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Click on the

Connection Status

button to display the connection status, as shown below.

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Wireless AP

Indicates if the Access Point feature of the Router is enabled. If not

enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel will be off.

Broadcast Name

Indicates if the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Figure 4-4

Table 4-2:

Connection Status Items

Item

Description

IP Address

The WAN (Internet) IP Address assigned to the router.

Subnet Mask

The WAN (Internet) Subnet Mask assigned to the router.

Default Gateway

The WAN (Internet) default gateway the router communicates with.

DHCP Server

The IP address of the DHCP server which provided the IP configuration addresses.

Table 4-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

Field

Description

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Click on the

Show Statistics

button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.

This screen shows the following statistics:

DNS Server

The IP address of the DNS server which provides network name to IP address

translation.

Lease Obtained

When the DHCP lease was obtained.

Lease Expires

When the DHCP lease was expires.

Release

Click the Release button to release the DHCP lease.

Renew

Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease.

Figure 4-5

Table 4-3:

Router Statistics Items

Item

Description

System Up Time

The amount of time since the router was last restarted.

Port

The statistics for the WAN (Internet), LAN (local) and WLAN (wireless) 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.

Table 4-2:

Connection Status Items (continued)

Item

Description

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices

The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router 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 below.

For each device, the table shows the IP address, Device Name (if available), and Ethernet MAC

address. To force the router to look for attached devices, click the

Refresh

button.

Tx B/s

The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the LAN ports.

Rx B/s

The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the LAN ports.

Up Time

The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

Poll Interval

Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click on Stop

to freeze the display.

Set Interval

Enter a time and click the button to set the polling frequency.

Stop

Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information.

Figure 4-6

Note:

If the router is rebooted, the table data is lost until the router rediscovers the

devices.

Table 4-3:

Router Statistics Items

Item

Description

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Configuration File Management

The configuration settings of the 54Mpbs Wireless Router are stored within the router in a

configuration file. This file can be saved (backed up) to a user’s computer, retrieved (restored)

from the user’s computer, or cleared to factory default settings.

From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Backup

Settings heading to bring up the menu shown below.

Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.

Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration

The Restore and Backup options in the Backup Settings menu allow you to save and retrieve a file

containing your router’s configuration settings.

To save your settings, click the

Backup

button. Your browser will extract the configuration file

from the router and will prompt you for a location on your computer to store the file. You can give

the file a meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.

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To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your

computer or click the

Browse

button to browse to the file. When you have located it, click the

Restore

button to send the file to the router. The router will then reboot automatically.

Erasing the Configuration

It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by

using the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the router's

password will be

password

, the LAN IP address will be www.routerlogin.net, and the router's

DHCP client will be enabled. For other default settings, refer to

“Factory Default Settings” in

Appendix A

.

To erase the configuration, click the

Erase

button.

To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or IP

address, you must use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the router. See

“Restoring the

Default Configuration and Password” on page 6-7

.

Upgrading the Router Software

Note:

You must not interrupt the router while it is rebooting.

Note:

Before upgrading the router software, use the router backup utility to save your

configuration settings. Any router upgrade will revert the router settings back to

the factory defaults. After completing the upgrade, you can restore your settings

from the backup.