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WebSTAR Cable Modem User's Guide Models DPX100, DPX120, DPX2100, and EPX2100
Front Panel Status Indicator Functions
Front Panel
Front Panel
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Initial Power Up, Calibration, and Registration
The following chart illustrates the sequence of steps and the corresponding
appearance of the cable modem front panel status indicators during power up,
calibration, and registration on the network. Use this chart to troubleshoot the
power up, calibration, and registration process of your cable modem.
After the cable modem completes step 8 (Registration Completed), the
modem proceeds immediately to step 9, Normal Operations.
Front Panel LED Status Indicators During Initial Power Up, Calibration, and Registration
Front Panel LED Status Indicators During Initial Power Up, Calibration, and Registration
Step
1
2
Self
Downstream
Indicator
Test
Scan
1 POWER
ON
ON
ON
2
PC
ON
or
BLINKING
3
DATA
ON
OFF
SLOW
4 CABLE
ON
BLINKING
1 blink
Normal Operations
The following chart illustrates the appearance of the cable modem front panel
LED status indicators during normal operations.
Front Panel LED Status Indicators During Normal Operations
Front Panel LED Status Indicators During Normal Operations
Step
Indicator
1 POWER
ON
2
PC
ON - When a single device is connected to either the Ethernet or USB port and no data is being
sent to or from the modem.
BLINKS - LED blinks when only one Ethernet or USB device is connected and
data is being transferrd between the consumer premise equipment (CPE) and the cable modem.
OFF - When no devices are connected to either the Ethernet or USB ports.
Note: With both Ethernet and USB devices connected to the modem at the same time, when data is being
transferred through only one of the devices (Ethernet or USB), the indicator will illuminate continuously.
Whenever data is being sent through both data ports (Ethernet and USB) simultaneously, the indicator will
blink as described above.
3
DATA
BLINKS - To indicate data is being transferred between the modem and the network.
4 CABLE
ON
3
4
Downstream
Ranging
Signal Lock
ON
ON
ON
ON
or
or
BLINKING
BLINKING
OCCASIONAL
OFF
BLINKING
MOMENTARY
OFF
ON
8
Normal Operations
(Bold denotes normal)
5
6
Requesting
Registering
IP Address
ON
ON
ON
ON
or
or
BLINKING
BLINKING
OCCASIONAL
OCCASIONAL
BLINKING
BLINKING
BLINKING
BLINKING
2 blinks
4 blinks
7
Registration
Completed
ON
ON
ON
ON
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