Netgear C3000

Front View

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After the cable modem is successfully registered on the network, the Power and Status indicators illuminate continuously to indicate that the cable modem is online and fully operational.

Back View

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The Netgear 3000 has the following ports available on the back of the modem.

• RESET - Use this button in the unlikely event that you want to restore the default factory settings. This button is recessed to prevent accidental resets of your WiFi modem. See Netgear's support article for steps on how to reset your device to factory settings.
• USB - Connects to selected client devices
• ETHERNET - Provides internet access to a single device. Only one port is active at a time.
• CABLE - Connects to the cable wall outlet
• POWER - Connects the device to the power adapter
• POWER ON / OFF - Turns the device on and off

MAC Address

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The Netgear C3000 comes configured with wireless security. By default, the Netgear home networking gateway supports up to 802.11n wireless standards and uses WPA / WPA2 wireless security settings.

• The SSID and Passphrase are printed on the label on the gateway.
• The SSID on the gateway is the same as the last 6 characters of the Wireless MAC address.
• The Passphrase is the same as the 9-digit serial number of the home networking gateway.
• MAC addresses are written as 12 digits containing both letters and numbers (0-9, A-F). A MAC address is unique. The first six characters of the MAC address are unique to the manufacturer of the device.