Connect your Portal to your cable modem

1. Power the modem off by unplugging the power cord or tuning the power switch off
2. Use the Ethernet cable that was shipped with your Portal to connect the Ethernet port in the back of the modem to the WAN port in the back of Portal
3. Power on the Portal and then your modem 

Portal’s status LED will initially be RED until it passed an internal power-on self-test.  It will then light up BLUE to indicate that it is able to connect to the internet. If Portal needs to update its firmware, the status LED will blink BLUE.  Otherwise, it should become a steady GREEN, indicating Portal is connected to the internet and ready to be configured.