Chapter 4 | Advanced Configuration |
System Up Time This is the length of time in days, hours, and minutes that the Router has been active. The current time and date are also displayed.
Port Statistics
Click any port on the Router’s rear panel image to see the status of the selected port. If the port is disabled, it will be red; if enabled, it will be black. If the port is connected, it will be green. Information about the selected port will appear in a separate window.
The port’s Summary table shows the settings of the selected port, including Type, Interface, Link Status, Port Activity, Priority, Speed Status, Duplex Status, and Auto negotiation.
Port 1 Information
For the selected port, the statistics table shows this information: number of packets received, number of packet bytes received, number of packets transmitted, number of packet bytes transmitted, and number of packet errors.
To update the
Network Setting Status
LAN IP It shows the current LAN IP Address of the Router, as seen by internal users on the network, and it hyperlinks to the LAN Setting section on the Network screen of the Setup tab.
WAN IP This shows the current WAN IP address of the Router, as seen by external users on the Internet and hyperlinks to the WAN Connection Type settings on the Network screen of the Setup tab. If the port is set to Obtain an IP automatically, two buttons, Release and Renew, will be available. Click Release to release the IP address, and
click Renew to update the DHCP Lease Time or get a new IP address. If the WAN port is set to PPPoE or PPTP, two buttons, Connect and Disconnect, will be available.
Mode It shows the Router’s Working Mode (Gateway or Router), and it hyperlinks to the Dynamic Routing section on the Advanced Routing screen of the Setup tab.
DNS It shows all DNS Server Addresses and hyperlinks to the WAN Connection Type settings on the Network screen of the Setup tab.
DDNS It shows the DDNS settings of the Router’s WAN port and hyperlinks to the DDNS screen of the Setup tab.
DMZ Host It shows the DMZ Private IP Address and hyperlinks to the DMZ Host screen of the Setup tab. The default is Disabled.
Firewall Setting Status
SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) It shows the status (On/Off) of the SPI setting and hyperlinks to the General screen of the Firewall tab.
DoS (Denial of Service) It shows the status (On/Off) of the DoS setting and hyperlinks to the General screen of the Firewall tab.
Block WAN Request It shows the status (On/Off) of the Block WAN Request setting and hyperlinks to the General screen of the Firewall tab.
Remote Management It shows the status (On/Off) of the Remote Management setting and hyperlinks to the General screen of the Firewall tab.
IPSec VPN Setting Status
IPSecVPN Summary It hyperlinks to the Summary screen of the IPSec VPN tab.
Tunnel(s) Used It shows the number of VPN tunnels used.
Tunnel(s) Available It shows the number of VPN tunnels available.
SSL VPN Setting Status
SSL VPN Summary It hyperlinks to the Summary screen of the SSL VPN tab.
Tunnel(s) Used It shows the number of VPN tunnels used.
Tunnel(s) Available It shows the number of VPN tunnels available.
Log Setting Status
It hyperlinks to the System Log screen of the Log tab.
