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Calix GigaSpire BLAST u6 & u4
System Setup Guide for Employee User Group
This document updated as of July 22, 2021
Simplify. Excite. Grow.
© 2021 Calix. All rights reserved.
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Summary of Contents for Calix GigaSpire BLAST u6

  • Page 1 Calix GigaSpire BLAST u6 & u4 System Setup Guide for Employee User Group This document updated as of July 22, 2021 Simplify. Excite. Grow. © 2021 Calix. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 What have I received? And why? You have opted to take part in the Calix GigaSpire Employee Pilot Program. Depending on the answers that you provided on the intake questionnaire, you will receive one GigaSpire BLAST u6 system and potentially GigaSpire BLAST u4 or u4m systems to provide additional coverage.
  • Page 3: Important Notes

    On or near the floor; try to install the GigaSpire BLAST systems at eye level (or higher), ideally on a shelf Note: If you initially configure your GigaSpire, and want to change to another configuration, please contact the TAC team. Simplify. Excite. Grow. © 2021 Calix. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4: Important Details

    SSID (‘Calix GigaSpire WiFi’) to match the existing SSID used by your previous router using the Calix CommandIQ app. Instructions to do this can be found on the last page of this document.
  • Page 5 Setting up your GigaSpire BLAST systems Simplify. Excite. Grow. © 2021 Calix. All rights reserved.
  • Page 6 Setting up your first GigaSpire BLAST u6 (as a residential gateway) Connect the GigaSpire BLAST u6 to a power outlet. Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports found on the back of the Internet access device provided by your service provider (e.g., modem, router, gateway) and the other end of the cable to...
  • Page 7 When the LED is red on the satellite u4, you can begin Connect the GigaSpire CommandIQ App (see last page for pairing it with the first Gigaspire BLAST u6. BLAST u4 to a power outlet. details). Press and hold the WPS button on the first u6 system for 3 seconds, then on the second u4 system for 3 seconds (less than 30 seconds apart).
  • Page 8 BLAST u6 to a power outlet. LAN port found on the back of the first u6 and the other end of the cable to the WAN port on the back of the satellite u4 system. Simplify. Excite. Grow. © 2021 Calix. All rights reserved.
  • Page 9 Apple App Store or Google Play Store app, then scan the QR Code that is affixed to for: "CommandIQ" and install it on the bottom of your GigaSpire BLAST u6 (or your mobile device. on the sticker that came in your box).

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