Router Information Pane. Netgear JWNR2010v5 N300, JWNR2010v5, JWNR2010

JWNR2010v5 N300 Wireless Router

Router Information Pane



To display the Router Information pane:

1.

Log in to the router.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Router After Installation

on page 18.

2.

Click the

ADVANCED

tab.

The Router Status screen displays. The Router Information pane is located in the upper left of the screen.

The following information displays:

• Hardware Version

. The router model.

• Firmware Version

. The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the router firmware.

• GUI Language Version

. The localized language of the router user interface.

• LAN Port

:

MAC Address

. The Media Access Control address for the Ethernet (LAN) port.

This address is the unique physical address that the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router uses.

IP Address

. The IP address that the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router uses. The default is 192.168.1.1.

DHCP Server

. Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the

LAN-attached devices.

Internet Port Pane



To display the Internet Port pane:

1.

Log in to the router.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Router After Installation

on page 18.

2.

Click the

ADVANCED

tab.

The Router Status screen displays. The Internet Port pane is located in the upper right of the screen.

The following information displays:

• MAC Address

. The Media Access Control (MAC) address for the Internet port. This address is the unique physical address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses.

• IP Address

. The IP address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0.0, the router is not connected to the Internet.

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• Connection

. Shows whether the router is using a fixed or dynamic IP address on the

Internet port. If the value is DHCP, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP or from a DHCP server on your LAN.

• IP Subnet Mask

. The IP subnet mask that the Internet port of the router uses.

• Domain Name Server

. The Domain Name Server address that the router uses. A

Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses.

Statistics

The router provides various statistics.

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To view the traffic statistics:

1.

Log in to the router.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Router After Installation

on page 18.

2.

Click the

ADVANCED

tab.

The Router Status screen displays.

3.

In the Internet Port pane, click the

Show Statistics

button.

A pop-up screen displays traffic statistics:

The following information displays:

• System Up Time

. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.

• Port

. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) port, the four LAN (Ethernet) ports combined, and the wireless LAN (WLAN) port.

• 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.

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• Up Time

. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

• Poll Interval

. The interval at which the statistics are updated on this screen.

4.

To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the

Poll Interval

field, and click the

Set Interval

button.

5.

To stop the polling entirely, click the

Stop

button.

Connection Status

The content of this screen depends on the type of connection. For example, different information is shown for a PPPoE connection than for a DHCP connection.



To view the connection status:

1.

Log in to the router.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Router After Installation

on page 18.

2.

Click the

ADVANCED

tab.

The Router Status screen displays.

3.

In the Internet Port pane, click the

Connection Status

button.

The Connection Status pop-up screen displays. The following figure shows the connection status information for a DHCP connection.

The content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection.

You can start new connections and end existing connections from this screen.

The following list describes the different types of connections and the associated settings that display on the Connection Status pop-up screen:

• DHCP connection

:

The following information displays for a DHCP connection:

IP Address

. The IP address that is assigned to the router.

Subnet Mask

. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.

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Default Gateway

. The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with.

DHCP Server

. The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that configures the TCP/IP for all the computers that are connected to the router.

DNS Server

. The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that translates of network names to IP addresses.

Lease Obtained

. The date and time when the lease was obtained.

Lease Expires

. The date and time that the lease expires.

Choose any of the following actions:

a.

To release the router’s IP address and terminate the Internet connection, click the

Release

button.

b.

To let the router acquire an IP address from the DHCP server and start the

Internet connection, click the

Renew

button.

c.

To close the Connection Status screen, click the

Close Window

button.

The content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection.

• PPPoE connection

:

The

Connect

and

Disconnect

buttons in the Connection Status screen display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect.

The following information displays for a PPPoE connection:

Connection Time

. The time that elapsed since the connection was established.

Connection Status

. The status of the connection: Connected, Disconnected,

Negotiation (---, Success), or Authentication (---, Success). --- indicates failure.

IP Address

. The IP address that is assigned to the router.

Subnet Mask

. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.

Choose any of the following actions:

a.

To establish the PPPoE connection manually, click the

Connect

button.

b.

To terminate the PPPoE connection manually, click the

Disconnect

button.

c.

To close the Connection Status screen, click the

Close Window

button.

The content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection.

• PPTP connection

:

The

Connect

and

Disconnect

buttons in the Connection Status screen display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect.

The following information displays for a PPTP connection:

Connection Status

. The status of the connection: Connected or Disconnected.

IP Address

. The IP address that is assigned to the router.

Subnet Mask

. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.

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