Status

This screen enables you to view the status of the router LAN, WAN and wireless LAN connections, and view logs and statistics pertaining to connections and packet transfers.

Click the items below for more information:

 

 

 

Device Information

This screen enables you to view the router LAN, wireless LAN, and WAN configuration.

Firmware Version: Displays the latest build of the wireless router firmware interface. After updating the firmware in Tools - Firmware, check this to ensure that your firmware was successfully updated.

LAN: This field displays the router's LAN interface MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP server status. Click DHCP Table to view a list of client stations currently connected to the router LAN interface.

Wireless: Displays the router's wireless connection information, including the router's wireless interface MAC address, the connection status, the SSID status, which channel is being used, and whether WEP is enabled or not.

WAN: This field displays the router's WAN interface MAC address, DHCP client status, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS.

Click DHCP Release to release all IP addresses assigned to client stations connected to the WAN via the router. Click DHCP Renew to reassign IP addresses to client stations connected to the WAN.

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Log

This screen enables you to view a running log of router system statistics, events, and activities. The log displays up to 200 entries. Older entries are overwritten by new entries. You can save logs via the Log Settings screen (Send to). The Log screen commands are as follows:

  • Click First Page to view the first page of the log

  • Click Last Page to view the final page of the log

  • Click Previous Page to view the page just before the current page

  • Click Next Page to view the page just after the current page

  • Click Clear Log to delete the contents of the log and begin a new log

  • Click Refresh to renew log statistics

Time: Displays the time and date that the log entry was created.

Message: Displays summary information about the log entry.

Source: Displays the source of the communication.

Destination: Displays the destination of the communication.

Note: Displays the IP address of the communication.

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Log Settings

This screen enables you to set router logging parameters.

SMTP Server: Type the SMTP server address for the email that the log will be sent to in the next field.

Send to: Type an email address for the log to be sent to. Click Email Log Now to immediately send the current log.

Syslog Server: Type the IP address of the Syslog Server if you want the router to listen and receive incoming SysLog messages.

Log Type: Enables you to select what items will be included in the log:

  • System Activity: Displays information related to router operation.

  • Debug Information: Displays information related to errors and system malfunction.

  • Attacks: Displays information about any malicious activity on the network.

  • Dropped Packets: Displays information about packets that have not been transferred successfully.

  • Notice: Displays important notices by the system administrator.

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Statistic

This screen displays a table that shows the rate of packet transmission via the router LAN, wireless LAN, and WAN ports (in bytes per second).

Click Reset to erase all statistics and begin logging statistics again.

Utilization: Separates packet transmission statistics into send and receive categories. Peak indicates the maximum packet transmission recorded since logging began, while Average indicates the average of the total packet transmission since recording began.

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Wireless

This screen enables you to view information about wireless devices that are connected to the router wireless interface.

Connected Time: Displays how long the wireless device has been connected to the LAN via the router.

MAC Address: Displays the devices wireless LAN interface MAC address.

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