Status information

uAddress translation for your Internet connection turned off

The clients in the network are not protected against unauthorised access via the Internet. Information on how to avoid this security risk is given in Section "Setting up the NAT function" on page 65.

uOne or more of your local clients directly exposed to the Internet

At least one client in the network is directly visible on the Internet as an exposed host and is therefore particularly exposed to the risk (e.g. through hacker attacks). Only activate this function if it is absolutely necessary (e.g. to operate a Web server) and other functions (e.g. Port forwarding) are not suitable. In this case, you should take the appropriate measures on the clients concerned. Information on how to avoid this security risk is given in Section "Opening the firewall for selected PCs (Exposed Host)" on page 69.

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Internet

You will find information about the status of the Internet connection of the device on the Internet screen in the Status menu.

uConnection service

You can select the Connection service, for which the following information is to be displayed.

uConnection status

Shows the status of the Internet connection and, if connected, the duration of the connection. If you have set Connect on demand or Connect manually as the con- nection mode (page 57), you can Connect or Disconnect the connection to the Internet manually here.

uConnection mode

Shows the connection mode set for connecting to the Internet.

uIP address

Shows the current public IP address of the device.

uMAC address

Shows the public MAC address of the device.

uDefault gateway

Shows the IP address of the assigned standard gateway.

uPreferred DNS server

Shows the IP address of the assigned DNS server.

uAlternate DNS server

Shows the IP address of an alternative DNS server, if available.

uDownstream rate

Shows the public IP address of the device.

uUpstream rate

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