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1. Connect the coaxial cable from the cable wall
outlet or RF splitter (optional) to the Cable
connector on the rear of your SBG6700-AC. Use
your hand to tighten each connector.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
on your computer and to an Ethernet port on
the rear of your SBG6700-AC.
3. Connect the power cord to the Power port on the
rear of your SBG6700-AC and then plug it into an
electrical wall outlet.
This automatically powers ON your SBG6700-AC.
Check the front panel LEDs on your SBG6700-AC.
During the initial startup, the Power, Receive,
Send, and Online LEDs will FLASH. Afterwards,
check that all four LEDs are lit SOLID green or
blue. Both Wireless LEDs will light up only when
wireless devices are connected. See Front Panel
LEDs for more information.
1. Power ON your computer and log in.
2. Contact your service provider to activate
(provision) your SBG6700-AC.
3. Open a web browser on your computer, such as
Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, or
Safari.
4. Type a valid URL (such as www.surfboard.com)
in the address bar and press Enter.
The ARRIS website should open. If it fails to open,
contact your service provider to set up your
Internet service or activate your SBG6700-AC.
Note: The steps for setting up a wireless network may
dier slightly depending on the operating system
installed on your computer. The following steps apply
to Windows©7.
1. From the Windows task bar on your computer,
click the following in sequential order to open
the list of available wireless networks:
• Start button
• Control Panel
• Network and Sharing Center
• Connect to a network
2. Scroll down the list and then click on the wireless
network name or SSID for your SBG6700-AC.
The SSID, SBG6700AC-XXXXX is listed on the
gateway label on the bottom of your
SBG6700-AC.
3. Select Connect automatically to set up
automatic log on connections for the wireless
devices on your home network.
4. Click Connect to open the Connect to a Network
window.
5. Type your wireless network security code or
password in the Security key eld.
Note: Enter the Wi‑Fi Security Key listed on the
gateway label or create your own network password
(see the SURFboard SBG6700‑AC User Guide
for more information on changing the network
password).
6. Select Hide characters to encrypt your wireless
network password for security purposes and
then click OK to complete the wireless network
connection.
The Successfully added message should
display.
7. Close the Wireless Network Connection window.
Set Up the Wireless Network on
Your Computer
Use the WPS Pairing Button
A
B
1. If connected, disconnect the Ethernet cable from
your computer and the SBG6700-AC.
2. Open a web browser on your computer.
3. Type a valid URL (such as www.surfboard.com)
in the web browser address bar and press Enter.
Use the SBG6700-AC Web Manager to set up and
manage your wireless gateway and network security
congurations. To access the SBG6700-AC Web
Manager:
1. Open a web browser on your computer.
2. Type 192.168.0.1 in the address bar and press
Enter.
3. Type the default user name: admin.
4. Type the default password: password.
5. Click Login to open the web manager.
During normal operation, the Power, Receive,
Send, and Online LEDs on the SBG6700-AC front
panel should always be lit SOLID green or blue.
Note: During startup, the rst four LEDs will FLASH and
then light up SOLID in sequence. If the Power LED does
not light up, please rst check the gateway power
connection before contacting ARRIS. If the other LEDs
do not light up correctly, please call ARRIS Technical
Support at 1‑877‑466‑8646.
LED Status
FLASH - 2.4 GHz wireless
connection between the gateway
and a Wi-Fi enabled device
FLASH - 5 GHz wireless connection
between the gateway and a Wi-Fi
enabled device
Set Up a Wireless Network
Connection
Choose one of the following two options to set up
your wireless network connection. When done,
proceed to Test Your Wireless Network
Connection.
• Computer Wireless Network Options
• WPS Pairing Button
Test Your Wireless Network
Connection
To use WPS, your computer hardware must support
WPS and also have WPA security compatibility.
WPS automatically assigns a random SSID wireless
network name and Wi-Fi Security Key to connect
your SBG6700-AC and other WPS-enabled wireless
devices to your wireless network.
Do the following to connect your WPS devices:
1. Power ON the SBG6700-AC and other
WPS-enabled wireless devices to be connected
to your wireless network.
2. Press the WPS button located on the top of the
SBG6700-AC.
3. Press and hold the WPS button on your
WPS-enabled computer or other WPS device for
ve or more seconds, then release.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional
WPS-enabled wireless device.
Start the Gateway Web Manager
Ethernet
Connection
Coaxial Cable
Connection
Power
Connection ON - Power is properly connected
ON - Downstream channel is
connected
ON - Upstream channel is
connected
ON - Gateway is connected to the
network
