Check the modem status lights
If you're still having connection problems, look at the lights on the front of your modem. For a working internet connection, the following lights should all be green: the power, internet, WAN, and WiFi lights. If one of those lights is not green, see below.
Status lights on a C3510XZ modem. All of our black tower modems will have similar lights, though yours may look slightly different from the example.
Power light color | Description |
Off | Modem is unplugged or isn't getting power |
Red | Hardware test in progress. If it's still red after a few minutes, there could be hardware or sofware failure. Get help from an agent. |
Orange or blinking green/orange | Software test in progress |
Internet light color | Description |
Off | Modem in 'transparent bridge' mode. If it stays off once power light is green, try doing a modem reset. |
Blinking red/green | Auto-configuration in progress. If this continues for over a minute, get help from an agent. |
Red | Modem isn't able to connect to the Quantum Fiber network. A modem setting may be configured incorrectly—you'll need help from a technician to fix this. |
WAN light color | Description |
Off | Modem isn't connecting to the fiber network terminal. |
Red | Connection error. You'll need help from a technician to fix this. |
WiFi light color | Description |
Off | WiFi has been disabled in the modem settings. See 2a below. |
Orange | WiFi is temporarily turned off based on a wireless schedule created in the modem settings. See 2b below. |
To adjust the WiFi settings on your modem: