ARRIS Router Setup – Web GUI User’s Guide
Page 14 of 92 January 2012
Note: Decreasing the range of your wireless network may be beneficial, as long as the
decreased range is sufficient for your needs. By limiting your network’s range, you
reduce interference with other networks and make it harder for unwanted users to find
and connect to your network.
2.4.2 Interference from Other Wireless Devices
Interference from other equipment operating at 2.4 GHz in the area of your wireless network
can significantly affect the range and performance of your network, such as:
Cordless phones
Wireless speakers
Microwave ovens
Baby monitors
Gaming Consoles: such as Wii, X-Box, and Play Station
Any other devices operating at 2.4 GHz
Note: If your cordless phones or other wireless devices are interfereing with your
wireless network’s performance, replace them with a similar device that operates on a
different frequency if possible. For example, change to 5.8 GHz cordless phones.
2.4.3 Client Device Hardware/Software Configuration
Client device hardware/software configuration can also affect your wireless network
performance.
For example, your computer’s operating system, network adapter, processor, and hard drive
access speed can all affect the transfer speeds that you experience across the network.
If your client device network adapters s use the older 802.11b or 802.11g standards, you should
upgrade them to the 802.11n standard. Network adapters using the older standards can reduce
the performance of your entire network.
2.5 Setting Up Your WAN Connection
A Dynamic or DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) connection is the most commonly
used WAN connection type. Do not change this setting unless your Internet Service Provider
tells you to use another connection type, either Static IP or L2TP.
Perform the following steps to change your connection type.
1. Access and log into the configuration interface.
2. Click the WAN Setup tab.
3. Click Dynamic, Dynamic (IPV6), Static, Static (IPV6), or L2TP in the side menu to display the
appropriate screen for configuring that type of WAN connection.
