Setting Up a Wireless Network Connection

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Figure 18 – 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 19 – Control Panel-Network and Sharing Center Window

Setting Up a Wireless Network Connection

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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 20 – 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 21 – Manually Connect to a Wireless Network Window

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6.

Enter the ARRIS wireless network name or SSID (SBG6900AC-xxxxx) for your SBG6900-AC in

the

Network name

field.

The SSID name is located on the gateway label on the bottom of your SBG6900-AC.

: You have the option to change your wireless network name (or SSID) after completing your

initial wireless network connection. See

for more

information.

7.

Select the wireless Security level for your wireless network from the

Security type

drop-

down list.

: ARRIS recommends the

wireless security level. It is the highest security level

available and also the default security level for the SBG6900-AC.

8.

Select the password encryption type from the

Encryption type

drop-down list. This is used

for securing your wireless network.

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TKIP – Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

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AES – Advanced Encryption Standard (recommended). AES is the default encryption type

for the SBG6900-AC.

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 SBG6900-AC gateway label or create your

own personal password.

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

more secure password. See

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 your wireless network upon login.

12.

Click

Next

to complete the wireless network setup.

The Successfully added <

> message for your new wireless network displays.

13.

Click Close to exit.

Use the SBG6900-AC WPS Pairing Button

The WPS Pairing button automatically connects your WPS-enabled wireless devices to your

wireless home network using the default SBG6900-AC SSID (network name) and Wi-Fi Security

Key (network password) listed on the gateway label. See

Set Up WPS on Your Wireless Network

for more information.

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

have WPA security compatibility.

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1.

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

to your wireless network.

2.

Press and hold the WPS button located on the top of the SBG6900-AC for five to 10 seconds

and then release.

Figure 22 – SBG6900-AC WPS Pairing Button

3.

If applicable, press the WPS button on your WPS-enabled computer or other WPS-enabled

wireless device.

4.

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

your wireless network.

Test Your Wireless Network Connection

Perform the following connectivity test to check that your SBG6900-AC and other wireless

devices are connected to your wireless home network:

1.

If the wireless devices successfully connected to the wireless network, disconnect the

Ethernet cable from your computer and SBG6900-AC.

2.

Open a web browser on your computer.

3.

Type a valid URL (such as

www.surfboard.com

) in the address bar and then press

Enter

.

If the website did not open, please call

ARRIS Technical Support

for assistance.

WPS button

Using the Gateway Web Manager

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Using the Gateway Web Manager

Use the SBG6900-AC Web Manager to view and monitor the configuration settings and

operational status of your SBG6900-AC. You can also configure your network connections and

wireless security settings. See

Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network

for more

information.

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

configuration settings in the SBG6900-AC 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

: You must use the default user name and password (listed below) to log in to the SBG6900-AC

Web Manager for the first time. For network security purposes, ARRIS recommends that you change

the gateway default user name and password after logging onto the Internet and the SBG6900-AC for

the first time. See

for more information.

1.

Open any web browser on the computer connected to the SBG6900-AC.

2.

Type

192.168.0.1

in the Address bar 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.

Username: admin

Password: password

: You must enter the default user name and password to log onto the SBG6900-AC Web

Manager for the first time.

Figure 23 – Gateway Login Screen

4.

Click

Login

to open the SBG6900-AC Web Manager. The SBG6900-AC Main Screen displays

(see Figure 24).

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