Chapter 4 Status Screens
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Host Name This field displays the ZyXEL Device system name. It is used for identification.
Click this to go to the screen where you can change it.
Model
Number
This is the model name of your device.
MAC Address This is the MAC (Media Access Control) or Ethernet address unique to your
ZyXEL Device.
ZyNOS
Firmware
Version
This field displays the current version of the firmware inside the device. It also
shows the date the firmware version was created. Click this to go to the screen
where you can change it.
DSL Firmware
Version
This field displays the current version of the device’s DSL modem code.
WAN Information
Mode This is the method of encapsulation used by your ISP.
IP Address This field displays the current IP address of the ZyXEL Device in the WAN. Click
this to go to the screen where you can change it.
IP Subnet
Mask
This field displays the current subnet mask in the WAN.
LAN Information
IP Address This field displays the current IP address of the ZyXEL Device in the LAN. Click
this to go to the screen where you can change it.
IP Subnet
Mask
This field displays the current subnet mask in the LAN.
DHCP This field displays what DHCP services the ZyXEL Device is providing to the LAN.
Choices are:
Server - The ZyXEL Device is a DHCP server in the LAN. It assigns IP addresses
to other computers in the LAN.
None - The ZyXEL Device is not providing any DHCP services to the LAN.
Click this to go to the screen where you can change it.
WLAN
Information
ESSID This is the descriptive name used to identify the ZyXEL Device in the wireless
LAN. Click this to go to the screen where you can change it.
Channel This is the channel number used by the ZyXEL Device now.
WPS This field displays the status of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Click this to go to
the screen where you can change it.
System Status
System
Uptime
This field displays how long the ZyXEL Device has been running since it last
started up. The ZyXEL 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
28).
Current Date/
Time
This field displays the current date and time in the ZyXEL Device. You can change
this in Maintenance > System > Time Setting.
System Mode This displays whether the ZyXEL Device is functioning as a router or a bridge.
CPU Usage This field displays what percentage of the ZyXEL Device’s processing ability is
currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the ZyXEL 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 11 on page 117).
Table 4 Status Screen
LABEL DESCRIPTION