SmartRG 516ac Wireless ADSL Modem

Setting up the SmartRG 516ac for ADSL.

Open a browser and go to 192.168.1.1 (default UN/PW is admin/admin).  Click manage gateway on the top right (if necessary).

Click Advanced Setup

Then Click WAN Service and hit edit beside the existing service.  The SmartRG will default out of the box into the optimal PPPoE ADSL setup.

After you hit edit, it will bring you to this screen below.  It is defaulted to the PPPoE settings.  Click next until you get to the screen to enter your DSL username and password.

Enter the PPPoE username and password and click Next.  Click next through the next series of screens.  The only change you may need to make will be DNS setting should you want to use your own DNS servers instead of the server assigned DNS.  We do not recommend changing this.

Then hit Apply/Save.

To set the Wireless, click Wireless and then follow these steps:

  • Click on the Basic Configuration link. (Top right corner)
  • Click on the Wireless link.
  • Click on the 2.4GHz Wireless link.
  • Check the Enable Wireless box.
  • Set the SSID to your desired wireless network name.
  • Click Apply/Save
  • Click on the Security link.
  • Enter your desired WPA/WAPI passphrase (or Network Key if you selected Shared), this will be your wireless password.
  • Click Apply/Save.
  • Then repeat these steps but click 5GHz Wireless first.
  • Select the SSID name created in step 5.
  • Select your desired Network Authentication method.
    • Mixed WPA/WPA2 -PSK is good for backwards compatibility with older devices. (Recommended for most customers)
    • WPA2 -PSK is more secure but may not work with older devices. (Recommended for customers with all new devices)
    • Open is unsecure, no password required.
    • Shared is the equivalent of WEP. WEP encryption can “easily” be broken in less than 7 minutes.
    • 802.1x, WPA, and WPA2 require radius servers and as such are not generally suitable for home use. (Note: PSK versions do NOT require a companion server and are suitable for home use)

Then Click management, choose reboot and click Reboot.  Will take approximately 2 minutes to reboot.

Here you can also create a backup of your settings to be used in future should you need to reload your config.  Running settings are the setting you just made.  Default settings are the routers default config.