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5 STATUS

The Status tab displays information about many different aspects of the router. It provides access to 6 submenu options:



Client List



Dashboard



GPS



Internet Connections



Statistics



System Logs

(

Statistics

: Advanced Mode only)

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5.1

Client List

The Client List displays the specifications of each

device

connected

to

your

router,

including

Wireless

and

Wired

clients.

Wireless Clients.

For each device using a wireless

connection

to

your

MBR95,

the

following

information is displayed:

Hostname

,

IP

,

MAC

,

Connection

, and

Time Online

.

Wired Clients.

For each device using a wired

connection

to

your

MBR95,

the

following

information is displayed:

Hostname

,

IP

, and

MAC

.

Hostname:

The name by which each computer or device in a network is known.

IP:

The “IP address,” or “

Internet

Protocol address,”

specifies a location for each device.

MAC:

This is the "MAC address", a factory-assigned identifier used to identify a specific attached computer or device.

Connection:

Summary of the wireless connection. For example:

802.11n, 20 MHz, 130 Mbps, -26 dBm

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802.11n:

The transmission standard being used by the client. Possible values include 802.11b, 802.11g, and

802.11n. 802.11n is the newest and best standard, but some older devices may not support it.



20 MHz:

This is the channel width that defines the theoretical data rate (in megahertz) that the attached computer

or device can send to or receive from the router. The channel width is set in

Network Settings

→

WiFi / Local

Networks

. Typically this will be 20 MHz, but 40 MHz is possible if the router is set to use two adjacent 20 MHz

channels. A wider channel can mean better performance, but not if there is too much interference. Even if 40 MHz

is set in the WiFi Channel Width, the router may still fall back to 20 MHz if interference is found.



130 Mbps:

The transmit rate (in megabits per second) currently used to transmit packets from the router to the

client. This rate changes automatically to match environmental conditions. Distance from the router, interference,

etc can impact this value. Higher values indicate better performance. Devices can still function in the network with

as little as 1 Mbps.

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-26 dBm:

A relative measure of wireless signal quality (decibels relative to one milliwatt). This expresses

theoretical best quality. The value is given as a negative exponent: -20 is a very good value while -80 is relatively

poor. Signal quality can be reduced by distance, by interference from other radio-frequency sources (such as

cordless telephones or neighboring wireless networks), and by obstacles between the router and the wireless

device.

Time Online:

Simply the amount of time the device has been connected to the router.

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5.2

Dashboard

The

Dashboard

shows fundamental

information about your router, divided into

the following basic categories:



Router Information



Internet



Local Networks



WiFi Networks

For more in-depth information and/or

configuration options, click on the Detailed

Info

link beside the category title. For each

category, this links to:



Router Information

o

System Settings

→

Administration



Internet

o

Internet

→

Connection

Manager



Local Networks

o

Network Settings

→

WiFi / Local Networks



WiFi Networks

o

Network Settings

→

WiFi / Local Networks

After the initial setup of the router, every time you log in you will automatically be directed to

this

Dashboard

. Also, you can click on the CradlePoint logo in the upper left-hand corner to

return to the

Dashboard

from any page.

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Router Information

: “

Detailed Info

” links to

System Settings

→

Administration

.



Product:

MBR95



Firmware

: Gives the number of the current firmware version.



Build Date:

Year-month-day-hours-minutes-seconds for the most recent firmware upgrade.



CPU Usage:

Expressed as a percentage.



Up Time:

Total time for current session.



Clock:

Current local date and time.

To check for Firmware upgrades, see

System Settings

→

System Software

.

Internet

:

“

Detailed Info

” links to

Internet

→

Connection Manager

.



State:

Connected/Disconnected



Signal Strength:

Expressed as a percentage. (Signal Strength is not included if Ethernet is the WAN type.)



WAN Type:

Ethernet, Modem, or WiFi as WAN.



Connected Time:

The time the current Internet source (WAN) has been connected.



IP Address



Gateway



DNS Servers

For general configuration options, see

Internet

→

Connection Manager

. For more in-depth Internet source

configuration options see the appropriate settings page for your WAN type.



Internet

→

Ethernet Settings



Internet

→

Modem Settings



Internet

→

WiFi as WAN Settings

The IP address and gateway describe your active WAN source.

For DNS server configuration options, see

Network Settings

→

DNS

.

Local Networks

:

“

Detailed Info

” links to

Network Settings

→

WiFi / Local Networks

.



Clients:

The number of current clients.

For each network, the following information is displayed: