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HAPTER

8

Router Mode

8.1

Overview

The NBG5715 operates as a router. Routers are used to connect the local network to another

network (for example, the Internet). In the figure below, the NBG5715 connects the local network

(

LAN1

~

LAN4

) to the Internet.

Figure 32

NBG5715 Network

Note: The

Status

screen is shown after changing to the

Expert

mode of the Web

Configurator. It varies depending on the device mode of your NBG5715.

8.2

Router Mode Status Screen

Click

to open the status screen.

Modem

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Figure 33

Status: Router Mode

The following table describes the icons shown in the

Status

screen.

Table 21

Status: Router Mode

ICON

DESCRIPTION

Click this icon to logout of the web configurator.

Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information.

Click this icon to go to Easy Mode. See

Chapter 7 on page 41

.

Select a number of seconds or

None

from the drop-down list box to refresh all

screen statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh

the screen statistics.

Click this button to refresh the status screen statistics.

Click this icon to see the

Status

page. The information in this screen depends on

the device mode you select.

Click this icon to see the

Monitor

navigation menu.

Click this icon to see the

Configuration

navigation menu.

Click this icon to see the

Maintenance

navigation menu.

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The following table describes the labels shown in the

Status

screen.

Table 22

Status Screen: Router Mode

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Device Information

Host Name

This is the

System Name

you enter in the

Maintenance

>

General

screen. It

is for identification purposes.

Model Number

This is the model name of your device.

MAC Address

This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.

Firmware Version

This is the firmware version and the date created.

WAN Information

- IP Address

This shows the WAN port’s IP address.

- IP Subnet Mask

This shows the WAN port’s subnet mask.

- Default Gateway

This shows the WAN port’s gateway IP address.

LAN Information

- IP Address

This shows the LAN port’s IP address.

- IP Subnet Mask

This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask.

- DHCP

This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role -

Server

or

Disable

.

WLAN_2.4G Information

- SSID

This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG5715 in the wireless

LAN.

- Channel

This shows the channel number which the NBG5715 is currently using over the

wireless LAN.

- Security

This shows the level of wireless security the NBG5715 is using.

WLAN_5G Information

- SSID

This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG5715 in the wireless

LAN.

- Channel

This shows the channel number which the NBG5715 is currently using over the

wireless LAN.

- Security

This shows the level of wireless security the NBG5715 is using.

- Firewall

This shows whether the firewall is enabled or not.

System Status

Item

This column shows the type of data the NBG5715 is recording.

Data

This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG5715.

System Up Time

This is the total time the NBG5715 has been on.

Current Date/Time

This field displays your NBG5715’s present date and time.

System Resource

- CPU Usage

This displays what percentage of the NBG5715’s processing ability is currently

used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG5715 is running at full

load, and the throughput is not going to improve anymore. If you want some

applications to have more throughput, you should turn off other applications (for

example, using bandwidth management.)

- Memory Usage

This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG5715 is using.

Interface Status

Interface

This displays the NBG5715 port types. The port types are:

WAN

,

LAN

and

WLAN

.

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8.2.1

Navigation Panel

Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure NBG5715 features.

Figure 34

Navigation Panel: Router Mode

Status

For the LAN and WAN ports, this field displays

Down

(line is down) or

Up

(line is

up or connected).

For the WLAN, it displays

Up

when the WLAN is enabled or

Down

when the

WLAN is disabled.

Rate

For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or

N/A

when

the line is disconnected.

For the WAN port, it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you’re using

Ethernet encapsulation. This field displays

N/A

when the line is disconnected.

For the WLAN 2.4G/5G, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the

WLAN 2.4G/5G is enabled and

N/A

when the WLAN is disabled.

Summary

Packet Statistics

Click

Details...

to go to the

Monitor > Packet Statistics

screen (

Section 5.5

on page 35

). Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics.

WLAN_2.4G Station

Status

Click

Details...

to go to the

Monitor > WLAN_2.4G Station Status

screen

(

Section 5.7 on page 37

). Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are

currently associated to the NBG5715.

WLAN_5G Station

Status

Click

Details...

to go to the

Monitor > WLAN_5G Station Status

screen

(

Section 5.7 on page 37

). Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are

currently associated to the NBG5715.

IPSec VPN Status

Click

Details...

to go to the

Monitor > VPN Monitor

screen (

Section 5.4 on

page 34

). Use this screen to view the active VPN connections.

Table 22

Status Screen: Router Mode (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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The following table describes the sub-menus.

Table 23

Navigation Panel: Router Mode

LINK

TAB

FUNCTION

Status

This screen shows the NBG5715’s general device, system and interface

status information. Use this screen to access the summary statistics

tables.

MONITOR

Log

Use this screen to view the list of activities recorded by your NBG5715.

DHCP Table

Use this screen to view current DHCP client information.

Packet Statistics

Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics.

VPN Monitor

Use this screen to view the active VPN connections.

WLAN_2.4G

Station Status

Use this screen to view the 2.4G wireless stations that are currently

associated to the NBG5715.

WLAN_5G Station

Status

Use this screen to view the 5G wireless stations that are currently

associated to the NBG5715.

CONFIGURATION

Network

WAN

Broadband

This screen allows you to configure ISP parameters, WAN IP address

assignment, DNS servers and the WAN MAC address.

Advanced

Use this screen to configure other advanced properties.

Wireless LAN

2.4G

General

Use this screen to enable the 2.4G wireless LAN network, configure its

SSID, channel, and the wireless security level.

MAC Filter

Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG5715 to block access to

devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG5715.

Advanced

This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings.

QoS

Use this screen to configure Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM

QoS). WMM QoS allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the

delivery requirements of individual services.

WPS

Use this screen to configure WPS.

WPS Station

Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS.

Scheduling

Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled.

Wireless LAN

5G

General

Use this screen to enable the 5G wireless LAN network, configure its

SSID, channel, and the wireless security level.

MAC Filter

Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG5715 to block access to

devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG5715.

Advanced

This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings.

QoS

Use this screen to configure Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM

QoS). WMM QoS allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the

delivery requirements of individual services.

WPS

Use this screen to configure WPS.

WPS Station

Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS.

Scheduling

Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled.

LAN

IP

Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask.

IP Alias

Use this screen to have the NBG5715 apply IP alias to create LAN

subnets.