Operation and Status
Figure 32: Connection Details - Fixed/Dynamic IP Address
Data - Fixed/Dynamic IP address Screen
Internet
| Physical Ad- | The hardware address of this device, as seen by remote de- |
| dress | vices on the Internet. (This is different to the hardware address |
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| seen by devices on the local LAN.) |
| IP Address | The IP Address of this device, as seen by Internet users. This |
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| address is allocated by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). |
| Network Mask | The Network Mask associated with the IP Address above. |
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| Default Gateway | The IP Address of the remote Gateway or Router associated |
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| with the IP Address above. |
| DNS IP Address | The IP Address of the Domain Name Server which is currently |
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| used. |
| DHCP Client | This will show "Enabled" or "Disabled", depending on whether |
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| or not this device is functioning as a DHCP client. |
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| If "Enabled" the "Remaining lease time" field indicates when |
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| the IP Address allocated by the DHCP Server will expire. The |
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| lease is automatically renewed on expiry; use the "Renew" |
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| button if you wish to manually renew the lease immediately. |
| Buttons |
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| Release/Renew | This button is only useful if the IP address shown above is |
| Button will | allocated automatically on connection. (Dynamic IP address). If |
| you have a Fixed (Static) IP address, this button has no effect. | |
| display EITHER | |
| ∙ If the ISP's DHCP Server has NOT allocated an IP Address | |
| "Release" | |
| for the Broadband Router, this button will say "Renew". | |
| OR | |
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