
Managing Your Gateway and Connected Networks
SURFboard® SBG6700-AC Wireless Cable Modem Gateway • User Guide
To create a back up copy of your gateway settings:
1. Click Basic on the SBG6700-AC Main Menu.
2. Click Backup and Restore from the Basic submenu options.
Figure 27 – SBG6700-AC Backup and Restore Screen
3. Click Backup and then click OK at the “Select ‘Save’ when prompted“ message.
4. Click Save to create a backup file of your SBG6700-AC configuration. A download is complete
message will display.
Note: GatewaySettings.bin is the default file name for your backup configuration file.
5. Click Open or Open folder to open the configuration file or click View downloads to display a list of your
configuration files in the Downloads folder on your computer.
Restore Your Gateway Settings
WARNING
This action will delete your current gateway configuration settings and
allow you to restore a previously saved gateway configuration.
Note: After the configuration settings are restored, the gateway will automatically reboot and you will have
to log on using the default username (admin) and password (password).
1. Click Basic on the SBG6700-AC Main Menu.
1. Click Backup and Restore from the Basic submenu options.
2. Click Browse to search for a previously saved gateway configuration file from the Downloads folder
on your computer.
3. Click Restore. The gateway will automatically reboot.
Reset Your Gateway Settings
At any time, you can reset the SBG6700-AC gateway configuration settings and your user name and
password back to the default factory settings. There are two methods available for resetting the
gateway configuration settings on the SBG6700-AC:
• Using the SBG6700-AC Reset button, see Reset button
• Using the SBG6700-AC Web Manager (see next page)