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Click on the “Connection Status” button to display the connection status, as shown below.

Figure 6-2:

Connection Status screen

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Wireless Port

These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router.

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the

Wireless port of the router.

Name (SSID)

This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR.

Region

This field displays the geographic region where the router being used. It

may be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of

the world.

Channel

Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. See

“Wireless

Channels” on page D-7

for the frequencies used on each channel.

Table 6-2:

Connection Status Items

Item

Description

IP Address

The WAN (Internet) IP Address assigned to the router.

Subnet Mask

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

Table 6-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

Field

Description

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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.

Figure 6-3:

Router Statistics screen

This screen shows the following statistics:

Default Gateway

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

DHCP Server

The IP address of the DHCP server which provided the IP configuration addresses.

DNS Server

The IP address of the DNS server which provides network name to IP address

translation.

Lease Obtained

When the DHCP lease was obtained.

Lease Expires

When the DHCP lease was expires.

Release

Click the Release button to release the DHCP lease.

Renew

Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease.

Table 6-3:

Router Statistics Items

Item

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.

Table 6-2:

Connection Status Items

Item

Description

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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.

Rx B/s

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

Up Time

The amount of time since the router was last restarted.

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 on Stop

to freeze the display.

Set Interval

Enter a time and click the button to set the polling frequency.

Stop

Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information.

Table 6-3:

Router Statistics Items

Item

Description

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Configuration File Management

The configuration settings of the WPN824 router are stored within the router in a configuration

file. This file can be saved (backed up) to a user’s PC, retrieved (restored) from the user’s PC, or

cleared to factory default settings.

From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings

Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below.

Figure 6-5:

Settings Backup menu

Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.

Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration

The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file

containing your router’s configuration settings.

To save your settings, click the Backup button. Your browser will extract the configuration file

from the router and will prompt 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.

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 router. The router will then reboot automatically.

Warning

: Do not interrupt the reboot process.

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Erasing the Configuration

It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to original default settings. This can be done by using

the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the router’s username will

be

admin

, the password will be

password

, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.1.1, and the

router's DHCP server will be enabled.

To erase the configuration, click the Erase button.

To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or IP

address, you must use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the router. See

“Restoring the

Default Configuration and Password” on page 7-7

.

Upgrading the Router Software

Tip

: To ensure you are always using the latest firmware, enable the Firmware Upgrade Assistant

feature so that the router will automatically detect a new version of the firmware on the Internet

and alert you to its availability.

This screen appears at login unless you check Do Not Display This Message Again and click Yes.

Figure 6-6:

Firmware Upgrade Assistant menu

Note:

Before upgrading the router software, use the router backup utility to save your

configuration settings. Any router upgrade will revert the router settings back to the

factory defaults. After completing the upgrade, you can restore your settings from the

backup.