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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.
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:
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
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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
4.
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:
Keep the default network name listed in the field (also listed on your gateway label).
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:
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
Unencrypted: network security is not set for your wireless network. This allows access to
your wireless network without a Wi-Fi Security key.
WPA-PSK: combination Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key and Wi-Fi Protected
Access with Pre-Shared Key
WPA2 (Enterprise): Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 provides additional network security
and requires a user name and password for network logon
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:
AES – Advanced Encryption Standard: Provides the strongest encryption (recommended).
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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6.
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.
ο
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.
Note
: 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.
8.
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:
Keep the default guest network name (also listed on your gateway label).
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.

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