NETGEAR C3000 User Manual

Hardware Setup
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N300 WiFi Cable Modem Router Model C3000
You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and
describes each LED and button on the front panel of the modem router.
Table 1. Front panel LEDs and buttons
LED Description
WPS button with
LED
This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.
The WPS LED blinks during this process and then lights solid.
WiFi On/Off
button with LED
Pressing this button for two seconds turns the WiFi radio in the modem router on and off. If
this LED is lit, the WiFi radio is on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radio is turned off and you
cannot use WiFi to connect to the modem router.
Power
• Green. Power is supplied to the modem router.
• Off. No power is supplied to the modem router.
Downstream
• Solid green. One or more downstream channels are locked.
• Blinking green.
The unit is scanning for a downstream channel.
• Off. No downstream channel is locked.
Upstream
• Solid green. One or more upstream channels are locked.
• Blinking green.
The unit is scanning for an upstream channel.
• Off. No upstream channel is locked.
Internet
• Solid green. The modem router is online.
• Blinking green.
The modem router is synchronizing with the cable provider’s cable
modem termination system (CMTS).
• Off.
The modem router is offline.
2.4 GHz WiFi
• Green. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is on.
• Off.
The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
Ethernet
• Green. A powered-on device is connected to an Ethernet port.
• Off. No device is connected to an Ethernet port.
USB
• Green. A USB device is connected and is ready.
• Off. No USB device is connected.

NETGEAR C3000 Specifications

General

DSL WAN	No
Ethernet WAN	Yes
Wi-Fi band	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	340 Mbit/s
Power source type	DC
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
Security algorithms	WPA, WPA2-PSK
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)
Product type	Tabletop router
Product color	Black

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	41 mm
Width	113 mm
Height	193 mm
Weight	352 g