N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800

Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP.

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

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.

Statistics Button

On the Router Status screen, in the Internet Provider (WAN) Setup pane, click the Statistics button to display the following screen:

Figure 7. System up time and poll interval statistics

System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.

Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the screen displays:

Status. The link status of the port.

TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.

RxPkts. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.

Collisions. The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.

Tx B/s. The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.

Rx B/s. The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.

Up Time. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

Poll Interval. The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen.

To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click Set Interval.

To stop the polling entirely, click Stop.

Administration

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NETGEAR WNDR3800 user manual Statistics Button, System up time and poll interval statistics