RangeMax Dual Band
Table 4-1. Modem Router Status Fields
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Account Name | The host name assigned to the modem router. | |
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Firmware Version | The version of the modem router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the | |
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| modem router. |
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Internet | MAC Address | The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address |
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| being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the modem router. |
| IP Address | The IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the modem router. |
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| If no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the modem router cannot connect to |
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| the Internet. |
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| DHCP | • None. The modem router uses a fixed IP address on the WAN. |
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| • DHCP Client. The modem router obtains an IP address dynamically from |
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| the ISP. |
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| IP Subnet Mask | The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the modem |
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| router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing, click the |
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| link to the online document “TCP/IP Networking Basics” in Appendix B. |
| Domain Name | The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the modem router. A |
| Server | Domain Name Server translates |
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| www.netgear.com into IP addresses. |
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LAN Port | MAC Address | The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address |
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| being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the modem router. |
| IP Address | The IP address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the modem router. |
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| The default is 192.168.0.1. |
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| DHCP | Identifies whether the firmware’s |
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| attached devices. |
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| IP Subnet Mask | The IP subnet mask being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the modem |
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| router. The default is 255.255.255.0. |
Wireless | Name (11N | The 11N wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of |
Port | SSID) | the modem router. The default is |
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| Name (11G | The 11G wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of |
| SSID) | the modem router. The default is |
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| Region | The geographic region where the modem router is being used. It might be |
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| illegal to use the wireless features of the modem router in some parts of the |
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| world. |
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| 11N Channel | Identifies the 11N channel of the wireless port being used. Click the link to |
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| the online document “Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B for the |
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| frequencies used on each channel. In Up to 270Mbps at 5GHz & 54Mbps |
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| at 2.4GHz mode, there are two channels: a primary channel (P) and a |
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| secondary channel (S). |
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Using Network Monitoring Tools |