Netgear Cm600 High Speed Cable Modem User Manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 
USANovember 2015
202-11576-01
High Speed Cable Modem
Model CM600
User Manual 

 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware and Internet Setup
Unpack Your Cable Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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1.   Hardware and Internet Setup
The NETGEAR High Speed Cable Modem provides a connection to high-speed cable Internet 
with speeds up to 960 Mbps.1 The cable modem is certified by all major cable Internet providers. 
A Gigabit Ethernet port provides fast access and downloads. The cable modem supports the 
assignment of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by cable Internet providers.
This chapter covers the following topics:
•Unpack Your Cable Modem
•Front Panel
•Product Label
•Back Panel
•Install and Activate...

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Unpack Your Cable Modem
Your package contains the following items.
Ethernet cable
Power adapter
Cable modem
Figure 1. Package contents
Front Panel
The  cable modem  provides status LEDs on the front.
Power LED
Downstream LED
Upstream LED
Internet LED
Ethernet LED
Figure 2. Cable modem front view 

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You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and 
describes each LED on the front panel of the cable modem.
Table 1.  LED descriptions  
LEDIconDescription
Power
•  Green. Power is supplied to the cable modem.
•  Off. No power is supplied to the cable modem.
•  Red. 
The cable modem is too warm and might overheat. For more information 
about this condition, see  Use LEDs to Troubleshoot on page  24.
Downstream
•...

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Back Panel
The back panel provides the connections and button shown the following f\
igure.
Power adapter input LAN Gigabit Ethernet port
Coaxial cable connector Reset button
Power On/Off button
Figure 4. Cable modem back panel 

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Install and Activate Your Cable Modem
The cable modem provides a connection between your cable Internet provid\
er’s network and 
your computer, router, or WiFi router. 
Connect Your Cable Modem to a Computer
During the installation and activation, you must connect the cable modem\
 directly to a 
computer. After installation and activation, you can connect the cable modem to a \
router (see 
Connect Your Cable Modem to a Router After Installation and...

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3. 
Use the Ethernet cable provided in the package to connect the Gigabit Et\
hernet port on the 
cable modem to an Ethernet port on the computer.
4.  T
urn on the computer.
5.  Connect the power adapter provided in the package to the cable modem and\
 plug the power 
adapter into an electrical outlet.
When the startup procedure is completed, the Power LED lights green 
.
6.  W
ait for the cable modem to come online.
It takes at least 10 minutes for...

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Note:Your cable Internet provider’s contact information might change. You 
can also find the contact information in your monthly Internet service 
billing statement.
2. If you are unable to activate your Internet service using the instructions on your cable 
Internet provider’s website, call your cable Internet provider and do the following:
a.When asked, provide your account information and provide the cable modem’s model 
number, which is CM600,...