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Connecting the Cable Modem
Connecting the Cable Modem to a Single Computer
This section of the manual explains how to connect your cable modem to the USB or Ethernet port on your
computer and install the necessary software. Please refer to figure 1 to help you connect your cable modem
for the best possible connection.
Attaching the Cable TV wire to the Cable Modem
1.
Locate the Cable TV wire. You may find it one of three ways:
A.
Connected directly to a TV, a Cable TV converter box, or VCR. The line will be connected to the
jack which should be labeled either IN, CABLE IN, CATV, CATV IN, etc.
B.
Connected to a wall-mounted cable outlet.
C.
Coming out from under a baseboard heater or other location. See Figure 1 for the wiring example.
Notes: For optimum
performance, be sure to connect
your cable modem to the first
point the cable enters your home.
The splitter must be rated for at
least 1GHz.
Cable drop
= Splitters
Fig. 1: Basic Home Wiring
TV converter
TV converter
TV
TV
TV converter
TV
New 2-way splitter, one leg
direct to modem, other leg
to IN on next splitter, such as RCA
DT2SP (call 1-800-338-0376 to order).
Modem
PC
New cable wire
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