Using the Gateway Web Manager

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Field Level Help

Provides help information for various fields and commands throughout the SBG6900-AC Web

Manager.

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Click Help located to the right of the applicable field to open the help window.

Figure 30 – Field Level Help Screens

Exit the SBG6900-AC Web Manager

To log out and close the SBG6900-AC Web Manager:

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Click Logout located in the upper right corner of the screen above the SBG6900-AC Main

Menu buttons.

Figure 31 – SBG6900-AC Web Manager Logout Button

Configuring Your Wireless Network

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Configuring Your Wireless

Network

The SBG6900-AC supports a secure method for setting up multiple wireless access points on

your home network. This enables you to designate a secondary network as your guest network

for family members, friends, or visitors without giving them access to your files or other devices

on your primary network.

Set Up Your Primary Wireless Network

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.

Figure 32 – 2.4 GHz Primary Wireless Network Screen

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Figure 33 – 5 GHz Primary Wireless Network Screen

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Click the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz tab to select the wireless 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 home network.

6.

Do one of the following to set the network name for your wireless network in the Network

Name (SSID) field:

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Keep the default network name listed in the field (also listed on your gateway label).

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Enter a different name for your primary network.

The wireless network name must be different from any other network name on your home

network. You can use any combination of letters (lowercase and uppercase), numbers,

and/or special characters (symbols); 32 characters maximum.

7.

Select Enabled or Disabled in the Network Name (SSID) Broadcast field to turn On or Off

showing your SSID as an available network.

When SSID Broadcast is enabled, your SSID is visible to wireless clients that are within range

of your home network to connect to it.

When SSID broadcast is disabled, your SSID is not visible to unauthorized wireless clients.

8.

Select one of the following Wireless Security modes for your wireless gateway from the

Security Mode drop-down list:

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WPA2-PSK: Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 with Pre-Shared Key. Provides the best

security for your network (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: network security is not set for your wireless network. This allows access to

your wireless network without a Wi-Fi Security key.

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WPA-PSK: combination Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key and Wi-Fi Protected

Access with Pre-Shared Key

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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

9.

Choose the Encryption type for your wireless network 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 your wireless network password in the Passphrase field.

You can use any combination of letters, numbers, and/or special characters.

11.

Click Apply or continue with WPS Automatic Security Configuration to set up WPS on your

home network to connect your WPS-enabled wireless devices. See Set Up WPS on Your

Wireless Network below for more information.

Set Up WPS on Your Wireless Network

1.

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.

4.

Click the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz tab to select the wireless frequency range for your wireless

network.

5.

Scroll down to the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Automatic Security Configuration section.

Figure 34 – WPS Setup Screen

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

on your home network and then 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 and then proceed to step 3 to finish.

7.

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

devices to your wireless home network:

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Push Button – Press the WPS button on the SBG6900-AC to start the WPS pairing

process with the WPS-enabled wireless device you are connecting to your network.

Repeat for each additional WPS-enabled wireless device.

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Gateway PIN, do the following:

1)

Enter the PIN number listed in the box or click Generate PIN to create a new

numeric PIN (password) to log onto your wireless home network.

2)

Select Allow or Deny (recommended) in the Configure by External Registrar field to

set the Gateway PIN method for setting up WPS on the SBG6900-AC.

: The Gateway PIN method is not recommended. It should be disabled to protect

your wireless network from possible attacks, e.g., viruses and hackers.

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Client PIN – Enter the PIN number (password) for your WPS-enabled wireless device in

the box and then click Add.

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Click Apply, when done.

Set Up a Guest Wireless Network

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 Guest Network Settings from the Wireless submenu options (see Figure 35).

4.

Click the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz tab to select the wireless frequency range for your guest

network.

5.

Select the guest network from the Selected Guest Network drop-down list.

6.

Select Enabled or Disabled in the Guest Network field to turn ON or OFF the selected

wireless guest network.

7.

Do one of the following to set the network name for your guest network in the Guest

Network Name (SSID) field:

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Keep the default guest network name (also listed on your gateway label).

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Enter a different name for your guest network.

The wireless network name must be different from any other network name on your home

network. You can use any combination of letters (lowercase and uppercase), numbers,

and/or special characters (symbols); 32 characters maximum.