Chapter 6: Configuring your Wi-Fi network
■
WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)
(most compatible): Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2
with Pre-Shared Key
■
WPA2-PSK (AES)
(recommended): Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 with Pre-Shared
Key
13. Enter a string of either ASCII characters or hexadecimal numbers (0 through 9, A thru F)
in the Pre-Shared Key field to create your WPA Pre-Shared key.
The Pre-Shared key is used to generate a unique password for WPS-enabled devices to
connect to your Wi-Fi network.
14. Click
Apply
, when you are finished.
Change your Wi-Fi network name (SSID)
The SSID (Service Set Identification) is the Wi-Fi network name assigned to your Wi-Fi
cable modem Wi-Fi network. The default SSID (listed on the Wi-Fi cable modem label)
is automatically populated in the network configuration screens. A list of available Wi-
Fi networks (SSIDs) in close proximity of your home (for example, neighbors or local
businesses) will display when you or someone else in your home attempt to establish a Wi-
Fi network connection. For security purposes and quick recognition of your Wi-Fi network,
ARRIS recommends that you change the default SSID.
Note:
When you change the SSID, any Wi-Fi devices that are already connected to
your Wi-Fi network will be disconnected from the network. The Wi-Fi devices will
have to be reconnected to the Wi-Fi network using the new SSID.
Do the following to change your Wi-Fi network name (SSID):
1. Open a web browser and log onto your Wi-Fi cable modem to open the Wi-Fi Cable
Modem Web Manager.
See
Start the Wi-Fi Cable Modem Web Manager
(page 31) for more information, if
necessary.
2. Click the
Wireless 2.4 GHz
or
Wireless 5 GHz
main menu button on the Wi-Fi Cable
Modem Web Manager menu bar.
Choose the Wi-Fi frequency range that you want to set up for your Wi-Fi network.
3. Click
BASIC
from the
Wireless
submenu option you are setting up.
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