Table 4. Primary Network Menu Option

Option

Description

Primary Network

Select Enable to enable the primary wireless network.

Network Name (SSID)

Set the Network Name (also known as SSID) of the

wireless network. This is a 1-32 Alphanumeric character

string.

Closed Network

Select Enable to suppress broadcast of the SSID.

Mode Required

Default set to None. Choice to select None, HT and VHT.

Most users will leave this None.

AP Isolate

Prevents wireless clients on your network from

communicating with other wireless clients.

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) offers stronger encryption

than WEP. Enable WPA alone if you have a RADIUS

server (unlikely for most home users) – otherwise use

WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.

WPA-PSK

Offers stronger encryption than WEP. When enabled, you

must also enter a Pre-Shared Key that will by used by all

wireless clients to access the wireless network.

WPA2

Offers state-of-the-art security. Enable WPA2 alone only if

you have a RADIUS server(unlikely for most home users)

otherwise use WPA2-PSK.

WPA2-PSK

Offers state-of-the-art security. When enabled, you must

also enter a Pre-Shared Key below that will by used by all

wireless clients to access the wireless network.

WPA/WPA2 Encryption

Select Enable to use WPA/WPA2 encryption. Most users

should use the default setting of TKIP+AES.

WPA Pre-Shared Key

Enter a 8-63 Alphanumeric character string if you have

enabled WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.

RADIUS Server

If you’re using a RADIUS server, enter it’s IP address

here. The RADIUS server may be on either public network

(WAN) or private network (LAN).

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RADIUS Port

(Relevant only when the

RADIUS server is enabled)

Enter the UDP port number of the RADIUS server. The

default port is 1812.

RADIUS Key

(Relevant only when the

RADIUS server is enabled)

Enter the RADIUS Key.

Group Key Rotation

Interval

(Relevant only when the

RADIUS server is enabled)

When enabled, the Cable Modem/Router generates the

best possible random group key and updates all

key-management capable clients periodically. Set to zero

to disable periodic rekeying.

WPA/WPA2 Re-auth

Interval

Interval (in seconds) at which the Cable Modem/Router (if

using WPA-PSK key management) or RADIUS server (if

using WPA key management) sends a new group key out

to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA equivalent

of automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all

stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis.

WEP Encryption

WEP Encryption can be set to WEP 128-bit, 64-bit, or

Disable. Both the wireless clients and the Cable

Modem/Router must use the same WEP key.

Shared Key

Authentication

Select Enable to enable. Shared Key authentication is only

available when WEP is enabled.

802.1x Authentication

(only available when WEP

is enabled)

Select Enable to enable 802.1x authentication. Enable

802.1x Authentication only if you have a RADIUS server.

Most users will leave this disabled.

Network Key 1-4

You can pre-define up to 4 keys for 64-bit or 128-bit WEP.

64-bit keys require 10 hexadecimal digits and 128-bit key

require 26 hexadecimal digits.

Current Network Key

Select one of the four pre-defined keys as the current

network key.

PassPhase

Enter a word or group of printable characters and click

Generate WEP keys to generate WEP encryption key.

These characters are case sensitive.

Generate WEP Keys

Click to generate 4 WEP keys automatically.

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Guest Network

The Guest Network page allows you to configure a guest network. A guest network is a

small section of an organization's computer network designed for use by temporary

visitors. This guest network often provides full Internet connectivity, but it also strictly

limits access to any internal (intranet) Web sites or files.

Traditionally, you needed to use different Wireless Access Points to configure different

wireless networks. Your Cable Modem/Router supports Multiple SSIDs, which allows

you to use the same access point to provide several wireless networks simultaneously.

You can then assign various privileges to different SSIDs and associated networks.

y

Up to eight wireless networks are allowed on one Cable Modem/Router

simultaneously, one for Admin access and seven for Guest Networks.

y

If you are using WEP, you must use different WEP keys for different wireless

networks.

y

You should use different Passwords for different wireless networks if you are using

WPA/WPA2.

To access the

Guest Network

page:

1

Click

Wireless

in the menu tab.

2

Then click the

Guest Network

submenu.

Figure 5 shows an example of the menu and Table 5.

Guest Network Menu Option

describes the items you can select.

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Figure 5. Example of Guest Network Page

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Table 5. Guest Network Menu Option

Option

Description

Guest Network Selection

Select which Guest Network to setup.

Guest Network

Select Enable to enable guest network.

Guest Network Name

(SSID)

Enter a name for the guest network.

Closed Network

Select Enable to suppress broadcast of the SSID.

Mode Required

Default set to None. Choice to select None, HT and VHT.

Most users will leave this None.

AP Isolate

Prevents wireless clients on your network from

communicating with other wireless clients.

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) offers stronger encryption

than WEP. Enable WPA alone if you have a RADIUS

server (unlikely for most home users) – otherwise

WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK

WPA-PSK

Offers stronger encryption than WEP. When enabled, you

must also enter a Pre-Shared Key that will by used by all

wireless clients to access the wireless network.

WPA2

Offers state-of-the-art security. Enable WPA2 alone only if

you have a RADIUS server (unlikely for most home users);

otherwise use WPA2-PSK.

WPA2-PSK

Offers state-of-the-art security. When enabled, you must

also enter a Pre-Shared Key that will by used by all

wireless clients to access the wireless network.

WPA/WPA2 Encryption

Select Enable to use WPA/WPA2 encryption. Most users

should leave the default settings of TKIP+AES.

WPA Pre-Shared Key

Enter a 8-63 Alphanumeric character string if you have

enabled WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.

RADIUS Server

If you’re using a RADIUS server, enter it’s IP address

here. The RADIUS server may be on either public network

(WAN) or private network (LAN).

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