Chapter 7
Protecting and monitoring your Wi-Fi
network
After you have successfully connected your Wi-Fi cable modem and other Wi-Fi devices, you
should configure your Wi-Fi cable modem to protect your Wi-Fi network from unwanted
and unauthorized access by any Wi-Fi network devices that are within range of your Wi-Fi
network. Although network security for your Wi-Fi cable modem is already configured, you
can use the Wi-Fi Cable Modem Web Manager to set the level of security and access that
you want to allow on your Wi-Fi home network.
Prevent unauthorized access
CAUTION:
To prevent unauthorized access and configuration to your Wi-Fi home
network, ARRIS recommends that you immediately change the default password after
connecting to the Internet and logging on to your Wi-Fi cable modem for the first
time.
One of the most important recommendations for securing your Wi-Fi home network is to
change the default user password on your Wi-Fi cable modem and other Wi-Fi devices as
well. Default passwords are commonly used and shared on the Internet.
To ensure that your Wi-Fi home network is secure, ARRIS recommends that you follow these
best practices for user passwords:
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Always create a secure password or pass phrase that is not easily guessed.
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Use phrases instead of names so that it may be easier for you to remember.
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Use a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
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Continue to change your administrator password on a regular basis.
Note:
If your service provider supplied your Wi-Fi cable modem, you may not
have the necessary user privileges to change the log in user name.
Change the default user password
To change the default user password:
1. From any web manager screen, click the
Basic Setup
main menu button on the Wi-Fi
Cable Modem Web Manager menu bar.
2. Click
LOGIN SETTINGS
from the Basic Setup submenu options list.
The Login Settings screen displays.
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