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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
.
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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:
ο
WPA2-PSK
: Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 with Pre-Shared Key (recommended)
ο
WPA2-PSK + WPA-PSK
: combination Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 with Pre-Shared Key
and Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key
ο
Unencrypted
: Allows access to the wireless network without a Wi-Fi Security Key
ο
WPA-PSK
: Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key, standard encryption
ο
WPA2 (Enterprise)
: Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 provides additional network security and
requires a user name and password for network logon
ο
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
ο
WPA (Enterprise)
: Wi-Fi Protected Access provides additional network security and requires a
user name and password for network logon
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Creating Wi-Fi Networks
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9.
Choose the wireless network encryption type in the Encryption field:
ο
AES
– Advanced Encryption Standard: Provides the strongest encryption (recommended)
ο
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:
ο
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.
ο
Gateway PIN
– Click
Generate PIN
to automatically create a new numeric password for
logging onto your wireless home network.
ο
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.

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