Chapter 4 Status Screens
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WDS Status
This field displays
•
AP
when WDS is disabled.
•
Bridge
when the Device functions as a wireless network bridge only
to use WDS (Wireless Distribution System) to establish wireless links
with other APs.
•
AP+Bridge
when WDS is enabled and the Device acts as a bridge
and access point simultaneously.
Click this to go to the screen where you can change it
AP Information
ESSID
This is the descriptive name used to identify the Device in this wireless
network. Click this to go to the screen where you can change it.
Status
This shows the current status of the wireless network.
Security
This shows the level of wireless security the Device is using in this
wireless network.
System Status
System
Uptime
This field displays how long the Device has been running since it last
started up. The Device starts up when you plug it in, when you restart it
(
Maintenance > Tools > Restart
), or when you reset it (see
Section
1.6 on page 25
).
Current
Date/Time
This field displays the current date and time in the Device. You can
change this in
Maintenance > System > Time Setting
.
System
Mode
This displays whether the Device is functioning as a router or a bridge.
CPU Usage
This field displays what percentage of the Device’s processing ability is
currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the Device 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 QoS; see
Chapter
16 on page 189
).
Memory
Usage
This field displays what percentage of the Device’s memory is currently
used. Usually, this percentage should not increase much. If memory
usage does get close to 100%, the Device is probably becoming
unstable, and you should restart the device. See
Section 25.4 on page
264
, or turn off the device (unplug the power) for a few seconds.
Interface Status
Interface
This column displays each interface the Device has.
Status
This field indicates whether or not the Device is using the interface.
For the DSL interface, this field displays
LinkDown
(line is down) or
Up
(line is up or connected).
For the LAN interface, this field displays
Up
when the Device is using
the interface and
NoLink
when the line is disconnected.
For the WLAN interface, it displays
Up
when WLAN is enabled or
Disabled
when WLAN is not active.
Table 4
Status Screen
LABEL
DESCRIPTION