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Hardware Connection

Port

Description

LAN 1-4

(Gigabit Ethernet

1-4)

Four 10/100/1000 auto-sensing Ethernet

ports for computers and other devices that

have an Ethernet port.

RESET

Press and hold this recessed button at least

8 seconds in the unlikely event that you want

to restore the default factory settings. This

button is recessed to prevent accidental

resets of your Cable Modem/Router.

RF / Cable

Connect your coaxial cable line to this port.

POWER

Connect the supplied power cube to this port.

ON/OFF SWITCH

Powers the Cable Modem/Router on or off.

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Front Panel LEDs

Your Zoom cable modem has several lights on its front panel to help you monitor

the Cable Modem/Router’s status.

LIGHT

COLOR

DESCRIPTION

WPS

Green

BLINKING: WPS is in discovery mode (LED

blinks for up to 2 minutes)

ON: LED lit solid for 30 seconds after WPS

configuration is successful

OFF (after 2 minutes blinking): No Wi-Fi

client associated with the Cable

Modem/Router via WPS

WLAN

Green

BLINKING: Data is flowing

ON: Wi-Fi is enabled

OFF: Wi-Fi is not enabled

LINK 1-4

Ethernet

LAN ports

Green

or

Amber

BLINKING: Data is flowing

Green: Connected at highest LAN speed, 1

Gbps

Amber: Connected at 10 or 100 Mbps

OFF: No Ethernet link detected

Online

Green

BLINKING: Cable interface is acquiring IP,

Time of Day, and configuration

ON: Cable Modem/Router is online

OFF: Cable Modem/Router is offline

DS

Downstream

sync

Green

or

Blue

BLINKING: Scanning for DS channel

GREEN: Synchronized on 1 channel only

BLUE: Synchronized with more than 1

channel (DS Bond mode)

US

Upstream

sync

Green

or

Blue

BLINKING: Ranging is in progress.

Green: Ranging is complete; operate on 1

channel

BLUE: Ranging is complete; operate on

more than 1 channel (US Bond mode)

OFF: Upstream channel is inactive

DS & US

Blue

Both DS and US blinking together: The

Cable Modem/Router is powering up or the

cable operator is performing maintenance

Power

Green

ON: power is supplied to the Cable

Modem/Router

OFF: power is not supplied to the Cable

Modem/Router

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3

Connecting Other Devices to the Cable

Modem/Router

This chapter explains how to connect devices (computers, phones, tablets, game

stations, etc.) to the Cable Modem/Router. These devices can be connected either

wirelessly or to one of the Ethernet ports on your Cable Modem/Router.

If you are connecting a computer or other device to an Ethernet LAN port of the Cable

Modem/Router, please go to

Connecting Additional Computers and/or Other Devices to

the Cable Modem/Router’s Ethernet/LAN ports

. If you are connecting one or more Wi-Fi

compatible devices wirelessly to the cable modem/router, please continue below.

Connecting Wi-Fi compatible wireless devices to your cable modem/router

Your Cable Modem/Router comes pre-configured with these wireless settings:



WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK security is enabled



A random Pre-Shared Key (also called a security key or password) is assigned.

The Security Key/Password is printed on the bottom label of your cable

modem/router.



The default SSID (wireless network name) is assigned as

Zoomxxxx

(where

xxxx is 4 random alpha-numeric characters). This SSID is printed on the bottom

label of your cable modem/router.

Most users should simply use these default settings. If you want to change these default

settings please see,

Chapter 4, Changing the Default Wireless Settings

before

connecting your wireless computers or devices.

You must use compatible wireless settings for each computer or device that you want to

wirelessly connect to the Cable Modem/Router, as described below.

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Establishing your Wireless Network

If all the computers or devices on your network support WPS, you can use WPS to easily

set up your network. Windows 8 and 7 support WPS. Non Windows devices typically

have a button called WPS on them if they support WPS. (Note: Apple iPads, iPhones,

and Macintosh computers do not support WPS as of March 2013.)

Please see

Using

WPS to set up your Wireless network

if you want to use WPS for wireless connections to

your cable modem/router.

If some of the wireless devices do not support WPS, or if you do not know whether they

do support WPS, you can configure each computer or device manually. To do that,

select one of the possibilities for that computer or other device below:



Many newer

Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP computers have built-in wireless

networking

capabilities and do not require the installation of a wireless component.

If this is the case, you should set up that computer’s wireless connection using the

Windows 8, 7, Vista, or XP connect utility. See

the sections below on connecting

Windows 8

(page 15),

Windows 7

(page 16),

Vista

(page 16), or

XP

(page 18)

computers with built-in wireless capabilities.



If you are using a Macintosh computer see the instructions on page 19 for

Connecting a Macintosh OS X Computer with Built-in Wireless Capabilities



If you have a non-computer

wireless device like an iPhone or other cellular phone,

iPad or other tablet, iPod Touch

, etc., see the instructions on page 20 for

Connecting a

Wireless-enabled Device to the Wireless-N Router

.



Some older Windows computers may have

built-in wireless networking

capabilities,

but not use the Windows 8, 7, Vista, or XP utility to configure wireless networking. If this is

so, set up your computer’s wireless connection using the instructions on page 21 for

Connecting a Computer with a wireless adapter to the Wireless-N Router

.



Some

computers

may need a

wireless network adapter installed

. This can be a USB

adapter, PC Card adapter, or PCI adapter. When you install the adapter, make sure that it

is set to

infrastructure

or

access point

mode (NOT

ad-hoc

or

peer-to-peer

mode). If

you need help installing your wireless adapter or setting its mode, refer to the

documentation that came with it. After you install the adapter, see the instructions on

page 21 for

Connecting a Computer with a wireless adapter to the Wireless-N Router

.

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Connecting a Windows 8 Computer with Built-in Wireless

Capabilities

1

Click the

Wireless Network Configuration

utility icon

in your computer’s

system tray.

2

Typically you then click

Zoomxxxx

where xxxx is 4 random alpha-numeric

characters.

Zoomxxxx

is the SSID printed on the bottom label of your Cable

Modem/Router.

In the unlikely event that you changed the SSID from the default,

select your new SSID.

3

Click

Connect

. If you want to connect to this network automatically in the future,

check the

Connect Automatically

checkbox.

4

When prompted to enter your Network Security Key, enter your Pre-Shared Key

(Security Key/Password) and hit

Connect

. Your Security Key/Password can be

found on the bottom label of your Cable Modem/Router.

5

When asked “Do you want to turn on sharing between PCs and connect to devices

on this network?” Click

Yes

to enable sharing and

No

to disable sharing. Sharing

sets up your firewall to allow other users on your network to share files, folders or

devices such as printers.

Most users should select

Yes

. If you know you don’t want

to share files or devices, select

No.

6

Test your wireless connection. Open your computer’s Web browser and try to

connect to a familiar Website.

If you are unable to connect, make sure you followed

the instructions.

If you did, please see

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Tips

.

Your computer is now connected to your wireless network. If you want to connect

additional computers or devices, follow the instructions for your device by starting at the

first page of this chapter.

To disconnect from the current wireless network:

1

Left-click the wireless network icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar.

2

Right-click your SSID (wireless network name) and select

Disconnect

.