If This Is A First-Time Cable Modem Installation (That Is, You Are Not Replacing An "Old" Cable Modem), Do This - Zoom 5352 Quick Start Manual

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Connect the Zoom power cube between the Zoom cable modem and a live power jack. DO NOT
use your old cable modem's power cube on your Zoom cable modem. Make sure the cable
modem's Power Switch is ON.
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What you do next depends on your cable modem company. Typically you can call your cable
modem company's support department and tell them your cable modem is hooked up. They'll
normally ask for the information mentioned above in "Before Installing Your Cable Modem."
Some cable companies also let you just open the browser on a computer that's connected to the
Zoom cable modem. A setup page comes up, and you follow the instructions.
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Go to "Now that your cable modem is connected, do this." below.
If this is a first-time cable modem installation (that is, you are NOT replacing an
"old" cable modem), do this:
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Connect a "live" coaxial cable from your cable service provider to your cable modem. (If you're
not sure a cable is live, you can see whether you get a good TV signal when that cable is used
with a working TV set-top box.) Here are some ways you can get the live cable:
Coaxial Cable
You have a cable TV cable ("coaxial cable") with a male connector on the end that isn't
connected to anything. This cable may be coming out of a wall or connected to a cable
TV jack.
There's a cable TV jack in your wall. You can connect a cable TV "coaxial cable" between
that jack and your cable modem. You may have a coaxial cable, possibly one that came
with a cable modem starter kit from your cable service provider. If you don't have a
coaxial cable, you can get one at most electronics stores. You want one with a screw-in
male F connector at each end, with a length that works for your installation.
If you don't have an available cable TV cable or wall jack, use a coaxial "T adapter" or
"splitter" available from most electronics retailers. (see example at right). Make sure you
get one designed for cable modems and/or cable TV. These typically have one female
IN jack and two female OUT jacks. You can disconnect a live cable from your TV set-top
box and screw it into the IN jack of the splitter. Then connect one coaxial cable from an
OUT jack to your TV set-top box and another coaxial cable from the other OUT jack to
your cable modem. You can see that this approach uses one splitter and 2 additional
coaxial cables, each of which has male connectors on each end. Some electronics
retailers carry the Zoom Cable Modem Connection Kit which has an excellent splitter and
2 coaxial cables packaged together at a reasonable price. You can also purchase
splitters and coaxial cable separately if you prefer to do that, perhaps because you need
a special length of coaxial cable.
Cable TV Jack