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Chapter 6
Maintenance
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall
Router WGT624 v2. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the
Main Menu of the browser interface.
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information
The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the
Main Menu of the browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select System Status to view the
System Status screen, shown below.
Figure 6-1:
Router Status screen
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This screen shows the following parameters:
Table 6-1.
Menu 3.2 - Wireless Router Status Fields
Field
Description
Account Name
This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version
This field displays the router firmware version.
Internet Port
These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
This field displays the Media Access Control 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.
IP Subnet Mask
This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)
port of the router.
DHCP
If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the
WAN.
If set to Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address
dynamically from the ISP.
LAN Port
These parameters apply to the Local (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the
LAN port of the router.
IP Address
This field displays 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
This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)
port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0
Wireless Port
These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router.
MAC Address
This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the
Wireless port of the router.
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 geographic region where the router being used. It
may be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of
the world.
Channel
Identifies if the channel the wireless port is using. See
“Wireless
Channels” on page D-7
for the frequencies used on each channel.
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Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display the WAN status, as shown below.
Figure 6-2:
Connection Status screen
This screen shows the following statistics:.
WAN Status action buttons are described in
Table 6-2
Table 6-1.
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 6-2.
Show WAN Status action buttons
Field
Description
Renew
Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease.
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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.
Figure 6-3:
Router Statistics screen
This screen shows the following statistics:
Show Statistics action buttons are described in
Table 6-2
Table 6-1.
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.
Table 6-2.
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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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 6-4:
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.
Upgrading the Router Software
The routing software of the WGT624 v2 wireless router is stored in FLASH memory, and can be
upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR.
Note:
The web browser used to upload new firmware into the WGT624 v2 wireless router must
support HTTP uploads. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above. Do
not interrupt the upgrade process once it has started.
Note:
Be sure to check the NETGEAR web site for documentation updates which are
available at
.

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