Configuring Your Wireless Network
SURFboard® SBG6900-AC Wireless Cable Modem & Router
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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
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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.
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Enter your wireless network password in the Passphrase field.
You can use any combination of letters, numbers, and/or special characters.
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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.
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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
