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Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway
Managing Your Network
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Network Management Information
The DG824M provides a variety of status and usage information which is discussed below.
Viewing Gateway Status and Usage Statistics
From the Main Menu, under Maintenance, select Gateway Status to view the screen in
Figure 5-3
.
Figure 5-3: Gateway Status screen
The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the
Main Menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select Router Status to view the status
screen, shown in
Figure 5-3
.
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This screen shows the following parameters:
Table 5-1.
Menu 3.2 - Gateway Status Fields
Field
Description
System Name
The Host Name assigned to the gateway in the Basic Settings menu.
Firmware Version
This field displays the gateway firmware version.
WAN Port
These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the gateway.
MAC Address
This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Internet
(WAN) port of the gateway.
IP Address
This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port
of the gateway. If no address is shown, the gateway cannot connect to
the Internet.
DHCP
If None, the gateway will use a fixed IP address on the WAN.
If Client, the gateway will obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP
IP Subnet Mask
This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)
port of the gateway.
Domain Name Servers
(DNS)
This field displays the DNS Server IP addresses being used by the
gateway. These addresses are usually obtained dynamically from the
ISP.
LAN Port
These parameters apply to the Local (WAN) port of the gateway.
MAC Address
This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Local
(LAN) port of the gateway.
IP Address
This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of
the gateway. The default is 192.168.0.1
IP Subnet Mask
This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)
port of the gateway. The default is 255.255.255.0
DHCP
If OFF, the gateway will not assign IP addresses to PCs on the LAN.
If ON, the gateway will assign IP addresses to PCs on the LAN.
ADSL Modem
These parameters apply to the Local (WAN) port of the gateway.
ADSL Firmware Version
The version of the firmware.
Modem Status
The connection status of the modem.
Downstream Speed
The speed at which the modem is receiving data from the ADSL line.
Upstream Speed
The speed at which the modem is transmitting data to the ADSL line.
VPI
The VPI setting.
VCI
The VCI setting.
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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display gateway usage statistics, as shown in
Figure 5-3
below:
Figure 5-4: Gateway Statistics screen
This screen shows the following statistics:.
Table 5-1.
Gateway 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.
Tx B/s
The average line utilization —average CLU for this port.
Up Time
The time elapsed since this port acquired link.
System up Time
The time elapsed since the last power cycle or reset.
Poll Interval
Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click on Stop
to freeze the display.
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Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display gateway WAN connection status, as shown in
Figure 5-5
below:
Figure 5-5: Gateway WAN Status screen
Clicking the Renew button updates the status information.
This screen shows the following statistics:.
Table 5-1.
Gateway Statistics Fields
Field
Description
Connection Time
The time elapsed since the last connection to the Internet via the ADSL port.
Connection Method
The method the ADSL port acquired its TCP/IP configuration.
IP Address
The IP Address assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL Internet Service Provider.
Network Mask
Then Network Mask assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL Internet Service Provider.
Default Gateway
Then Default Gateway router assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL Internet Service
Provider.
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Viewing Attached Devices
The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the gateway has discovered on
the local network. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading,
select Attached Devices to view the table, shown in
Figure 5-6
Figure 5-6: Attached Devices menu
For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS Host Name, if available, and the
Ethernet MAC address. Note that if the gateway is rebooted, the table data is lost until the gateway
rediscovers the devices. To force the gateway to look for attached devices, click the Refresh
button.

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