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Chapter 3
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Configure Wireless Settings
This section describes how to configure Wireless settings for the residential gateway.
Configuring Your Wireless Access Point Parameters
Use the Setup Wireless - Basic page to configure your wireless access point (WAP)
parameters, including SSID and channel number.
Note:
If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,
contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential
gateway default wireless basic settings.
Click
Basic
in the Wireless section of the Setup page to access the Setup Wireless -
Basic page.
Setup Wireless - Basic Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup Wireless - Basic page showing
the factory default settings.
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Setup Wireless - Basic Page Description
This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup
Wireless - Basic page.
Note:
If you make changes in the Setup Wireless - Basic page, click
Apply
to apply
and save your wireless basic settings.
Field Name
Description
Access Point
Allows you to turn the access point on the gateway on or off.
Service Set Identifier
(SSID)
The name assigned to this access point
Note:
The factory default for the SSID field is the last 6 digits of the
cable modem’s MAC address as found on the label
. The factory
default for the SSID field is either the last 6 digits of the cable
modem’s MAC address as found on the product label attached to
your gateway, or the SSID specified on the product label. As a good
security practice, we recommend that you change the default SSID
to one that is unique to your wireless network.
Basic Service Set
Identifier (BSSID)
Identifies the MAC address of the wireless access point.
Network Type
Allows you to select
Open
or
Closed
for your network type.
Country
Allows you to select the country in which you are using your access
point.
New Channel (1-11)
Allows setting a communications channel for your access point
Note:
Wireless networking channels overlap. Channels 1, 6, and 11
do not overlap with each other. For best performance, select one of
these channels. If there are other access points in use in the area,
select one of these channels that is farthest away from the other
access points.
Example:
If channel 8 is in use by another access point, use channel
1 for your wireless network.
Note:
If your wireless network is not operating correctly, or if
external devices are interfering with your signal, select a different
channel. Use your PC wireless utility software to scan for other
access points in your area.
Channel Width
Allows setting the channel width for 802.11n radios. Default is 20
MHz channel.
Current Channel
Identifies the present channel the WAP is using.
Encryption Mode
Shows current encryption mode.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network Security and Encryption Parameters
Use the Setup Wireless - Security page to configure your WAP wireless equivalent
privacy (WEP) encryption keys and authentication.
Note:
If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,
contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential
gateway default wireless security settings.
Click
Security
in the Wireless section of the Setup page to access the Setup Wireless -
Security page.
Important:
Your residential gateway ships from the factory with WPA security
enabled to provide you with a basic level of wireless network security. To gain initial
access to your wireless network, select WPA security on your computer's wireless
adapter and enter the WPA key to match the key setup in your gateway. The factory
default WPA key in the gateway is the serial number of the device. You can continue
to use this factory default key. However, to maximize your wireless security, it is
highly recommended that you use something other than the factory default key.
Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) allows you to easily attach wireless devices that also
support WPS. When WPS is enabled and activated, you can attach other wireless
clients with the press of a button or by entering the station PIN.
After enabling WPS, you can activate the automatic registration by clicking the
Start
WPS
button in the WPS section of the Setup Wireless - Security page.
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Setup Wireless - Security Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup Wireless - Security page.
Setup Wireless - Security Page Description
This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup
Wireless - Security page.
Note:
If you are not familiar with the settings detailed in this section, contact your
service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential gateway default
wireless security settings. If you make changes in the Setup Wireless - Security page,
click
Apply
to save your wireless security settings.
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Field Name
Description
Network
Authentication
Network Authentication allows only authorized users to gain access
to your wireless network. Only users with an authorized user name,
password, or pre-shared key are allowed access to the wireless
network.
Select from the following Network Authentication protocols:
Primary Network
WPA
WPA-PSK
WPA2
WPA2-PSK
Note:
Network Authentication restricts access to your wireless
network to only authorized computers or users. Authentication
does not protect the data you send over the wireless network
connection. You must enable encryption to protect data that is
transmitted over your wireless network.
WPA/WPA2
Encryption
Allows you to select a WPA/WPA2 security method. The factory
default security is WPA-PSK.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) - factory default
TKIP-AES
WPA Pre-Shared Key
Allows you to set a WPA Pre-Shared key. Enter a text string in this
field. The text string or phrase is used to generate a unique set of
encryption keys for your network. Use this string to set up wireless
devices in your network.
The factory default security key is the 9-digit serial number of the
gateway. For example: 20167792. See
What Types of Service
Accounts Do I Need?
(on page 8) for the location of the serial
number on the label.
The PSK can be either a text string or a 64 character hexadecimal
number.
The text string must be an ASCII character string with a
minimum of 8 characters but no more than 63.
Note:
Not all wireless adapter devices support PSK. For these
devices, you must enter the encryption keys exactly as they appear
in the in wireless gateway fields in the preceding illustration of the
Setup Wireless Security page.

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