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The Administration Tab

Home Wireless-G Gateway

The Diagnostics Tab

Ping Test

Ping Test Parameters

•

Ping Target IP. Enter the IP address that you want to ping. This can be either a local (LAN) IP or an Internet

(WAN) IP address.

•

Ping Size. Enter the size of the packet.

•

Number of Pings. Enter the number of times that you want to ping.

•

Ping Interval. Enter the ping interval (how often the target IP address will be pinged) in milliseconds.

•

Ping Timeout. Enter the ping timeout (how long before the ping test times out) in milliseconds.

Click the

Start Test

button to start the Ping Test.

•

Ping Result. The results of the ping test will be shown here.

When finished making your changes on this tab, click the

Save Settings

button to save these changes, or click

the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

The Backup&Restore Tab

The Backup&Restore tab allows you to back up and restore the Gateway’s configuration file.

Backup Configuration

To back up the Gateway’s configuration file, click the

Backup

button. Then follow the on-screen instructions.

Restore Configuration

To restore the Gateway’s configuration file, click the

Browse

button. Then follow the on-screen instructions to

locate the file. After you have selected the file, click the

Restore

button.

Figure 5-37: Backup&Restore

Figure 5-36: Ping Test

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The Administration Tab

Home Wireless-G Gateway

The Factory Defaults Tab

Restore Factory Defaults. If you wish to restore the Gateway to its factory default settings and lose all your

settings, click

Yes

.

To begin the restore process, click the

Save Settings

button to save these changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

The Firmware Upgrade Tab

The Gateway allows you to upgrade firmware from the LAN (Local Area Network) side of the Gateway.

Upgrade from LAN

To upgrade the Gateway’s firmware from the LAN:

1.

Download the Gateway’s firmware upgrade file from www.linksys.com.

1.

Extract the file on your computer.

1.

Click the

Browse

button to find the firmware upgrade file.

2.

Double-click the firmware file that you have downloaded and extracted.

3.

Click the

Upgrade

button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

To cancel the firmware upgrade, click the

Cancel Upgrade

button.

Figure 5-39: Firmware Upgrade

Figure 5-38: Factory Defaults

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The Administration Tab

Home Wireless-G Gateway

The Reboot Tab

This screen allows you to do a soft or hard reboot of the Gateway. In most cases you should use the hard reboot.

The soft reboot is similar to restarting your computer without physically powering down the computer.

Reboot

Reboot Mode. To reboot your Gateway, select

Hard

or

Soft

. Choose

Hard

to power cycle the Gateway or

Soft

to

restart it without a power cycle.

To begin the reboot process, click the

Save Settings

button. When a screen appears asking you if you really want

to reboot the Gateway, click

OK

.

Click the

Cancel Changes

button if you want to cancel the reboot.

Figure 5-40: Reboot

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The Status Tab

Home Wireless-G Gateway

The Status Tab

The Gateway Tab

This screen displays information about the Gateway and its Internet connection.

Gateway Information

This section displays the Gateway’s Firmware Version, MAC Address, and Current Time.

Internet Connection

After you select the Internet connection number from the drop-down menu, you see the following information: the

Connection, Login Type, Interface, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS 1, 2, and 3 server IP

addresses, and WINS address.

DHCP Renew. Click the

DHCP Renew

button to replace the Gateway’s current IP address with a new IP address.

DHCP Release. Click the

DHCP Release

button to delete the Gateway’s current IP address.

Click the

Refresh

button if you want to refresh the displayed information.

Figure 5-41: Gateway

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The Status Tab

Home Wireless-G Gateway

The Local Network Tab

The Local Network information that is displayed is the local Mac Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, DHCP Server,

Start IP Address, and End IP Address. To view the DHCP Clients Table, click the

DHCP Clients

Table

button. To

view the ARP/RARP Table, click the

ARP/RARP

Table

button.

DHCP Clients Table. The DHCP Active IP Table shows the current DHCP Client data. You will see the computer

name, IP address, MAC address, and expiration time of the dynamic IP address for the wireless clients using the

DHCP server. (This data is stored in temporary memory and changes periodically.) Click the

Refresh

button if you

want to refresh the displayed information. To delete a client from the DHCP server, select the client, and then click

the

Delete

button. Click the

Close

button to return to the

Local Network

screen.

ARP/RARP Table. The ARP/RARP Table shows the current data for the local network clients that have sent an ARP

request to the Gateway. You will see their IP addresses and MAC addresses. (This data is stored in temporary

memory and changes periodically.) An ARP request is a request sent by the Gateway asking clients with IP

addresses for their MAC addresses, so the Gateway can map IP addresses to MAC addresses. RARP is the reverse

of ARP. Click the

Refresh

button if you want to refresh the displayed information. Click the

Close

button to return

to the

Local Network

screen.

Click the

Refresh

button if you want to refresh the displayed information.

Figure 5-42: Local Network

Figure 5-43: DHCP Active IP Table

Figure 5-44: ARP/RARP Table

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