How to Disable the Motorola SBG 6580 Router

[@TheScorpy70]

Dude. 7 years later, this still works. You explained setting up bridging and NAT'ing in about 10 minutes and it still works - using a new Nighthawk router and disabling the current Arris Surfboard SBG6700-AC combo modem/router. Well done, go have a beer!

[@adrianramirez4121]

awesome video man. I live in NM and have cable one as my ISP. They had me call arris to have this done. they wanted to charge me $35 for this service. decided to try it myself. Followed your instructions and did this without a hitch. the only difference was the configuration site was through arris and not motorola. but things still went smoothly. thanks for the great and detailed instructions!!!

[@el84627]

Worked for me! Although I unplugged coaxial (not in your video) in step 1, then plugged it back in right before step 10 (restart modem). I didn't do Rg passThrough as well. Thank you so much!

[@georgedailey8218]

I have a Motorola SBG6782 and after spending hours on the phone with tech's this procedure worked perfectly! The only difference was the very last step. For me "network primary mode" and "gateway mode" needed to be set to "bridged" .

[@JackOusley]

Thanks a lot, it took several minutes for it all to work out, but it did finally work, the reset process took several minutes

[@timmoyles3548]

How can you access the web interface of the modem after performing this procedure?

[@cgingermany]

Worked flawlessly fam! I've only been running it for a few hours but I mean, how much longer should I wait to write this lol. The router portion is turned off and my linksys router is powering everything in the house and blazing fast so I'm pumped baby! Thanks bro. I'm a visual/hands on guy so just reading doesn't work as well lol

[@DarthP00P00]

The perfect video. Just did this with my new Google Nest router. Worked perfectly. Thanks man!

[@MrReckoner1]

Why do I need to turn off DHCP and disable NAPT mode on the 6580? When I followed those instructions I couldn't access the motorola admin mode on my desktop and had to have the ISP tech turn it back on for me. I used Wireless>Bridging, enabled wireless bridging and entered the MAC address of my new router, then Wireless>Basic and disabled the motorola router and it is working.

[@kinosira]

Thank you so much. You are my savior. Have been struggling with SBG6580 slow wifi issue, and this solved my problem!

[@ThePieMan305]

So just to clarify following steps 1-6 in the description should turn off wifi on my router right? Because I think my neighbor is stealing my wifi and I want to turn it off and just connect to the internet with a cable so they cant use my router's wifi.

[@317andrew317]

Thank you for the video, very helpful! One question though. When you said to enter the MAC, should we enter just the LAN MAC/2.4GHz MAC and/or the 5GHz MAC. I have an ASUS router like you and I have a MAC for each speed.

[@miss1quetee]

AWESOME, I was able disable my wifi! Thank you very much!!!

[@Medalavi]

Does adding the Mac address would be necessary in this situation? When you have a modem only you don’t get to login to the interface to add your router Mac Address, so I am wondering if we disabling the router part here why is recomended to add wireless router mac address in pass through!?

[@STUBATONE50]

If you bought The Motorola Arris SBG 6580 Surfboard Gateway from a store and not rent it from an Internet Provider, the gateway needs to be accessed as in steps 2 - 4 .Click the wireless tab and disable wireless network. Click the Advanced tab, scroll down to the "Add MAC Address" , insert MAC address for the new router in the box provided and click the "Add MAC Address" button. Restart resulting modem. That is all that is needed to disable the WiFi functionality of this gateway.

[@BenjaminGoewey_Datamensional]

Very descriptive. I'd say I'm fairly advanced with networking stuff, but I didn't know I could make the SBG6580 simply a passthrough. This should make it easier. My question is does this make this less secure because I would think having two firewalls and two layers of devices is more secure. Right?

[@jfubele]

Would you happen to know why my rear ethernet cable plug lights are on with no cables in them? #4 is on but I can't connect to the SBG6580.

[@CFBStop]

Can I do this and just use my SBG6580 as a modem with no router?

[@zombie_92]

Thank you Johnny you saved me!

[@tjadam2]

Nice post. it would be cool to show how to make the Motorola SBG into an access point so you can set up a different network. Great for a big house or space.

[@donordonez1050]

I want to do the opposite. Well, not sure if it is really the opposite. I have a PC with usb wireless and I would like to share that wireless connection through the SBG 6580. Is this possible?

[@Medalavi]

I have the same box, and i followed your steps worked great, thanks, but now the issue is i want to set another box just like this and Motorola GUI,Firmware changed to Arris and now i am lost in the woods, any idea!?

[@2Guys1ControllerShow]

Is it the 6850 or the 6580? What you said in comparison to what your title is for this video are different.

[@TheCupfulBoy]

Is Asus router better than the router on SBG 6580...I have a same 6580 but i live in second floor and my modem is at 1st floor for reasons....with 120Mbps comcast plan..my wifi only goes up to 24mbps but i get 100mbps with direct connection with cable....same speed as wifi using powerline. are there gonna be any difference on the speed?

[@leonardjuska3591]

Thank you. :-) BTW, your delivery is good. Either you practiced (Yea!) or you are a natural.

[@saiyamvora13]

How can I access modem settings now? I have turned off DHCP and disabled NAT Mode. I know I can reset settings on my modem to access the GUI, but wondering if there is another way? I am using the motorola SBG 6580 with an Airport Extreme Router.

[@Piolin180]

I followed the all the steps, but I am unable to connect to the internet from my Asus router. The modem is up and running, but it doesnt seem to send the internet signal to the router and therefore not working with the my pc. Any ideas of what I did wrong?

[@girikreddy]

Hi Johnny, this is valuable information thank you ..but i tried same as you said in my Motorola..everything is fine after reboot motorola modem cum router i am getting this error "wireless network connection does not have valid ip address "..so that i cant access wifi from new router .. could you suggest me advice

[@knoccness1]

Do i have to reset a apple extreme router then just connect to sb6580 and i need to put mac address in the modem or does the apple extreme does it automatic

[@anneventurevlogs2210]

Hi!! I have concern I turn disabled the Primary Network and then the WiFi name those not show up how can bring it back again??? Thank you

[@MX9000YT]

Is this the same as enabling 'bridge mode'? Is it better or not to use bridge mode?

[@seanstuart663]

How were you able to use the Motorola Because i tried and my cable company said it wasnt compatible with there equipment

[@ridwanahamed1820]

Hi. I have the same combination just like yours. I tried your steps, even I tried calling Arris. All of them worked, but looses the connection after every 4/5 days. Then every time I've to restart everything to work properly. Please, help!!!!!

[@Alexz_Archivz]

How do i Disable the wireless and make it actually stays disabled instead of automatically flipping back to Enabled after clicking the Apply button???

[@toji1117]

how do i setup the wireless bridge using a Motorola Surfboard 6580 with my linksys wrt1900ac? thanks in advance

[@Xatte_Zaclut]

i need help to setup my Arris router sbg6580 (QOS), i dont know how to lower the bandwidth on wifi(wireless).

[@Medalavi]

Thanks a lot, you were really helpful.

[@leechemel117]

Great! My modem/router has a different number SBG-6782-ACH: will that work?

[@nickgeorge4830]

if I reset my router will I have to call the cable company for them to get some numbers off modem / router let me know as soon as possible.

[@Boomer08888]

Thank you for the help!

[@_harbinjer]

is there no simple way to temporarily disable the wifi function and just use the modem and turn the wifi on as needed?

[@kennethnorigian1716]

Please Help!!! Thanks for the Video Johnny. I had used it about 6 months ago to set up my system and its been working great since. Unfortunately, a storm knocked my power out for a little while and when it came back on, my modem settings had reset. I had saved this video so I figured it would take me 5 minutes to reconfigure but, for some reason, I don't see the "RG Pass through" option anywhere. Is there something else that it may be called? Thanks in advance for your help.

[@johnnythegeek]

Kenneth Norigian Have you tried doing a full reset?

[@johnnythegeek]

Kenneth Norigian Oh geez, I didn't even do it in my video. Weird how I just skipped that number 8 and didn't realize it. I think you should be ok if it's not there because it isn't there either in my video. I guess I will remove that step from my instructions.

[@redii2klutch]

Not sure if it's a problem with cloning or what. I have power cycled several times even the computer. Running a Linksys wrt610n v.2 with DD-WRT firmware. Was annoyed I couldn't run both 2.4 and 5.8 bands at the same time. After disabling NAPT of course I can't get back to the modem via the browser. I've already reset the modem and tried it again. I can keep modem connected to pc though after connecting it to the router it will not access the internet via wire or wireless. Going to fish around abit see if I can find a solution but figured I'd leave this here incase others have similar issue. Should I also just skip mac cloning on the motorola and just use it on the router?

[@redii2klutch]

redii2klutch Sorry I had the wrong information put into the router under static connection... let's not talk about it lulz #nub

[@Briiiannn]

i did this however i did it on accident how do i enable it back? i would really appreciate it

[@gblargg]

On mine I just use a paperclip in the hole in the back, hold for 30 seconds, then modem has defaults.

[@farbod3273]

Brian G u can also access the device back by connecting a rj45 cable to the modem and open your browser and type 192.168.0.1 and put admin and motorola for password

[@DCHANGESINC]

can you bridge the same SBG6580 to another SBG6580

[@one90third]

Very helpful thanks for lot for you all your work

[@johnnythegeek]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrReckoner1]

Mind you, I have very little expertise so if those steps are needed I'd like to know.

[@electroman982]

Technically it is a Motorola SBG 6580 Wireless Cable Modem & 4 Port Switch & Router.

[@JackOusley]

I just got a new AC router, so I want to disable the wifi on my cable modem / router.

[@johnnythegeek]

Glad it worked out. Thanks for watching!

[@frankperez5217]

How do you reverse this process??

[@vane526]

Will I still get high speeds if I disable it?

[@johnnythegeek]

Great question. Yes, you will still get high speeds from the modem. Now the question is if you will get high speeds out of the new router you hook up to it and that should also be yes in terms of the wired connection. As for the wireless connection on your new router, that all depends on many factors. But I am assuming you are putting a superior router in place of the Motorola one built in. Thanks for watching!

[@BillB]

Thank you.

[@mayhem2164]

Beast dude

[@dweller67]

Good video but none of this helps when it's impossible to get the page to login to come up nobody can seem to tell me how to do that

[@vishnusoman4314]

how to this modem wifi hidden

[@tom474e]

It wont accept the user name and password you gave

[@TheSyntheticPop]

Why wouldn't you just use the SBG6580 as a wireless router?

[@nyxsyn]

+TheSyntheticPop The SBG6580 works horribly as a wireless router. It's notorious for poor range and dropping the signal. The good news is that these can be found pretty cheap used. They're good modems, just weak wireless. You can buy the SB6141 which is nearly identical but it does not have wireless.

[@garionkyles8720]

This video is outdated the website looks nothing like that anymore and these steps are just confusing on the new site.

[@garionkyles8720]

Its not outdated but the link goes to arris not motorola for me for some reason.

[@brianlewis5088]

Thanks

[@electroman982]

+Johnny Phung (johnnythegeek) Your video is very nice, however it's not exactly the preferred way to accomplish connecting routers to the 6580. Simply plug the router's wan mac's into the 6580 in the PassThrough Mac Addresses on the bottom of the Advanced page and re-power all to reboot. You must cycle the power on 6580 and all routers. All the routers will be assigned external ISP IP's for their wan ports. Normal 6580 Wireless and Routing will still work on the remaining ports on the 6580 as well as any switch connected to any of the 4 ports... If you need more physical ports just add a switch, preferably a gigBit switch because the 6580 is gigBit. You could, as I do, add a 48 port poe layer 2 switch and have 24 vlans and connect enough junk until you run out of physical ports or medication. With PassThrough the device mac is used to make a PassThrough connection thru the modem directly to the your providers network, NO modem DHCP, NAPT, routing...nothing. The device dhcp request is fulfilled by your ISP's network. If you don't have a firewall on the device that is PassThrough, then be aware it is completely exposed to attack. i.e. a Laptop...don't do it..!! You can PassThrough to a server, again completely exposed to attack, so you would need a packet sniffer in line. hth

[@billcromwellbc]

Do these steps without modem connected to the internet?

[@xaviercardenas5175]

I need to block a specif online game for 1 of my computer

[@lirimberisha5697]

Error login? how to fix ?

[@anneventurevlogs2210]

Same as mine???

[@MrBairdy79]

Thanks bro

[@johnnythegeek]

Thanks for watching!

[@kennethnorigian1716]

***** Thanks for the Video Johnny. I had used it about 6 months ago to set up my system and its been working great since. Unfortunately, a storm knocked my power out for a little while and when it came back on, my modem settings had reset. I had saved this video so I figured it would take me 5 minutes to reconfigure but, for some reason, I don't see the "RG Pass through" option anywhere. Is there something else that it may be called? Thanks in advance for your help.

[@johnnythegeek]

Kenneth Norigian Glad it worked out. Thanks for watching!

[@rockettrading1370]

I forgot my password how do I get in

[@farbod3273]

Erik Ramirez u need to reset the Motorola modem, hold the little button n reset to original and password is motorola

[@tjbeckk2]

“Right?”

[@johnnythegeek]

Correct.

[@artfulgamers4665]

right?

[@Sanif514]

LOL i forgot to plug in the eithernet cable at first and had to push the button on the back of my modem/router

[@orlandosanchez7741]

good jod

[@willc4451]

So distracting with all of the "Right" over and over again !!!! Right ?? Stopped watching... even CC shows all of the "RIGHT".. ENOUGH ALREADY !!!

[@jdaniels1371]

BRIDGE ARRIS SBG6580 NEW PROCEDURES HAVE CHANGED SINCE OLD FIRMWARE Options Check out this link: arris.force.com/consumers/articles/General_FAQs/SBG6580-v8-5-x-Bridge-Mode-Setup

[@peterau108]

Thanks a lot for this video!