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Status
The Status items are mainly informational.
Device Info
The Device Info page displays your Router settings. Options cannot be modified from this page.
General
Displays the time and date that the router is set to.
Displays the currently loaded firmware version.
WAN
The Internet connection type that is being used.
The MAC address that is seen over the Internet.
The IP address being used on the WAN port.
The subnet mask used on the WAN port.
The default gateway of the WAN port.
The Primary DNS Server address.
The Secondary DNS Server address.
LAN
The MAC address displayed for your local area network.
The IP address of the router on your local area network.
The subnet mask of the router on your local area network.
Indicates if the router is acting as a DHCP server on the local area
network.
Time:
Firmware Version:
Connection Type:
MAC Address:
IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
Default Gateway:
Primary DNS Server:
Secondary DNS
Server:
MAC Address:
IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
DHCP Server:
Status > Device Info
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Wireless LAN
Indicates whether wireless networking is on or off.
The MAC address displayed for your wireless network.
The Network Name, also referred to as SSID, of your wireless network.
The channel being used by the router for broadcasting on the wireless
network.
Indicates whether Turbo Mode is enabled or disabled.
Indicates the type of wireless security being used.
Wireless
This screen displays the number of wireless clients that are connected to the router, the MAC address
of each system connecting wirelessly, and the IP address of each system connecting wirelessly.
Routing
This page displays the routing details configured for the router.
A gateway value of 0.0.0.0 means there is no next hop. The IP address is directly connected to the
router on the interface specified, LAN or WAN. A value of 0.0.0.0 in both the destination IP and
netmask means that this is the default route.
Wireless Radio:
MAC Address:
Network Name (SSID):
Channel:
Turbo Mode:
Security Type:
Status > Routing
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Logs
The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in it’s internal memory. If there
isn’t enough internal memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest
events are retained. The Logs option allows you to view the router logs. You can define what types
of events you want to view and the level of the events to view. This router also has external Syslog
Server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that is running a Syslog
utility.
Log Options
You can select the types of messages that you want to display from the
log. Firewall & Security, System, and Router Status messages can be
selected.
There are three levels of message importance: Informational, Warning, and
Critical. Select the levels that you want displayed in the log.
Will filter the log results so that only the selected options appear.
Log Details
Updates the log details on the screen so it displays any recent activity.
Clears all of the log contents.
This option will send a copy of the router log to the email address configured
in the Tools > Email screen.
This option will save the router to a log file on your computer.
Statistics
Network Traffic Stats
Updates the screen with the latest router statistics.
Clears all of the values on the screen.
Refresh Statistics:
Clear Statistics:
Refresh:
Clear:
Email Now:
Save Log:
What to View:
View Levels:
Apply Log Settings Now
:
Status > Logs
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Sent:
Received:
TX Packets Dropped:
RX Packets Dropped:
Collisions:
Errors:
Sent:
Received:
TX Packets Dropped:
RX Packets Dropped:
Collisions:
Errors:
Sent:
Received:
TX Packets Dropped:
Errors:
LAN Statistics
The number of packets transmitted to the local area network.
The number of packets received from the local area network.
The number of transmit packets dropped on the local area network.
The number of receive packets dropped on the local area network.
The number of collisions on the local area network.
The number of errors occuring on the local area network.
WAN Statistics
The number of packets transmitted to the Internet.
The number of packets received from the Internet.
The number of transmit packets sent to the WAN port that were dropped.
The number of receive packets sent to the WAN port that were dropped.
The number of collisions involving packets intended for the WAN port.
The number of errors occuring with packets intended for the WAN port.
Wireless Statistics
The number of packets sent to the wireless network.
The number of packets received from the wireless network.
The amount of transmit packets dropped.
The number of errors relating to packets to/from the wireless network.
Active Sessions
The Active Session page displays the full details of active sessions to your router.
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Appendix
Securing Your Network
1.
Change Admin Password
Changing the password to access your new router is the first step in securing your network.
This
can done through the Wizard or on the Admin Page of the Tools tab.
There is no password by default
and hackers will know this when trying to access your network. Make sure that the password you
choose is not commonly known or something that is easy to guess such as your last name or your
pet’s name. Try using a combination of letters and numbers to deter intruders from hacking into your
network. Your private information should be kept private.
2.
Disable DHCP and use Static IP addresses or Use Static DHCP and limit scope to the
amount of users on your network.
In the event that an intruder manages to gain access to your network, having DHCP enabled makes it
easier for the intruder to access other computers on your network. There are two methods for getting
around this. One is to disable DHCP and use static IP addressing on all the devices connected to
your network. This would mean that the intruder would have to know what IP network your devices
are on in order to access them. The second way is to change the scope of the DHCP server to only
include enough IP addresses for the devices in your network. You can then use the Static DHCP
feature of the router to assign an IP address to each device on your network. Static DHCP still
dynamically assigns an IP address to your network devices but only allows for those defined devices
to obtain an IP address.
3.
Change the default LAN IP address
Change the default LAN IP address from 192.168.0.1 to an alternate IP address. There are 3 ranges
of IP addresses that have been reserved for use on Private Networks.
10.0.0.0
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10.255.255.255 (10.0.0.0/8)
172.16.0.0
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172.31.255.255 (172.16.0.0/12)
192.168.0.0
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192.168.255.255 (192.168.0.0/16)
D-Link routers use 192.168.0.1 as their default LAN IP address. Choosing an alternate IP address
lessens the probabilty of an intruders knowing what IP network your devices are on.

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