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3.

Click

Show Statistics

to display router usage statistics.

Table 4-3

describes the router statistics.

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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Table 4-3. Router Statistics

Item

Description

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 the following:

Status

The link status of the port.

TxPkts

The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset.

RxPkts

The number of packets received on this port since reset.

Collisions

The number of collisions on this port since reset.

Tx B/s

The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports

(the average bytes per second transmitted since reset). Tx B/s is the total bytes

transmitted divided by the system up time (in seconds).

Rx B/s

The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports (the

average bytes per second received since reset). Rx B/s is the total bytes received

divided by the system up time (in seconds).

Up Time

The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

Poll Interval

The intervals at which the statistics are updated in this screen.

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices

The Attached Devices screen 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 Maintenance, select

Attached

Devices

to view the table.

For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS host name or device name (if available),

and the Ethernet MAC address. To force the router to look for attached devices, click

Refresh

.

Managing the Configuration File

The configuration settings of the WNR3500v2 router are stored within the router in a

configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the

factory default settings.

Figure 4-7

Note:

If the router is rebooted, the table data is lost until the router rediscovers the

devices.

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

Backup Settings

.

The following sections describe the three available options.

Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration

The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup screen let you save and retrieve a file

containing your router’s configuration settings.

To save your settings, click

Back Up

. Your browser extracts the configuration file from the router

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

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

To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your

computer, or click

Browse

to browse to the file. When you have located it, click

Restore

to send

the file to the router. The router then reboots automatically.

Figure 4-8

Tip:

Before saving your configuration file, change the administrator password to the

default,

password

. Then change it again after you have saved the configuration file.

If you forget the password, you will need to reset the configuration to factory

defaults.

Warning:

Do not interrupt the reboot process.

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Erasing the Configuration

Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you

have forgotten the password) you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory

default settings. After an erase, the router’s username is

admin

, the password is

password

, the

LAN IP address is

192.168.1.1

(or

www.routerlogin.net

), and the router’s DHCP server is

enabled.

To erase the configuration, click the

Erase

button in the Settings Backup screen.

To restore the factory default configuration settings when you do not know the login password or

IP address, you must use the restore factory settings button on the rear panel of the router (see

“Restoring the Default Configuration and Password” on page 7-14

).

Enabling Remote Management Access

Using the Remote Management feature, you can allow a user on the Internet to configure, upgrade,

and check the status of your WNR3500v2 router. From the main menu of the browser interface,

under Advanced, select

Remote Management

.

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To configure your router for remote management:

1.

Select the

Turn Remote Management On

check box.

2.

Under Allow Remote Access By, specify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access

the router’s remote management.

•

To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select

Everyone

.

•

To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select

IP Address Range

.

Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.

•

To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select

Only This Computer

.

Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.

3.

Specify the port number for accessing the management interface.

Normal Web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security,

enter a custom port number for the remote management Web interface. Choose a number

between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default

is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.

4.

Click

Apply

to have your changes take effect.

Note:

Be sure to change the router’s default configuration password to a very secure

password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any

language, and should be a mixture of letters (both uppercase and lowercase),

numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.

Note:

For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses

as practical.

Note:

When accessing your router from the Internet, type your router’s WAN IP address

into your browser’s address or location field, followed by a colon (:) and the

custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and

you use port number 8080, then enter

in your browser.