NETGEAR WGR614 v8 Table 6 -1 describes the router status fields.

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v8 User Manual

v1.1, May 2008

Table 6 -1 describes the router status fields.

Field Description

Account Name The host name assigned to the router.

Hardware Version The hardware version of the router.

Firmware Version The version of the current software installed in the router. This will

change if you upgrade your router.

Internet Port These settings apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical

address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

IP Address The IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If

no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the

Internet.

DHCP If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on

the WAN. If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an

IP address dynamically from the ISP.

IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the

router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing,

click the link to the online document “TCP/IP Networking Basics” in

Appendix B.

Domain Name Server The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router. A

Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as

www.netgear.com into IP addresses.

LAN Port These settings apply to the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.

MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical

address being used by the LAN port of the router.

IP Address The IP address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.

The default is 192.168.1.1.

DHCP Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the

LAN-attached devices.

IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the

router. The default is 255.255.255.0.