Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network

SURFboard® SBG6700-AC Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

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Figure 39 – Firewall Remote Log Screen

2.

Select all desired event types that you want to monitor. This will activate the SysLog monitoring

feature.

3.

Enter the last digits from

10

to

254

of the SysLog server’s IP address.

Note

: Normally, the IP address of this SysLog server is hard-coded so that the address always agrees with

the entry on this page.

4.

Click

Apply

.

Creating Wi-Fi Networks

SURFboard® SBG6700-AC Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

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Creating Wi-Fi Networks

The SBG6700-AC supports a secure method for setting up multiple access points on your wireless home

network. This enables you to designate a guest network for visitors, friends, or other family members

without giving them access to your files or other devices on your primary network. You have the option

to create a PIN or pushbutton method for logging onto your wireless network.

Set Up Your Wireless Primary Network

1.

Open a web browser and log onto the SBG6700-AC to open the SBG6700-AC Web Manager. See

Start the Gateway Web Manager

for more information.

2.

Click

Wireless

on the SBG6700-AC Main Menu bar.

3.

Click

Primary Network Settings

from the Wireless submenu options.

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Creating Wi-Fi Networks

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Figure 40 – 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz Wireless Primary Network Screens

4.

Click the

2.4 GHz

or

5 GHz

tab to select the frequency range for your wireless network.

5.

Select

Enabled

or

Disabled

in the Wireless Network field to turn ON or OFF wireless networking on

your wireless network.

6.

Keep the default network name (also listed on the gateway label) or enter a name of your choice for

your wireless primary network in the Network Name (SSID) field.

The network name must consist of any combination of up to 32 ASCII characters. It cannot match

any other SSID on your SBG6700-AC.

7.

Select

Enabled

or

Disabled

in the Network Name (SSID) Broadcast field to turn ON or OFF outside

access to your wireless network.

8.

Select one of the following wireless network security options for your wireless network from the

Wireless Security drop-down list:

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WPA2-PSK

: Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 with Pre-Shared Key (recommended)

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WPA2-PSK + WPA-PSK

: combination Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 with Pre-Shared Key

and Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key

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Unencrypted

: Allows access to the wireless network without a Wi-Fi Security Key

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WPA-PSK

: Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key, standard encryption

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WPA2 (Enterprise)

: Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 provides additional network security and

requires a user name and password for network logon

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WPA2 + WPA (Enterprise)

: combination Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 and Wi-Fi Protected

Access provides additional network security and requires a user name and password for

network logon

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WPA (Enterprise)

: Wi-Fi Protected Access provides additional network security and requires a

user name and password for network logon

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9.

Choose the wireless network encryption type in the Encryption field:

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AES

– Advanced Encryption Standard: Provides the strongest encryption (recommended)

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AES+TKIP

– Advanced Encryption Standard and Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

Allows both AES and TKIP-capable clients to connect to your wireless network

10.

Enter any combination of characters and words for your network password in the Passphrase field.

11.

Click

Apply

if you are done or continue with

Enable or Disable WPS on Your Wireless Network

to set

up WPS on your wireless network.

Enable or Disable WPS on Your Wireless Network

From either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Wireless Primary Network screen, go to the WPS Automatic Security

Configuration section:

Figure 41 – WPS Setup Screen

1.

Select

Enabled

in the WPS field to turn ON the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) network security on

your home network. Continue with step 2.

- or -

Select

Disabled

in the WPS field to turn OFF the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) network security on

your home network. Proceed to step 3 to finish.

2.

Select one of the following WPS Pairing methods to add or pair your WPS-enabled wireless devices:

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Push Button

– Press the WPS button on the SBG6700-AC to start the WPS pairing process with

the WPS-enabled wireless device you want to connect to your wireless network.

Repeat for each additional WPS-enabled device.

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Gateway PIN

– Click

Generate PIN

to automatically create a new numeric password for

logging onto your wireless home network.

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Client PIN

– Enter a numeric password to log onto your wireless network and then click

Add

.

3.

Click

Apply

when done.

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Set Up a Wireless Guest Network

Note

: This feature may be disabled on your SBG6700-AC. Some service providers or cable operators do not

allow for secondary (or guest) wireless networks on their gateway devices.

1.

Open a web browser and log onto the SBG6700-AC to open the SBG6700-AC Web Manager. See

Start the Gateway Web Manager

for more information.

2.

Click

Wireless

on the SBG6700-AC Main Menu bar.

3.

Click

Guest Network

on the Wireless submenu options.