Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
Cable Modem Overview
Front Panel
The following illustration shows the front panel of the model:
The LEDs on the front panel are described in the table below (from left to right):
DCM476
Power
Description
Boot-up
Operation
ON
ON ON ON ON Power on 0.25 sec
X FLASH
X Following system initialization complete to (before) DS scanning
DOCSIS
Start-up
Operation
ON
X During DS scanning and acquiring SYNC
ON
X From SYNC completed, receiving UCD to ranging completed
ON
During DHCP, configuration file download, registration, and
Baseline Privacy initialization
DHCP status, LED SHOULD be ON 1 sec, and OFF 1 sec
TFTP status, LED SHOULD be ON 0.25 sec, and OFF 0.25 sec
ON
ON ON ON X Operational (NACO=ON)
ON
X Operational (NACO=OFF)
Channel
Bonding
Operation
FLAS
H
FLASH
Wait registration with all DS and all US –
Lights Flash sequentially
from the right to left
Minimum duration 3 seconds
X X X X OFF
From 1 to 4 DS, from 1 to 4 LEDs are ON.
From 5 to 8 DS, from 1 to 4 LEDs are flashing
Duration 3 seconds
OFF
OFF
From 1 to 2 US, from 2 to 3 LEDS are ON.
From 3 to 4 US, from 2 to 3 LEDS are flashing.
Duration 3 seconds
FLAS
H
FLASH
Wait registration with all DS and all US –
Lights Flash sequentially
from the left to right
Minimum duration 3 seconds
CM
Registration
Flavors
ON
ON
ON
ON
X
No US/DS Channel Bonding and Registered with Pre-D30
US/DS Channel Bonding and Registered with D30 mode (BLUE