NETGEAR WNR834M manual This screen shows the following parameters, Wireless Router Status Fields

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 5-1.	Wireless Router Status Fields
Field		Description
Account Name		This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version		This is the version of the current software the router is using. This will
		change if you upgrade your router.
Internet Port		These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address		This field displays the Media Access Control address, the physical
		address, being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
IP Address		This field displays 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		This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)
		port of the router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet
		addressing, see “Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing” in
		Appendix B.
Domain Name Server		This field displays the Domain Name Server addresses being used by
		the router. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs,
		such as http://www.netgear.com, into IP addresses.
LAN Port		These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the router.
MAC Address		This field displays the Media Access Control address, the physical
		address, being used by the LAN port of the router.
IP Address		This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of
		the router. The default is 192.168.1.1
DHCP		Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN
		attached devices.
IP Subnet Mask		This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)
		port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0

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