Installing Your Cable Modem
This chapter describes how to install your cable modem.
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To connect the cable modem to a router, skip to page 7.
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If you have to connect the cable modem to your Windows
computer's USB port, go to Installing the Software
page 9.
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Most users will connect the cable modem to a computer's
Ethernet port. To do that, follow the steps below.
Connecting Your Cable Modem
to a Computer's Ethernet Port
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Shut down the computer that you are going to connect to the
cable modem.
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Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the modem's LAN
jack and plug the other end into your computer's Ethernet
jack.
Tip:
The modem has a fold-out base, so you can stand it upright or
lie it flat, depending on your preference.
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