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ARRIS 2247-N8-10NA (v9.1.x) User Manual User Manual

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Motorola 2247-N8 DSL Wi-Fi Gateway User Guide

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How to -

use the Wireless Congestion test function:

Click the

Run Congestion Detection

button.

Note:

The wireless congestion test will temporarily suspend the operation of the 2247-N8’s wireless network.

Once the congestion test is complete, review the congestion statistics report that identifies an Access Point count and Congestion Score (from 1 to
10, with higher values indicating lower congestion) for each of the 11 Wi-Fi channels supported by the 2247-N8.

How to -

restart the 2247-N8 wireless network:

Click the

Restart Wireless

button.

The wireless reset shuts down the Wi-Fi network and restarts the wireless network. If you are accessing the Web management interface through a
wireless connection, you will be disconnected from the 2247-N8.

The

Wireless > Status

page also shows the following statistics:

The statistics counters can be reset at any time by clicking the

Clear Statistics

button.

Wireless Status information, including:

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Wireless Radio Status

: Indicates whether the Wi-Fi radio is Enabled or Disabled.

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Network Name

(SSID): This is the name or ID that is displayed to a client scan.

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Hide SSID

: May be either On or Off. If On, your SSID will not appear in a client scan.

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Wireless Security

: The type of wireless encryption security in use. May be Disabled, WPA or WEP,.

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Network Key

: Shows the information of the security encryption key in use.

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Mode

: May be 802.11B only, 802.11G only, 802.11N only, 802.11 B/G or 802.11 B/G/N.

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Bandwidth

: The capacity of the wireless LAN to carry traffic in megahertz.

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Current Radio Channel

: The radio channel that your Wi-Fi network is broadcasting on.

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Radio Channel Selection

: May be set to automatic or manually selected.

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MAC Address Filtering

: May be either On or Off. If On, you can accept or block client devices from your WLAN based on their MAC address.

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Power Level

: May be adjusted up to 100%, lower if multiple wireless access points are in use, and might interfere with each other.

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Wireless MAC Address

: Shows the information of the MAC address of the wireless subsystem.

LAN Wireless Statistics, including:

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Transmit Bytes

: Number of bytes transmitted on the Wi-Fi network.

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Receive Bytes

: Number of bytes received on the Wi-Fi network.

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Transmit Packets

: Number of packets transmitted on the Wi-Fi network.