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Local Network - Statistics Page

The Local Network – Statistics page shows information about the interfaces on the local network.

Figure 30. MDC Local Network Statistics Page

The Local Network – Statistics page includes the following information:

Item

Description

Ethernet

Transmit

The cumulative number of frames transmitted over the

Ethernet home network interface, the number of payload

bytes transmitted, and the number and percentage of

transmitted packets in error.

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To reset the local network statistics, click the

Reset

button.

Receive

The cumulative number of frames received over the

Ethernet home network interface, the number of payload

bytes received, and the number and percentage of

received packets in error.

Wireless (this field is present only on wireless 2Wire gateway models)

Transmit

The cumulative number of frames transmitted over the

wireless home network interface, the number of payload

bytes transmitted, and the number and percentage of

transmitted packets in error.

Receive

The cumulative number of frames received over the

wireless home network interface, the number of payload

bytes received, and the number and percentage of

received packets in error.

USB

Transmit

The cumulative number of frames transmitted over the

USB home network interface, the number of payload bytes

transmitted, and the number and percentage of

transmitted packets in error.

Receive

The cumulative number of frames received over the USB

home network interface, the number of payload bytes

received, and the number and percentage of received

packets in error.

Item

Description

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Local Network - Device List Page

The Local Network - Device List page displays information about each device in the local network.

Figure 31. MDC Local Network Device List Page

The following information is displayed.

Item

Description

Identity

The name of the device. If the device does not have a name

associated with it, the device IP address is displayed.

Type

The type of connection used by the device to connect to the

local network: Ethernet, USB, or Wireless.

MAC Address

The hardware address used by the device.

IP Address

The IP address used by the device.

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Local Network - Wireless Settings Page

The Local Network - Wireless Settings page allows you to view or change the wireless settings with which

your gateway is configured.

Figure 32. MDC Local Network Wireless Settings Page

The Current Settings panel shows the 2Wire gateway’s wireless access point settings.

•

Access Point.

The designated name of the wireless access point.

•

Network Name.

The name assigned to your wireless network. The default is 2WIREXXX, where XXX

represents the last three digits of your 2Wire gateway serial number (for example, 2WIRE954).

•

Channel.

The radio frequency band the access point uses for your wireless network (the default is 6).

Wireless adapter cards auto-detect the channels to use. If you are having problems with your wireless

network, it could be due to radio interference. You can change the wireless channel to see if

interference is reduced on a different channel.

•

Authentication.

The security method used to ensure that users are authorized to access the wireless

network: WEP-Open, WEP-Shared, or WPA-PSK.

•

Encryption.

The security setting that makes it difficult for unauthorized users to access your network.

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The Settings panel allows you to change the Network Name and Wireless Channel, and enable SSID

broadcast.

Customizing Security Settings

You should always enable encryption for wireless communication. When encryption is enabled, you must

define an encryption key for the 2Wire gateway’s wireless access point and configure that same key on each

wireless client that will use your 2Wire gateway wireless network.

You can customize the following wireless settings in the Wireless Security panel.

1.

From the Authentication pull-down menu, select an authentication setting:

WEP-Open, WEP-Shared, or

WPA-PSK.

Open authentication allows users to configure their wireless adapter as either Open or Shared; in either

case an encryption key is required. Shared authentication allows users to configure their wireless

adapter for Shared authentication, which requires an encryption key. WPA-PSK requires that users

configure their wireless adapter using TKIP

.

2.

To use the encryption key that came with your gateway, click the

Use default encryption key

radio button.

To create a custom encryption key, click the

Use custom encryption key

radio button.

If you select

Use custom encryption ke

y

, you can define a 64-bit or 128-bit encryption key. For 64-bit

encryption, in the Key field enter a 10-digit hexadecimal number. For 128-bit encryption, enter a 26-digit

hexadecimal number. A hexadecimal number uses the characters 0-9, a-f, or A-F.

3.

Click the

Submit

button.

Additional Settings

The Additional Settings panel allows you to customize wireless settings. In general, it is recommended that

you leave the default settings in place; however, if you are experiencing connection or performance

difficulties, altering these settings may improve performance.

•

Wireless Mode.

Allows you to force the gateway to use 802.11b/g, 802.11b-only, or 802.11g-only

modes of operation.

•

DTIM Period (seconds).

Determines at which interval the access point will send its broadcast traffic.

The default value is 1 second.

•

Power Setting.

Allows you to select the power level for your wireless connection. The default list is 1 to

4; additional options may appear based on the service provider’s configuration.

•

Maximum Connection Rate.

The maximum rate at which your wireless connection works (1, 2, 5.5, 11,

or 22 Mbps for 802.11b-based models; 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, or 54 Mbps for 802.11b/

g-based models).

Note:

If encryption is enabled, each wireless client must be configured with the encryption key

defined on the system before it can operate on your wireless network.

Note:

Because the fields that display are dependent on the type of wireless adapter you are

using, some of these settings may not display.