N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual

 

 

 

Table 4-1. Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

LAN Port

MAC Address

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

 

 

being used by the Ethernet (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.

 

 

 

Wireless

 

Name (SSID): The 11N wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

Port

5GHz a/n

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR-5G.

 

 

Region: The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be

 

 

illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.

 

 

Channel: Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port being used.

 

 

The default channel is 36. If there is an Auto option in the channel list and

 

 

you select it, the router will find the best operating channel available. If you

 

 

notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel.

 

 

 

 

 

Mode: Indicates the wireless communication mode:

 

 

• Up to 54Mbps

 

 

• Up to 145Mbps

 

 

• Up to 300Mbps (default)

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless AP: Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If

 

 

this feature is not enabled, the Wireless light on the front panel is off.

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Name: Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

 

 

 

Using Network Monitoring Tools

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v1.0, August 2010

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