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Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network
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Protecting & Monitoring Your
Wireless Network
After you have successfully connected the SBG6782-AC gateway and your wireless devices, you
should configure the gateway to protect your wireless network from unwanted and unauthorized
access by any wireless devices within range of your wireless network. Although security for the
SBG6782-AC gateway is already configured, you can use the SBG6782-AC configuration
manager to tailor the level of security and access that you want to allow on your network.
Prevent Unauthorized Access
To prevent unauthorized access and configuration to your wireless
network, we highly recommend that you immediately change the default
user name and password after connecting to the Internet and logging on to
the SBG6782-AC for the first time.
One of the most important recommendations for securing your wireless home network is to
change the default administrator password on your SBG6782-AC and other wireless devices as
well. Default passwords are commonly used and shared on the Internet.
To ensure that your wireless home network is secure, it is recommended that you follow these
best practices for user passwords:
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Always create a secure password or pass phrase that is not easily guessed.
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Use phrases instead of names so that it may be easier for you to remember.
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Use a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
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Continue to change your administrator password on a regular basis.
Note : If your service provider supplied the SBG7682-AC gateway, you may not have the
necessary user privileges to change the log in user name.
Change the Default User Name and Password
To change the default user name:
1. Log in to the SGB6782-AC from any web browser on your computer.
2. Type the Gateway Web Manager IP address,
http://192.168.0.1
, in the Address bar
and then press Enter. The gateway Login screen displays.
3. Type the default username and password as they appear below.
Username: admin
Password: motorola
4. Click Login to open the SBG6782-AC Web Manager. The SBG6782-AC Status Connection
screen displays.
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