Linksys WAG300N Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway

The Administration Tab

Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway

The Factory Defaults Tab

If you want to restore the Gateway’s factory default settings, then use this screen.

Factory Defaults

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

settings, click

Restore Factory Defaults

. Then follow the on-screen instructions. Click

Help

for more

information.

The Firmware Upgrade Tab

Use this screen to upgrade the Gateway’s firmware.

Firmware Upgrade

To upgrade the Gateway’s firmware:

1.

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

2.

Extract the file on your computer.

3.

On the

Firmware Upgrade

screen, click the

Browse

button to find the firmware upgrade file.

4.

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

5.

Click the

Start to Upgrade

button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-47: Firmware Upgrade

Figure 5-46: Factory Defaults

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The Status Tab

Wireless-N ADSL2+ 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

This section shows the following information: Login Type, Interface, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway,

and DNS 1, 2, and 3 server IP addresses.

DHCP Renew. If available, click the

DHCP Renew

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

IP address.

DHCP Release. If available, 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. Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-48: Gateway

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The Status Tab

Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway

The Local Network Tab

This screen displays information about the Gateway’s local network.

Local Network

This screen displays the following: the local Mac Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, DHCP Server, Start IP

Address, and End IP Address.

To view the DHCP Client Table, click the

DHCP Client

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 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. 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. The ARP/RARP

Table shows the current data for the local network clients of the Gateway. You will see their IP addresses and

MAC addresses. (This data is stored in temporary memory and changes periodically.) 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. Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-51: ARP/RARP Table

Figure 5-49: Local Network

Figure 5-50: DHCP Active IP Table

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The Status Tab

Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway

The Wireless Tab

This screen displays information about the Gateway’s wireless network.

Wireless Network

This screen displays the following: MAC Address, Mode, Network Name (SSID), Radio Band, Wide Channel,

Standard Channel, Security method, and SSID Broadcast status.

Click the

Refresh

button if you want to refresh the displayed information. Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-52: Wireless

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The Status Tab

Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway

The DSL Connection Tab

This screen shows information about the DSL connection.

DSL Status

This section shows the following: Status, Downstream Rate, and Upstream Rate.

PVC Connection

This section displays the following information: Encapsulation, Multiplexing, QoS, Pcr Rate, Scr Rate, Autodetect,

VPI, VCI, Enable status, and PVC Status.

Click the

Refresh

button if you want to refresh the displayed information. Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-53: DSL Connection

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