ARRIS Router Setup – Web GUI User’s Guide
Page 62 of 92 January 2012
Note: You can optionally set up the system so that there is more than one LAN in your
network. This is most useful for commercial applications not home use. All of the “LAN
Setup” and “Wireless Setup” configuration parameters can be set independently for each
individual LAN.
Basic Setup:
See paragraph 5.2 for duplicate parameter descriptions on this screen. New parameters on this
screen are described below:
Channel – Sets a communications channel for your router. The default setting is “Auto”, in
which the router selects a channel with the least amount of interference to use. If you manually
select a channel, it’s best to choose channel 1, 6, or 11, since these channels do not overlap. If
another unit is operating in the area, choose a channel that is farthest away from the channel
that unit uses. For example, if one is using channel 11, set yours to channel 1. If you experience
interference or poor performance on a particular channel, try a different channel.
AP Isolation – Click this checkbox to enable AP isolation. When enabled each of your wireless
clients will be in its own virtual network and will not be able to communicate with one another.
This may be useful if you have many quests using your network.
Enable WMM – Click this checkbox to enable Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) functionality. Enabling
WMM can help control latency and jitter when transmitting multimedia content over a wireless
connection.
This quality of service mechanism uses four access categories, which in order of priority are:
voice, video, best effort, and background. This ensures that applications with low tolerance for
latency and jitter are treated with higher priority than less-sensitive data applications. WMM
sets different wait times for the four categories in order to provide priority network access for
applications that are less tolerant of packet delays.
Security Settings (WPA/WPA2 PSK):
See paragraph 5.4 for these parameter descriptions.
