NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 5-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

Account Name

 

This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.

 

 

Firmware Version

This is the version of the current software the router is using. This will

 

 

change if you upgrade your router.

Internet Port

 

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

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address, the physical

 

 

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

IP Address

 

This field displays 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

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)

 

 

port of the router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet

 

 

addressing, see “Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing” in

 

 

Appendix B.

Domain Name Server

This field displays the Domain Name Server addresses being used by

 

 

the router. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs,

 

 

such as http://www.netgear.com, into IP addresses.

 

 

 

LAN Port

 

These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the router.

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address, the physical

 

 

address, being used by the LAN port of the router.

IP Address

 

This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of

 

 

the router. The default is 192.168.1.1

DHCP

 

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

 

 

attached devices.

 

 

IP Subnet Mask

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)

 

 

port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0

 

 

 

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NETGEAR WNR834M manual This screen shows the following parameters, Wireless Router Status Fields