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Viewing Wireless Router Status Information

To view router status and usage information, from the main menu, under the Maintenance heading,

select

Router Status

. The Router Status screen displays.

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You can use the Show Statistics and Connection Status buttons to view additional status

information, as described in

“Connection Status” on page 4-8

and

“Statistics” on page 4-9

. The

following table explains Router Status screen fields.

Table 4-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

Field

Description

Hardware Version

The router model.

Firmware Version

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

GUI Language Version

The localized language of the GUI.

Internet

Port

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

•

None

. The router uses a fixed IP address on the WAN.

•

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. 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.

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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

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.

Wireless

Port

Wireless

Settings a/n

Name (SSID

): The 11N wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR-5G.

Regio

n: 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 36. If there is an Auto option in the channel list and

you select it, the router will find the best operating channel available. If you

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

Mode

: Indicates the wireless communication mode:

•

Up to 54Mbps

•

Up to 130Mbps

•

Up to 300Mbps (default)

Wireless AP

: Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If

this feature is not enabled, the Wireless light on the front panel is off.

Broadcast Nam

e: Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Table 4-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)

Field

Description

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Connection Status

To view the connection status, on the Router Status screen, click

Connection Status

.

Wireless

Settings b/g/n

Name (SSID

): The 11N wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR.

Regio

n: 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 54Mbps

•

Up to 130Mbps (default)

•

Up to 300Mbps

Wireless AP

: Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If

this feature is not enabled, the Wireless light on the front panel is off.

Broadcast Nam

e: Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup b/g/n

Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for the b/g/n network.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup a/n

Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for the a/n network.

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Table 4-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)

Field

Description

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The following table 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.

Statistics

To view statistics, on the Router Status screen, click

Show Statistics

.

Table 4-2.

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 4-6