Setting Up a Wireless Network Connection

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4.

Enter a wireless network security

code or passphrase for your wireless network password in the

Security key

field.

You can use the

Wi-Fi Security Key

code listed on the SBG6580 gateway label or create your own

personal password.

Note

: Remember to use a unique combination of letters, numbers, and characters to create a more

secure password. See

Prevent Unauthorized Access

for more information.

5.

Select

Hide characters

and then click

OK

to encrypt your network Security key or network password.

Figure 12 –Network Connection-Create Network Password Window

Connect Using the Windows Control Panel

1.

From the Windows taskbar, click

Start

button and then click

Control Panel

.

2.

Click

Network and Sharing Center

to open the Network and Sharing Center window.

Figure 13 – Control Panel-Network and Sharing Center Window

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3.

Click

Manage wireless networks

under Control Panel Home to open the

Manage Wireless Networks

window.

4.

Click

Add

to open the

Manually Connect to a Wireless Network

window.

Figure 14 – Manually Connect to a Wireless Network Window

5.

Click

Manually create a network profile

to open another

Manually Connect to a Wireless Network

window.

Figure 15 – Manually Connect to a Wireless Network Window

6.

Enter the Motorola wireless network name or SSID (

MOTOROLA-#####

) for your SBG6580 in the

Network name

field.

The SSID name is located on the gateway label on the bottom of your SBG6580.

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Note

: You have the option to customize your wireless network name or SSID after completing your initial

wireless network connection. However, you must use the default SSID listed on the gateway label for the

initial gateway installation. See

Change Your Wireless Network Name (SSID)

for more information.

7.

Select the wireless Security level for your wireless network from the

Security type

drop-down list.

Note

: Select

WPA2-Personal

which is the highest security level. This is also the default security level for

the SBG6580.

8.

Select the password encryption type from the

Encryption type

drop-down list. This is used for securing

your wireless network.

ο

TKIP

– Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

ο

AES

– Advanced Encryption Standard (recommended)

This is the default encryption type for the SBG6580.

9.

Enter a Security

code or passphrase for your wireless network password in the

Security Key

field.

You can use the

WI-FI SECURITY KEY

listed on the SBG6580 gateway label or create your own

personal password.

Note

: Remember to use a unique combination of letters, numbers, and characters to create a more

secure password. See

Prevent Unauthorized Access

for more information.

10.

Select

Hide characters

to prevent your Security Key or password from displaying in the field.

11.

Select

Start this connection automatically

so that your wireless devices will automatically connect to the

wireless network upon login.

12.

Click

Next

to complete the wireless network setup.

The

Successfully added <

Network name

>

message for your new wireless network should appear.

13.

Click

Close

to exit.

Use the SBG6580 WPS Pairing Button

Use the WPS Pairing Button option to connect your WPS-enabled devices. The WPS Pairing button

automatically assigns a random wireless network name (

SSID

) and Wi-Fi Security Key to the SBG6580

and other WPS-enabled devices to connect to your wireless home network.

Note

: To use the WPS Pairing button option, your computer hardware must support WPS and also have WPA

security compatibility.

1.

Power ON your gateway and other WPS-enabled devices that you want to connect to your wireless

network.

2.

Press and hold the

WPS

button located on the bottom of the SBG6580 front panel for five to 10

seconds and then release (see

Figure 1

for the SBG6580 front view).

3.

If applicable, press the

WPS

button on your WPS-enabled computer or other WPS device.

4.

Repeat step 3 for each additional WPS-enabled device that you want to connect to your wireless

network.

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Test Your Wireless Network Connection

Perform the following connectivity test to check that the SBG6580 and other wireless devices are

connected to your wireless home network:

1.

If the devices are connected, disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer and the SBG6580.

2.

Open a web browser on your computer.

3.

Type a valid URL (

www.arrisi.com

) in the address bar, and then click or press

Enter

.

If the website did not open, please contact your service provider or call ARRIS Technical Support at

1-877-466-8646

for assistance.

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Managing Your Gateway and

Connected Networks

Use the SBG6580 Web Manager to view and monitor the configuration settings and operational status

of your gateway. You can also configure your network connections and wireless security settings. See

Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network

for more information.

Note

: If you did not purchase your gateway from a retail store, you may notice a few blocked configuration

settings in the SBG6580 Web Manager that cannot be modified. This may be due to some restrictions set up

by your service provider to prevent unauthorized changes to certain configuration parameters.

Start the Gateway Web Manager

Note

: You must use the default user name and password (listed below) to log in to the SBG6580 Web

Manager for the first time. For network security purposes, we highly recommend that you should change the

gateway default user name and password after logging onto the SBG6580 for the first time. See

Change the

Default User Name and Password

for more information.

1.

Open any web browser on the computer connected to the SBG6580.

2.

In the Address bar, type

192.168.0.1

for the Gateway Web Manager IP address, and then press

Enter

. The gateway Login screen displays.

3.

Type the default user name and password. Both entries are case-sensitive.

ο

Username:

admin

ο

Password:

motorola

4.

Click

Login

to open the SBG6580 Web Manager. The SBG6580 Main Screen displays (see Figure 16).

Note

: If the default user name and password are not working, your service provider may have to set up

alternate login credentials. Please contact your service provider or ARRIS Technical Support for

assistance.

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