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Chapter 9
Maintenance
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your ProSafe Wireless 802.11g
Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P v2. These features are accessed via the Main Menu
Maintenance heading.
Viewing Wireless Firewall/Print Server Status Information
The Router Status menu provides status and usage information. From the main menu of the
browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select Router Status to view this screen.
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Figure 9-1:
Router Status screen
The Router Status screen shows the following parameters:
Table 9-1.
Status Fields
Field
Description
System Name
The System Name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version
The router firmware version.
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Printer Status
The printer status.
WAN Port
These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
This field displays the MAC address being used by the Internet (WAN)
port of the router.
IP Address
This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port
of the router. If no address is shown, the router cannot connect to the
Internet.
DHCP
This field if the WAN port DHCP settings are dynamic or static.
IP Subnet Mask
This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)
port of the router.
Domain Name Server
Identifies the IP address of the DNS server(s).
LAN Port
MAC Address
The Media Access Control address being used by the LAN port of the
router.
IP Address
The IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. The
default is 192.168.0.1.
DHCP
Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN
attached devices.
IP Subnet Mask
The IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN) port of the router.
The default is 255.255.255.0.
Wireless Port
Name (SSID)
This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the
wireless port of the router. The default is Wireless.
Region
This field displays the MAC address being used by the wireless port of
the router.
Channel/Frequency
Identifies the channel the wireless port is using. See
“Wireless
Channels” on page E-7
for the frequencies used on each channel.
Mode
Identifies if the channel the wireless port is set for 802.11b, 802.11g, or
both.
Wireless AP
Identifies if the wireless access point is on or off.
Broadcast Name
Identifies if the Name (SSID) is being broadcast.
Serial Port
Status
The status of the serial port. Click the Details button to view the Serial
Port Log, Port Status, Physical Link, PPP Link, PPP IP Address, Phone
Line Speed, and Serial Line Speed.
Table 9-1.
Status Fields
Field
Description
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Click “WAN Status” to display the WAN connection status.
Figure 9-2:
Connection Status screen
This screen shows the following statistics:.
Modem
The status of the modem port.
Dial-In
The status of the Dial-In port.
Internet Access
The status of the serial Internet connection.
Lan-to-LAN
The status of the serial LAN-to-LAN connection.
Table 9-1.
Connection Status Fields
Field
Description
Connection Time
The length of time the router has been connected to your Internet service provider’s
network.
Connection Method
The method used to obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider.
IP Address
The WAN (Internet) IP Address assigned to the router.
Network Mask
The WAN (Internet) Subnet Mask assigned to the router.
Default Gateway
The WAN (Internet) default gateway the router communicates with.
Table 9-1.
Status Fields
Field
Description
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Log action buttons are described in
Table 9-2
.
Click “Show Statistics” to display router usage statistics.
Figure 9-3:
Router Statistics screen
This screen shows the following statistics:
Table 9-2.
Connection Status action buttons
Field
Description
Renew
Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease.
Table 9-1.
Router Statistics Fields
Field
Description
interface
The statistics for the WAN (Internet), LAN (local), Wireless, and Serial interfaces. For
each interface, the screen displays:
Status
The link status of the interface.
TxPkts
The number of packets transmitted on this interface since reset or manual clear.
RxPkts
The number of packets received on this interface since reset or manual clear.
Collisions
The number of collisions on this interface since reset or manual clear.
Tx B/s
The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the interfaces.
Rx B/s
The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the interfaces.
Up Time
The amount of time since the router was last restarted.

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