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Chapter 6

Maintenance

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Double 108 Mbps Wireless

Firewall Router WGU624. 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 Router Status to view the status screen, shown below.

Figure 6-1:

Router Status screen

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The Router Status screen displays the following parameters:

Table 6-1.

Menu 3.2 - Wireless Router Status Fields

Field

Description

Account Name

The Host Name assigned to the router.

Firmware Version

The router firmware version.

Internet Port

These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the

router.

IP Address

The IP address used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address is

shown, the router cannot connect to the Internet.

IP Subnet Mask

The IP Subnet Mask 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 (LAN) port of the router.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control address used by the LAN port of the router.

IP Address

The IP address used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. The default is

192.168.1.1.

DHCP

Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN attached devices.

IP Subnet Mask

The IP Subnet Mask used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. The default is

255.255.255.0

Wireless Port A

These parameters apply to the Wireless a port of the router.

Name (SSID)

The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of the router.

The default is NETGEAR_11a.

Channel

Identifies if the channel the wireless port is using. See

“Wireless Channels” on

page D-7

for the frequencies used on each channel.

Wireless Mode

802.11a, 108 Mbps, or Auto

Wireless Port G

These parameters apply to the Wireless g port of the router.

Name (SSID)

The wireless network name (SSID) used by the wireless port of the router. The

default is NETGEAR_11g.

Channel

Identifies if the channel the wireless port is using. See

“Wireless Channels” on

page D-7

for the frequencies used on each channel.

Wireless Mode

802.11b+g, b only, g only, 108 Mbps, or Auto

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From the Router Status screen, click the “Connection Status” button to display the connection

status, as shown below.

Figure 6-2:

Connection Status screen

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Table 6-1.

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 DHCP server on the network.

DNS Server

The DNS server on the network.

Lease Obtained

The length of time the router has been connected to your Internet service provider’s

network.

Lease Expires

The time the lease expires.

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Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease.

From the Router Status screen, click the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics,

as shown below.

Figure 6-3:

Router Statistics screen

This screen shows the following statistics:

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 time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

Poll Interval

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

freeze the display.

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Show Statistics action buttons are described in

Table 6-2

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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 WGU624 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 WGU624 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.

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.