Network | The Network Mask associated with the IP Address |
Mask | above. |
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Default | The IP Address of the remote Gateway or Router |
Gateway | associated with the IP Address above. |
DNS IP | The IP Address of the Domain Name Server which |
Address | is currently used. |
DHCP Client | This will show "Enabled" or "Disabled", depending |
| on whether or not this device is functioning as a |
| DHCP client. |
| If "Enabled" the "Remaining lease time" field |
| indicates when the IP Address allocated by the |
| DHCP Server will expire. The lease is automatically |
| renewed on expiry; use the "Renew" button if you |
| wish to manually renew the lease immediately. |
Buttons |
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Release/ | This button is only useful if the IP address shown |
Renew | above is allocated automatically on connection. |
| (Dynamic IP address). If you have a Fixed (Static) |
| IP address, this button has no effect. |
| • If the ISP's DHCP Server has NOT allocated |
| an IP Address for the Wireless Router, this |
| button will say "Renew". Clicking the "Renew" |
| button will attempt to |
| connection and obtain an IP Address from the |
| ISP's DHCP Server. |
| • If an IP Address has been allocated to the |
| Wireless Router (by the ISP's DHCP Server), |
| this button will say "Release". Clicking the |
| "Release" button will break the connection and |
| release the IP Address. |
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Refresh | Update the data shown on screen. |
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