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Viewing Router Status Information

Note:

You must be in Router Mode to view the Router Status Mode. If you are in Access Point

Mode, see

“Viewing Access Point Status Information” on page 6-2

for status information instead.

The Router Status screen provides status and usage information. From the Maintenance section of

the main menu of the browser interface, select Router Status to view the status screen, shown

below.

Figure 6-4:

Router Status screen

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This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 6-1.

Router Status Fields

Field

Description

Account Name

The Host Name assigned to the WGX102.

Firmware Version

The wireless range extender firmware version.

Internet Port

These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the WGX102.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control (MAC) address used by the Internet (WAN)

port of the WGX102.

IP Address

The IP address used by the Internet (WAN) port of the WGX102. If no

address is shown, the wireless range extender cannot connect to the

Internet.

DHCP

If set to None, the WGX102 is configured to use a fixed IP address on

the WAN. If set to a client, such as PPPOE, the WGX102 is configured

to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP.

IP Subnet Mask

The IP Subnet Mask used by the Internet (WAN) port of the WGX102.

Domain Name Server

The Domain Name Servers (DNS) mapping descriptive names of

network resources to IP addresses.

LAN Port

These parameters apply to the local powerline port of the WGX102.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control address used by the local port of the

WGX102.

IP Address

The IP address used by the local port of the WGX102. The default is

192.168.0.101

DHCP

Identifies if the wireless range extender’s built-in DHCP server is active

for the LAN attached devices.

IP Subnet Mask

The IP Subnet Mask used by the local port of the WGX102. The default

is 255.255.255.0

Wireless Port

These parameters apply to the wireless port of the WGX102.

Name (SSID)

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

WGX102. The default is NETGEAR.

Region

The geographic region where the WGX102 is being used.

Channel

The channel the wireless port is using. See

“Wireless Channels” on

page C-7

for the frequencies used on each channel.

Mode

The current mode — g and b, g only, or b only.

Broadcast Name

Indicates whether the WGX102 is broadcasting its SSID.

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

as shown below.

Figure 6-5:

Connection Status screen

This screen shows the following fields:.

Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease. Click the Release button to disconnect from the

WAN.

Table 6-1.

Connection Status Fields

Field

Description

IP Address

The WAN (Internet) IP Address assigned to the wireless range extender.

Subnet Mask

The WAN (Internet) Subnet Mask assigned to the WGX102.

Default Gateway

The WAN (Internet) default gateway the WGX102 communicates with.

DHCP Server

The WAN (Internet) DHCP server IP address.

DNS Server

The WAN (Internet) DNS server IP addresses on the network.

Lease Obtained

The length of time the wireless range extender has been connected to your Internet

service provider’s network.

Lease Expires

The length of time before the lease expires.

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices

The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the wireless range extender 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 6-6:

Attached Devices menu

For each device attached to the WGX102, the first table shows the IP address, NetBIOS Device

Name (if available), and Ethernet MAC address. Note that if the router is rebooted, the table data is

lost until the WGX102 rediscovers the devices. To force the wireless range extender to look for

attached devices, click the Refresh button.

The second table shows the MAC (Media Access Control) Address and Data Rate for each

HomePlug PC or device on the HomePlug network detected by the WGX102. You cannot change

any of the values shown here. To update this list and to show the current attached devices, click the

Scan Powerline Network button.

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Configuration File Management

The configuration settings of the Wireless Range Extender are stored within the wireless range

extender in a configuration file. This file can be saved (backed up) to a PC, retrieved (restored)

from the PC, or cleared to factory default settings.

From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Backup

Settings to bring up the menu shown below.

Figure 6-7:

Backup Settings menu

Backing Up the Configuration

To save your settings, click the Backup button. Your browser extracts the configuration file from

the router and prompts you for a location on your PC to store the file. You can give the file a

meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.

Restoring the Configuration

To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your PC 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 wireless range extender. The WGX102 then reboots automatically.

Warning

: Do not interrupt the reboot process.

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