ARRIS Router Setup – Web GUI User’s Guide
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Encryption Algorithm – Sets the security encryption method. Can be set to TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol), AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), or TKIPAES (allows both to be used).
802.11n performance is only available with AES or TKIP/AES encryption along with the security
mode being WAP2-PSK or WPA/WPA2-PSK.
Pre-Shared Key - Sets your WPA Pre-Shared Key. This text string is used to generate a unique set
of encryption keys for your network. Enter a text string in this field. The key can be either ASCII
(text) or Hex (hexadecimal). An ASCII text key can be from 8 to 63 characters long. Valid
characters are numbers “0” through “9” and letters “a” through “z”. A hexadecimal key must be
64 characters long. Valid characters are numbers “0” through “9” and letters “a” through “f”.
WPS Settings:
See paragraph 5.2 for WPS parameter descriptions.
