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Chapter 6
Using Network Monitoring Tools
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Wireless-G Router Model
WGR614v9. You can access these features by selecting the items under Maintenance in the main
menu of the browser interface.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
“Viewing Wireless Router Status Information
”
•
“Viewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 6-5
•
“Managing the Configuration File” in Chapter 6
•
“Upgrading the Router Software” on page 6-7
•
“Enabling Remote Management Access” on page 6-11
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information
To view router status and usage information:
1.
From the main menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select
Router Status
. The
Router Status screen displays.
Figure 6-1
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Table 6-1
describes the router status fields.
Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields
Field
Description
Account Name
The host name assigned to the router.
Hardware Version
The hardware version of the router.
Firmware Version
The version of the current software installed in the router. This will
change if you upgrade your router.
Internet Port
These settings apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical
address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
IP Address
The IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If
no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the
Internet.
DHCP
If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on
the WAN. If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an
IP address dynamically from the ISP.
IP Subnet Mask
The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the
router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing,
click the link to the online document
“TCP/IP Networking Basics” in
Appendix B
.
Domain Name Server
The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router. A
Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as
www.netgear.com into IP addresses.
LAN Port
These settings apply to the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical
address being used by the LAN port of the router.
IP Address
The IP address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
The default is 192.168.1.1.
DHCP
Identifies whether 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 Ethernet (LAN) port of the
router. The default is 255.255.255.0.
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2.
Click
Connection Status
to display the connection status.
Wireless Port
These settings apply to the wireless port of the router.
Name (SSID)
The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of
the router. The default is NETGEAR.
Region
The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be
illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the
world.
Channel
Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. Click the link to
the online document
“Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B
for
the frequencies used on each channel.
Mode
Indicates the wireless communication mode: b and g; g only.
Wireless AP
Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If not
enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.
Broadcast Name
Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.
Figure 6-2
Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)
Field
Description
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Table 6-2
describes the connection status settings.
Click the
Release
button to release the connection status items (that is, all items return to 0).
Click the
Renew
button to renew to the connection status items (that is, all items are
refreshed).
Click the
Close Window
button to close the Connection Status screen.
3.
Click
Show Statistics
to display router usage statistics.
Table 6-2. Connection Status Settings
Item
Description
IP Address
The IP address that is assigned to the router.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.
Default Gateway
The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with.
DHCP Server
The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides
the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router.
DNS Server
The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of
network names to IP addresses.
Lease Obtained
The date and time that the lease was obtained.
Lease Expires
The date and time that the lease will expire.
Figure 6-3
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Table 6-3
describes the router statistics.
To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the
Poll Interval
field, and click
Set Interval
.
To stop the polling entirely, click
Stop
.
Viewing a List of Attached Devices
The Attached Devices screen 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 Maintenance, select
Attached
Devices
to view the table.
Table 6-3. Router Statistics
Item
Description
System Up Time
The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.
Port
The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the
screen displays the following:
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 time elapsed since this port acquired the link.
Poll Interval
The intervals at which the statistics are updated in this screen.
Figure 6-4

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