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The Administration Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
Diagnostics
Ping Test
(See Figure 5-32.)
Ping Test Parameters
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Ping Target IP. Enter the IP Address that you want to ping in the field. This can be either a local (LAN) IP or an
Internet (WAN) IP address.
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Ping Size. Enter the size of the ping packets.
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No. of Pings. Enter the number of times that you want to ping.
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Ping Interval. Enter the ping interval in milliseconds.
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Ping Timeout. Enter the time in milliseconds.
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Ping Result. The results of the ping test will be shown here.
Click the
Start Test
button to start the Ping Test.
Factory Defaults
(See Figure 5-33.)
Restore Factory Defaults. If you have exhausted all other options and 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.
Figure 5-32: Ping Test
Figure 5-33: Factory Defaults
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The Administration Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
Firmware Upgrade
(See Figure 5-34.)
To upgrade the Gateway’s firmware:
1.
Click the
Browse
button to find the firmware upgrade file that you downloaded from the Linksys website and
then extracted.
2.
Double-click the firmware file you downloaded and extracted.
Click the
Upgrade
button, and follow the
instructions there.
Figure 5-34: Firmware Upgrade
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The Status Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
The Status Tab
Gateway
This screen displays information about your Gateway and its WAN (Internet) Connections. (See Figure 5-35.)
Gateway Information
Gateway Information displays the Software Version, MAC Address, and Current Time.
Internet Connections
The Internet Connections displayed are the ADSL Link, PPP Login, Internt IP Address, Public Subnet Mask, Default
Gateway, Primary DNS Server, and Internet DHCP IP Expires.
System Statistics
System Statistics displays the Packets Sent and Packets Received.
DHCP Renew. Click the
DHCP Renew
button to replace your Gateway’s current IP address with a new IP address.
DHCP Release. Click the
DHCP Release
button to delete your Gateway’s current IP address.
Click the
Refresh
button if you want to Refresh your screen.
Figure 5-35: Status
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The Status Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
Local Network
The Local Network information that is displayed is the Local Mac Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DHCP
Server. To view the DHCP Clients Table, click the
DHCP Clients
button. See Figure 5-36.
DHCP Clients Table. Click the
DHCP Clients Table
button to show the current DHCP Client data. You will see the
MAC address, computer name, and IP address of the network clients using the DHCP server. (This data is stored
in temporary memory and changes periodically.) See Figure 5-37.
Click the
Refresh
button if you want to Refresh your screen.
Figure 5-37: DHCP Clients Table
Figure 5-36: Local Network
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The Status Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
Wireless
The Wireless network information that is displayed is the Wireless Firmware Version, MAC Address, Status,
Mode, Channel, SSID, and Encryption. (See Figure 5-38.)
Click the
Wireless Clients Connected
button to view the wireless clients connected to the Gateway.
Click the
Refresh
button if you want to Refresh your screen.
Figure 5-38: Wireless
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