Rear Panel
The connections and button on the rear panel are shown in the following figure.
Figure 2. Rear panel
Viewed from top to bottom, the back panel contains the following components:
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Reset button. Pressing the Reset button resets the cable modem. If the Reset button
is pressed for at least seven seconds, the Power LED blinks white and the cable
modem returns to its factory settings.
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Multi Gig LAN Ethernet port. For installation and activation, connect a computer
to the Ethernet port. After you install your cable modem and activate your Internet
service, you can disconnect your computer and connect a router to the Ethernet
port.
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Aggregate Ethernet ports. If a device supports Ethernet aggregation like a NAS
or managed network switch, you can use the Ethernet aggregate ports to cable the
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Nighthawk CM3000 2.5 Gbps Cable Modem