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Configuring Your Wireless Network
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Figure 35 – 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz Wireless Guest Network Screens
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8.
Select the guest network from the Selected Guest Network drop-down list.
9.
Select Enabled or Disabled in the Guest Network field to turn ON or OFF the selected
wireless guest network.
10.
Keep the default guest network name or enter a new name of your choice for your guest
network in the Guest Network Name (SSID) field.
11.
Select LAN or Guest from the IP Network drop-down list.
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LAN – Configures the guest network to be part of your primary network and allow guest
users to connect to your primary network
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Guest – Configures the guest network to only allow access to a specific network and not
your primary network
12.
Enter the IP address for the SBG6900-AC on the Guest network in the IP Address field.
13.
Enter the first IP address of the range of IP addresses for the guest network lease pool in
the Lease Pool Starting IP Address field. These are IP addresses that the SBG6900-AC
assigns to devices on your guest network.
14.
Enter the last IP address of the range of IP addresses for the guest network lease pool in the
Lease Pool Ending IP Address field.
15.
Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that an IP address will be available to a device on your
guest network in the Lease Time field.
16.
Select Enabled or Disabled in the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Enable field to allow or
block any network devices, such as computers, smart phones, tablets, gaming devices, or
printers to automatically connect to your home network.
17.
Select Enabled or Disabled in the Firewall Enable field to turn ON or OFF the gateway
firewall.
18.
Select Enabled or Disabled in the DHCPv6 Server field to allow the DHCP server to send
leases to the guest network clients from the guest network lease pool you specified earlier.
Note
: If the DHCP server is disabled, you must assign static IP addresses to the guest network STAs.
19.
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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WPA-PSK: Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key, standard encryption
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Unencrypted: Turns off network security
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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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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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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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TKIP+AES –Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and Advanced Encryption Standard: Allows
both AES and TKIP-capable clients to connect to your wireless network
21.
Enter any combination of characters and letters for the wireless guest network password in
the Passphrase field.
22.
Select
Show Passphrase to display your password while you type.
23.
When done, deselect Show Passphrase so that your password will not be visible.
24.
Click Apply, when done.
Change Your Wireless Network Name (SSID)
The SSID (Service Set Identification) is the wireless network name assigned to your SBG6900-AC
wireless primary and guest networks. The default SSID which is listed on the gateway label is
automatically populated in the network configuration screens. A list of SSIDs of available wireless
networks in close proximity of your home (for example, neighbors or local businesses) will
display when you or someone else in your home attempt to establish a wireless network
connection. For security purposes and quick recognition of your wireless network, ARRIS
recommends that you change the default SSID. You should also consider changing the default
wireless network password (see
Prevent Unauthorized Access
for more information).
Note
: When you change the SSID, any wireless devices that are already connected to your wireless
network will be disconnected from the network. The wireless devices will have to be reconnected to the
wireless network using the new SSID.
Do the following to change your wireless network name or SSID:
1.
Open a web browser and log onto the SBG6900-AC to open the SBG6900-AC Web Manager.
See
Start the Gateway Web Manager
for more information.
2.
Click Wireless on the SBG6900-AC Main Menu bar.
3.
Click Primary Network Settings from the Wireless submenu options to open the Wi-Fi
Network screen.
4.
Click the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz tab to select the wireless frequency range for your home
network.
5.
Select Enabled in the Wireless Network field to turn ON wireless networking on your home
network.
6.
Delete the default or current network name in the Network Name (SSID) field and then enter
a new name for your wireless network.
The network name can contain any combination of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
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Figure 36 – Change Your Network Name (SSID) and Password Screens
7.
Select Enabled or Disabled in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) Broadcast field to make
your SSID visible or to hide it from outside wireless clients seeking a wireless network
connection.
8.
Delete your current wireless network password (passphrase) in the Passphrase field and
then enter a new password for access to your wireless network. See
Prevent Unauthorized
Access
for more information.
9.
Click Apply at the bottom of the screen.
Change the Wireless Channel
Network interference may occur at any time when using a wireless network connection. This
may be caused by other wireless access points that are using the same wireless channel as your
SBG6900-AC and are also operating within close proximity in your home. When experiencing
wireless network interference, changing the wireless channel on the SBG6900-AC can improve
network connectivity (or signal strength) and avoid network interference. By default, your
SBG6900-AC is set on Channel 1.
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Do the following to change the wireless channel on the SBG6900-AC:
1.
Open a web browser and log onto the SBG6900-AC to open the SBG6900-AC Web Manager.
See
Start the Gateway Web Manager
for more information.
2.
Click Wireless on the SBG6900-AC Main Menu bar.
3.
Click 802.11 Radio from the Wireless submenu options to open the Wireless 802.11 Radio
screen.
Figure 37 – 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz Wireless 802.11 Radio Screens
4.
Click the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz tab to select the wireless frequency range for your wireless home
network.
5.
Select Enabled from the Wireless Radio Enable drop-down list to turn ON the Wi-Fi Radio on
the SBG6900-AC.
6.
Select a channel number from the Channel drop-down list that is different from the channel
number listed as the Current Channel.
Note
: ARRIS recommends to use Channel 6 or 11, if it is not listed as the Current Channel. In the
Wi-Fi spectrum, there are multiple channels that overlap and thus degrade wireless network
performance. Channels 1, 6, and 11 are used for better network performance and stability
because they do not overlap.
7.
Click Apply.

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