to the Internet
Amber: A device,
computer, or hub is
connected via the Ethernet
(10Base-T) or Fast
Ethernet (100Base-T) port
Blue: High-speed Gigabit
Ethernet connection to the
PC
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