Motorola WR850 manual Section, Configuration, Displays the status of the router

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Section 3			Configuration

Field or Button	Description
WAN Interface	Displays the status of the router:
	Active	Your WAN link is active.
	Inactive Your WAN link is not active.
	Disabled The WAN interface has been disabled. To enable the
		WAN interface, click the Advanced tab.
Connection	The router supports four connection modes for acquiring its IP
Mode	configuration settings of the WAN interface:
	Cable Modem (DHCP)
	DSL Modem (PPPoE)
	Static Assigned
	PPTP
	Select the appropriate connection mode for your ISP (Internet Service
	Provider).
Connection	Provides connection repair information depending on the connection
Repair	mode selected.

For example, for DHCP, the router issues a request for a new IP address from the ISP’s DHCP server.

Connection Status

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Provides current information about the connection status of the router. Press Refresh to update the status of the router.

Displays the router’s IP Address used to connect to your ISP. It is either automatically displayed or manually entered from information provided by your ISP.

For example, if DHCP is selected, this is the IP Address that your router is currently using to access the Internet. If using Static Assigned, then you would enter the IP Address here.

Is automatically displayed or manually entered from information provided by your ISP.

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