Monitor Gateway Status

Section

Field Description

 

A MAC address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each

 

node of a network.

 

IP Address

 

Displays the IP address for the LAN subnet

 

Subnet Mask

 

Displays the subnet mask for your LAN

 

DHCP Server

 

Displays the status of your local DHCP server (Enabled or Disabled)

 

Starting IP Address

 

Displays the beginning of the range of IP addresses used by the

 

DHCP server in your gateway

 

End IP Address

 

Displays the end of the range of IP addresses used by the DHCP

 

server

DHCP Client Table Click DHCP Client Table to show which devices are attached to your LAN that have been issued IP addresses by the DHCP server in the gateway. On the DHCP Client Table page, you will see a list of DHCP clients (computers and other network devices) with the following information: Client Host Names, IP Addresses, MAC Addresses, and the length of time before their assigned IP addresses expire. To retrieve the most up-to-date information, click Refresh. To exit this page and return to the Local Network page, click Close.

The following illustration shows an example of the DHCP Client Table.

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Cisco Systems 4033836, DPC3925, EPC3925, 4031761, 4031762 Section Field Description, End IP Address

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