Motorola MG7315 User manual

Quick Start
Cable Modem
Plus N450 Router
MG7315

Packaged with your MG7315
modem/router
Power Cube Coax Wrench
Ethernet Cable Velcro®Cable Organizer
Para una Guía de Inicio Rápido en
español, por favor vaya a
www.motorolacable.com/MG7315IR

Let’s get started
If you don’t have cable Internet service, please order that from your
cable service provider.
Now connect your MG7315 as shown on the next panel.
Connecting to a Coax Cable
Soon you’ll need to connect your MG7315 to a
“live” coax cable. Sometimes a cable will already be
available. Sometimes there’s a coax wall jack
available, and you connect to the jack with a coax
cable. Your MG7315 can also share a coax cable
attached to a TV by using a coax splitter.

ON/OFF button
POWER
Connect the supplied
power cube between the
power jack and an
electrical outlet.
RESET
WLAN button
Wi-Fi on/off button
WPS button
ETHERNET (LAN 1-4)
You can connect a
computer, HDTV, game
station, or other
Ethernet-capable device
to any of these 4 LAN
ports.
COAX
Connect a “live” coax
cable to the modem’s
COAX connector as
discussed above.
(Tighten
the nut so it’s finger tight.
You may want to use the
supplied wrench. Make the
connection snug but not
over-tight.)

Prepare to activate
By now you should have:
•Subscribed to cable Internet service.
•Connected your MG7315.
•Powered up your MG7315. To do this, the On/Off button needs to
be On. Wait for the green online connection light to stop
flashing and remain solidly lit.
This may take up to 15 minutes.
You should have a recent cable bill handy because it has your
account number and you’ll probably need that.
If you’re asked for information about the MG7315, you can find this
on the label on the bottom of the MG7315.
Activate
For some service providers, you activate by calling them. Many
service providers including Comcast and Cox prefer that you
activate by opening the Web browser of a computer that’s plugged
into one of the MG7315’s Ethernet ports.
If you don’t have a computer, you can use the Web browser of a
Wi-Fi device such as a smartphone or tablet. In that case you’ll
need the unique Wireless Network Name and Password printed on
the bottom of your MG7315. You’ll use these in setting up your
wireless device to connect to the MG7315. Once you’ve
connected, you can open the browser of that wireless device.

For Comcast XFINITY Users Only :
If the activation page does not appear, please go to
www.xfinity.com/internetsetup for more information and to
activate your modem.
Here is a list of phone numbers for some major cable
service providers
. (Note that this list is subject to change.)
Comcast 1 [phone]
Time Warner 1 [phone]
Bright House 1 [phone]
Suddenlink 1 [phone]
Cable One 1 [phone]
Cox 1 [phone]
RCN 1 [phone]
Once your MG7315 is activated either online or by phone,
your service provider will provision your MG7315 service.
Typically this takes less than 5 minutes, but in some cases
this may take 30 minutes or longer to complete.
Try to browse the Web using a device connected via Ethernet or
Wi-Fi to the MG7315. If browsing works, Congratulations! Your
MG7315 is working.
If your MG7315 is NOT working, see Troubleshooting Tips below.

Configuration Manager
You may not need to use the Configuration Manager. Here are
some reasons for using the Configuration Manager:
•You want to change the wireless router setup. For instance, maybe
you’re replacing a router and want to use your existing Wireless
Network Name and/or Password instead of the unique ones that
come with the MG7315.
•You want to set up special Internet gaming settings.
•You want to set up parental controls including white lists and/or
black lists for certain users and times.
•You want to get performance information about the MG7315
modem and/or built-in router. This can be helpful in optimizing
wireless performance.
If you need to access the MG7315 Configuration Manager, open
your Web browser. Type http://192.168.0.1 in the address bar and
press the Enter key.
In the login dialog box, type the following User Name and Password
in lower case, then click OK.
User Name: admin
Password: motorola
The status page will appear. If the Status page doesn’t appear,
please see the Troubleshooting Tips below.
For details about the Configuration Manager, please see
www.motorolacable.com/MG7315manual

Wireless Router
As noted before, the MG7315 has a unique Wireless Network
Name/SSID and Wireless Security Key/Password printed on the
MG7315’s bottom label. If you don’t change these, you should set
up your wireless devices to work with this SSID and security key.
Note that wireless performance depends on a number of factors.
Please keep these things in mind:
•Where possible, put the MG7315 in a central place so that it’s not
too far away from your other wireless devices.
•Try to avoid interference from other wireless devices such as
Bluetooth headsets and stereos, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones and
base stations. Don’t put the MG7315 close to these interfering
devices.
•Sometimes it helps to change the MG7315 wireless channel
frequency to reduce interference with neighbors’ wireless
networks. This is discussed in the Troubleshooting section of this
Quick Start.

Front Panel Lights
During Power up, the lights will blink for about a minute.
LIGHT COLOR DESCRIPTION
Power
Green
ON: MG7315 power on
OFF: MG7315 power off
Downstream
Green
or
Blue
Green Blinking:
Scanning for DS channel
Green ON:
Connected on 1 downstream channel
Blue Blinking:
Negotiating bonded channel(s)†
Blue ON:
Bonded with 2 or more channels
Upstream
Green
or
Blue
Green Blinking:
Ranging in progress
Green ON:
Connected on 1 channel
Blue Blinking:
Negotiating bonded channel(s)†
Blue ON:
Bonded with 2 or more channels
O
FF: Upstream not connected
Online
Green
Blinking: Trying to go online
ON: Online
O
FF: Offline
1 2 3 4
Ethernet
LAN ports
Green
or
Amber
Blinking: Ethernet data is flowing
Green: Connected at highest LAN
speed, 1 Gbps
Amber: Connected at 10 or 100 Mbps
O
FF: No connection
WLAN
Green
Blinking: Data is flowing
ON: Wi-Fi is enabled
O
FF: Wi-Fi is not enabled
WPS
Green
Blinking: WPS is in discovery mode
ON: Light will remain solid after
WPS configuration is successful
†If a blue light blinks continuously, this indicates partial service (at least one
designated channel has not completed bonding). You should still get high
Internet speeds, but your service provider may want to know so they can adjust
their network.

Troubleshooting Tips
What if I can’t make an Internet connection right after installation?
•First turn your MG7315 off for at least 8 seconds, then on, to see if
that fixes the problem.
•Check the connections you’ve made to your MG7315. Power and
coax connections are required, and up to 4 Ethernet connections
are optional. Are those connections good?
•Check that the MG7315’s power cube is plugged into a live outlet,
and that the Ethernet cable is connected securely to a computer.
•Make sure that your coax cable is live. You can check that by using
it with a TV.
•Check that you provided the correct setup information to your
cable service provider.
•Contact your cable service provider to make sure they’ve turned on
your Internet service.
What if my MG7315 has been working, then stops working?
•First turn your MG7315 off for at least 8 seconds, then on, to see if
that fixes the problem.
•If the MG7315’s lights don’t come on, check that the modem is
getting power from its power cube and that the MG7315’s power
button is on.
•Check your MG7315 cables.
•Check with your service provider. Sometimes there’s a service
outage or some other service issue.