54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v8 User Manual
6-2 Using Network Monitoring Tools
v1.1, May 2008
Table 6-1 describes the router status fields.
Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields
Field Description
Account Name The host name assigned to the router.
Hardware Version The hardware version of the router.
Firmware Version The version of the current software installed in the router. This will
change if you upgrade your router.
Internet Port These settings apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical
address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
IP Address The IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If
no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the
Internet.
DHCP If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on
the WAN. If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an
IP address dynamically from the ISP.
IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the
router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing,
click the link to the online document “TCP/IP Networking Basics” in
Appendix B.
Domain Name Server The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router. A
Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as
www.netgear.com into IP addresses.
LAN Port These settings apply to the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical
address being used by the LAN port of the router.
IP Address The IP address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
The default is 192.168.1.1.
DHCP Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the
LAN-attached devices.
IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the
router. The default is 255.255.255.0.
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