Setting Up a Wireless Network Connection
SURFboard SBG6400 Wireless Gateway
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User Guide
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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 when they are logged on.
12.
Click
Next
to complete the wireless network setup.
The Successfully added <
Network name
> message for your new wireless network should
appear.
13.
Click Close to exit.
Test Your Wireless Network Connection
Perform the following connectivity test to check that the SBG6400 and other wireless devices
are connected to your wireless home network:
1.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer and the SBG6400, if your wireless
devices successfully connected to your wireless network.
2.
Open a web browser on your computer.
3.
) in the address bar, and then press
Enter
.
If the website did not open, please contact your service provider or call
for assistance.
Use the SBG6400 WPS Pairing Button
The WPS Pairing button automatically connects your WPS-enabled wireless devices to your
wireless home network using the default SBG6400 SSID (network name) and Wi-Fi Security Key
(network password) listed on the gateway label.
Note
: To use the WPS Pairing button option, your computer hardware must support WPS and also
have WPA security compatibility.
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 SBG6400 for five to 10 seconds
and then release (see
3.
If applicable, press the WPS button on your WPS-enabled computer or other WPS device.
4.
Repeat step 3 for each additional WPS-enabled wireless device that you want to connect to
your wireless network.
