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View Router Status

To view router status and usage information, select

Advanced Home

, or select

Administration > Router Status

to display the following screen:

Router Information

Hardware Version

. The router model.

Firmware Version

. The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the router

firmware.

GUI Language Version

. The localized language of the user interface.

LAN Port

.

•

MAC Address

. The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address

being used by the Ethernet (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 Server

. Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the

LAN-attached devices.

Internet Provider (WAN) Setup

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 the address is 0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the Internet.

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Connection

. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value is

DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP.

IP Subnet Mask

. The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

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.

Statistics Button

On the Router Status screen, in the Internet Provider (WAN) Setup pane, click the

Statistics

button to display the following screen:

Figure 2. System up time and poll interval statistics

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:

•

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 interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen.

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

.

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Connection Status Button

On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the

Connection Status

button to view connection status information.

Figure 3. View connection status information

The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshes the

items. The Close Window button closes the Connection Status screen.

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 when the lease was obtained.

Lease Expires

. The date and time that the lease expires.

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Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

The following settings are displayed:

Name (SSID

). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for

the 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4 GHz network.

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 operating channel of the wireless port being used. The default

channel is Auto. When Auto is selected, the router will find the best operating channel

available. If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel.

Channels 1, 6, and 11 will not interfere with each other.

Mode

. Indicates the wireless communication mode: Up to 54 Mbps, Up to 130 Mbps

(default), and Up to 300 Mbps.

Wireless AP

. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not

enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.

Broadcast Name

. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Wireless Isolation

. Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to

the router.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

. Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for this

network.

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Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

Name (SSID

). The 11N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names

are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest.

Wireless AP

. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not

enabled, the Wireless LEDs on the front panel are off.

Broadcast Name

. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Wireless Isolation

. Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to

the router.

Allow guest to access My Local Network

. If selected, any user who connects to this SSID

can access local networks associated with the router.

View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to

256

entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when keyword blocking is enabled

and no log entries are made for the trusted user.