Wireless Broadband router User Guide
Connection Status - Telstra Big Pond
An example screen is shown below.
Figure 24: Telstra Big Pond Status Screen

Data - Big Pond Screen

Connection
Physical Address The hardware address of this device, as seen by remote
devices. (This is different to the hardware address seen by
devices on the local LAN.)
IP Address The IP Address of this device, as seen by Internet users.
This address is allocated by your ISP (Internet Service Pro-
vider).
Connection
Status This indicates whether or not the connection is currently
established.
• If the connection does not exist, the "Connect" button can
be used to establish a connection.
• If the connection currently exists, the "Disconnect" button
can be used to break the connection.
• Normally, it is not necessary to use the Connect and
Disconnect buttons unless the setting "Connect auto-
matically, as required" is disabled.
Connection Log
Connection Log • The Connection Log shows status messages relating to
the existing connection.
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