Chapter 4 Modes

The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen.

Table 19 Status Screen (AP Mode)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Device Information

 

 

 

System Name

This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance > System > General

 

screen. It is for identification purposes.

 

 

Firmware Version

This is the current firmware version of the NBG-418N.

 

 

LAN Information

 

 

 

- MAC Address

This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.

 

 

- IP Address

This shows the LAN port’s IP address.

 

 

- IP Subnet Mask

This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask.

 

 

- DHCP

This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role - None.

 

 

WLAN Information

 

 

 

- MAC Address

This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.

 

 

- Status

This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN - On, Off, or Off by scheduler.

 

 

- Name (SSID)

This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG-418N in the wireless LAN.

 

 

- Channel

This shows the channel number which you select manually or the NBG-418N

 

automatically scans and selects.

 

 

- Operating Channel

This shows the channel number which the NBG-418N is currently using over the

 

wireless LAN.

 

 

- Security Mode

This shows the level of wireless security the NBG-418N is using.

 

 

- 802.11 Mode

This shows the IEEE 802.11 standard that the NBG-418N supports. Wireless clients

 

must support the same standard in order to be able to connect to the NBG-418N

 

 

- WPS

This shows the WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) Status. Click the status to display

 

Network > Wireless LAN > WPS screen.

 

 

System Status

 

 

 

Operation Mode

This field shows the device operation mode: Router, Access Point, Client Bridge

 

or Universal Repeater.

 

 

System Up Time

This is the total time the NBG-418N has been on.

 

 

Current Date/Time

This field displays your NBG-418N’s present date and time.

 

 

System Resource

 

 

 

- CPU Usage

This displays what percentage of the NBG-418N’s processing ability is currently

 

used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG-418N is running at full load,

 

and the throughput is not going to improve anymore. If you want some applications

 

to have more throughput, you should turn off other applications.

 

 

- Memory Usage

This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG-418N is using.

 

 

Interface Status

 

 

 

Interface

This displays the NBG-418N port types. The port types are: LAN and WLAN.

 

 

Status

For the LAN port, this field displays Down (line is down) or Up (line is up or

 

connected).

 

For the WLAN, it displays Up when the WLAN is enabled or Down when the WLAN is

 

disabled.

 

 

Rate

For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or N/A when the

 

line is disconnected.

 

For the WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is

 

enabled and N/A when the WLAN is disabled.

 

 

Summary

 

 

 

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