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The Administration Tab - Firmware Upgrade

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The Administration Tab - Firmware Upgrade

The

Firmware Upgrade

screen allows you to upgrade the Router’s firmware. Do not upgrade the firmware unless

you are experiencing problems with the Router or the new firmware has a feature you want to use.

Before upgrading the firmware, download the Router’s firmware upgrade file from the Linksys website,

www.linksys.com

. Then extract the file.

Upgrade Firmware

In the field provided, enter the name of the extracted firmware upgrade file, or click the

Browse

button to find

this file. After you have selected the appropriate file, click the

Upgrade

button, and follow the on-screen

instructions.

For help information, click

More

.

Figure 6-45: Administration Tab - Firmware Upgrade

Note:

The Router will lose all of the settings you have customized. Before you upgrade its firmware,

write down all of your custom settings. After you upgrade its firmware, you will have to re-enter all

of your configuration settings.

download

: to receive a file transmitted over a network

firmware

: the programming code

that runs a networking device

upgrade

: to replace existing software or

firmware with a newer version

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The Status Tab - Router

Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router

The Status Tab - Router

The

Router

screen displays information about the Router and its current settings. The on-screen information will

vary depending on the Internet Connection Type selected on the

Setup

screen.

Information

Hardware Version

. This shows the installed version and date of the hardware.

Software Version

. This shows the installed version and date of the software.

MAC Address

. The MAC Address of the Router’s Internet interface is displayed here.

Local MAC Address

. The MAC Address of the Router’s LAN (local area network) interface is displayed here.

System Up Time

. The length of time the Router has been running is indicated here.

WAN Connections

Network Access

. This indicates the type of Internet connection you are using.

Login Status

. The status of the connection is displayed only for PPPoE or PPTP connections. For these dial-up

style connections, there is a Connect button to click if there is no connection and you want to establish an

Internet connection.

WAN IP Address

. The Router’s Internet IP Address is displayed here.

Subnet Mask and Default Gateway

. The Router’s Subnet Mask and Default Gateway address are displayed here

for DHCP and static IP connections.

DNS

. Shown here are the DNS (Domain Name System) IP addresses currently used by the Router.

DHCP Release

. Available for a DHCP connection, click the

DHCP Release

button to release the current IP address

of the device connected to the Router’s Internet port.

DHCP Renew

. Available for a DHCP connection, click the

DHCP Renew

button to replace the current IP

address—of the device connected to the Router’s Internet port—with a new IP address.

Click the

Refresh

button to update the on-screen information. For help information, click

More

.

Figure 6-46: Status Tab - Router

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The Status Tab - Local Network

Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router

The Status Tab - Local Network

The

Local Network

screen displays information about the local network.

Local Network

IP Address

. The Router’s local IP Address is shown here.

Subnet Mask

. The Router’s Subnet Mask is shown here.

DHCP Server

. The status of the DHCP server is displayed here.

DHCP Client Lease Info

. Click the

DHCP Clients Table

button to view a list of PCs that have been assigned IP

addresses by the Router. The

DHCP Active IP Table

screen lists the DHCP Server IP Address, Computer Names, IP

Addresses, MAC Addresses, and length of time until a computer’s assigned IP address expires. Click the

Close

button to return to the

Local Network

screen. Click the

Refresh

button to update the information.

Click the

Refresh

button to update the on-screen information. For help information, click

More

.

Figure 6-48: DHCP Active IP Table

Figure 6-47: Status Tab - Local Network

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The Status Tab - Local Network

Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router

The Status Tab - Wireless

The

Wireless

screen displays status information about your wireless network.

Wireless

MAC Address

. The MAC Address of the Router’s wireless network interface is displayed here.

Mode

. As selected from the Wireless tab, this will display the wireless mode (Mixed, G-Only, or Disabled) used by

the network.

SSID

. As entered on the Wireless tab, this will display the wireless network name or SSID.

Channel

. As entered on the Wireless tab, this will display the channel on which your wireless network is

broadcasting.

Encryption Function

. As selected on the Wireless Security tab, this will display what type of encryption the

Router uses for security.

Click the

Refresh

button to update the on-screen information. For help information, click

More

.

Figure 6-49: Status Tab - Wireless

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The Status Tab - System Performance

Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router

The Status Tab - System Performance

The

System Performance

screen displays status information about network traffic for the Internet, wireless

activities, and wired connectivity.

System Performance

Internet/Wireless

Statistics for the network traffic on the Internet connection and wireless connectivity are shown in two separate

columns.

IP Address

. The IP address of the Router’s interface is displayed here.

MAC Address

. The MAC address of the Router’s interface is shown here.

Connection

. The status of the connection is shown here.

Packets Received

. The number of packets received is displayed here.

Packets Sent

. The number of packets sent is displayed here.

Bytes Received

. The number of bytes received is shown here.

Bytes Sent

. The number of bytes sent is shown here.

Error Packets Received

. The number of error packets received is displayed here.

Dropped Packets Received

. The number of dropped packets received is displayed here.

LAN

Statistics for the network traffic on each of the four LAN ports are shown in four separate columns.

IP Address

. The IP address of the Router’s interface is displayed here.

MAC Address

. The MAC address of the Router’s interface is shown here.

Connection

. The status of the connection is shown here.

Packets Received

. The number of packets received is displayed here.

Figure 6-50: Status Tab - System Performance