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Click on the “Connection Status” button to display the WAN status, as shown below.

Figure 5-2:

Connection Status screen

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Table 5-1.

Connection Status Fields

Field

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 WAN (Internet) DHCP server address assigned to the router.

DNS Server

The WAN (Internet) DNS server addresses assigned to the router.

Default Gateway

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

Lease Obtained

The time when the router got its DHCP lease from your Internet service provider’s

network.

Lease Expires

The time when the DHCP lease expires.

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WAN Status action buttons are described in

Table 5-2

Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.

Figure 5-3:

Router Statistics screen

This screen shows the following statistics:

Table 5-2.

Connection Status action buttons

Field

Description

Release

Click Release to release the DHCP lease.

Renew

Click Renew to renew the DHCP lease.

Table 5-1.

Router Statistics Fields

Field

Description

Port

The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (local) 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 transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.

Rx B/s

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

Up Time

The amount of time since the router was last restarted.

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.

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Show Statistics action buttons are described in

Table 5-2

Viewing VoIP Status

This VoIP Status page shows the current status of your VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)

connection.

Figure 5-4:

VoIP Status page

Table 5-2.

Show Statistics action buttons

Field

Description

Set Interval

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

Stop

Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information.

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LAN Port

–

MAC Address - the physical address of the router, as seen from the local LAN.

•

Line 1/Line 2

–

Display Name: This is the name you have already chosen when you first opened your

account. Your "Display Name" will be visible to other individuals with caller ID.

If your display name appears as "UNAVAILABLE", either your account has not been

established or your router has been unable to connect to the Internet.

–

Telephone Number: This is the telephone number other people will use when they call

you. This number was assigned to your router when you first established your account.

Each line can have a different telephone number.

If your Telephone Number appears as "phonenumber", either your account has not been

established or your router has been unable to connect to the Internet.

•

Line Status

–

Hook State: The "Hook State" displays the condition of the telephone receiver. ON

indicates the receiver is "on-the-hook", while OFF indicates the receiver is "off-the-hook".

–

Registration State: When your router has successfully connected to the VoIP servers, the

"Registration State" will be displayed as "Success". However, if you do not have a VOIP

account or if the router could not connect to the VoIP servers, the "Registration State" will

be displayed as "Idle".

–

Message Waiting: The "Message Waiting" status indicates if you have a new message

waiting in your voice mail box.

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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.

Figure 5-5:

Attached Devices menu

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

MAC address. Note that if the router is rebooted, the table data is lost until the router rediscovers

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

Restoring Factory Defaults

The Restore Factory Defaults option in the Maintenance menu allows you 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 192.168.61.1, and the router's DHCP client will be enabled.

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 7-7

.

Changing the Administrator Password

The default password for the router’s web Configuration Manager is

password

. Netgear

recommends that you change this password to a more secure password.