Operation and Status

 

 

Buttons

 

Connect

If not connected, establish a connection to your ISP.

 

 

Disconnect

If connected to your ISP, hang up the connection.

 

 

Close

Close this window.

 

 

Connection Details - Dynamic IP Address

If your access method is "Direct" (no login), with a Dynamic IP address, a screen like the following example will be displayed when the "Connection Details" button is clicked.

Figure 25: Connection Details - Fixed/Dynamic IP AddressData - Dynamic IP address

Internet

IP Address

The current IP Address of this device, as seen by Internet

 

users. This address is allocated by your ISP (Internet Service

 

Provider).

 

 

Network Mask

The Network Mask associated with the IP Address above.

 

 

Default Gateway

The IP address of the remote Gateway or Router associated

 

with the IP Address above.

DHCP Server

The IP address of your ISP's DHCP Server.

 

 

DNS Server

The IP address of the Domain Name Server which is currently

 

used.

Lease Obtained

This indicates when the current IP address was obtained, and

Lease Expires

how long before this IP address allocation (the DCHP lease)

 

expires.

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