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Click the Show Statistics button to display modem usage statistics, as shown in

Figure 5-2

below:

Figure 5-3:

Modem Statistics screen

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Table 5-1.

Statistics Fields

Field

Description

WAN, LAN, or

Serial Port

The statistics for the WAN (Internet), LAN (local), and Serial ports. For each port, the

screen displays:

Status

The link status of the port.

TxPkts

The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.

RxPkts

The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.

Collisions

The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.

Tx B/s

The current line utilization—percentage of current bandwidth used on this port.

Rx B/s

The average line utilization for this port.

Up Time

The time elapsed since the last power cycle or reset.

Poll Interval

Specifies the interval at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click Stop to

freeze the display.

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Using Router Mode

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Chapter 6

Using Router Mode

This chapter describes how to use the basic router features of the DG632

ADSL Modem Router.

Figure 6-1:

Router Mode main menu

Router Mode Basic Settings

You can manually configure your modem using the menu above, or you can allow the Setup

Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.

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Using Router Mode

Figure 6-2:

Basic Settings menu

Manually Configuring Basic Settings

It is best to start the manual configuration from the Setup Wizard:

1.

Select your country.

2.

Select No to manually configure your modem connection.

3.

Click Next.

4.

Manually configure the modem in the Basic Settings menu shown in

Figure 6-2

.

ISP

Does

Not

Require Login

ISP

Does

Require Login

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5.

Follow the instructions below according to the encapsulation method and whether your

Internet connection requires a login. The following methods are available:

•

Internet Connection Requires Login and Uses PPPoE

•

Internet Connection Requires Login and Uses PPPoA

•

Internet Connection Does Not Require a Login

6.

Usually the default ADSL Settings work fine for most ISPs and you can skip this step. If you

have any problems with your connection, check the ADSL Settings. See

“ADSL Settings“ on

page -5

for more details.

Internet Connection Requires Login and Uses PPPoE

1.

If your Internet connection

does

require login, select Yes and fill in the settings according to

the instructions below.

Note

: You will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login program on your computer in order to

access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your modem automatically logs

you in.

2.

Choose PPPoE for the encapsulation method your ISP uses.

3.

Enter the login name (frequently the email address your ISP provided), password, and service

name (if required).

4.

If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how

long the modem keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the

LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of zero means never log out.

5.

The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names.

•

Select “Get Automatically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address.

Your ISP will automatically assign this address.

•

Select “Use These DNS Servers” if your ISP gave you one or two DNS addresses. Type

the primary and secondary addresses.

Internet Connection Requires Login and Uses PPPoA

1.

If your Internet connection

does

require login, select Yes and fill in the settings according to

the instructions below.