Chapter 9 Access Point Mode

 

 

Table 32 Status Screen: Access Point Mode (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

- WLAN OP Mode

This is the device mode (Section 6.1.2 on page 49) to which the Router’s wireless LAN is set

 

- Access Point Mode.

 

 

- MAC Address

This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.

 

 

- Status

This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN - ON or OFF.

 

 

- Name (SSID)

This shows a descriptive name used to identify the Router in the wireless LAN.

 

 

- Channel

This shows the channel number which you select manually.

 

 

- Operating Channel

This shows the channel number which the Router is currently using over the wireless LAN.

 

 

- Security Mode

This shows the level of wireless security the Router is using.

 

 

- 802.11 Mode

This shows the wireless standard.

 

 

- WPS

This displays Configured when the WPS has been set up.

 

This displays Unconfigured if the WPS has not been set up.

 

Click the status to display Network > Wireless LAN > WPS screen.

 

 

System Status

 

 

 

Item

This column shows the type of data the Router is recording.

 

 

Data

This column shows the actual data recorded by the Router.

 

 

System Up Time

This is the total time the Router has been on.

 

 

Current Date/Time

This field displays your Router’s present date and time.

 

 

System Resource

 

 

 

- CPU Usage

This displays what percentage of the Router’s processing ability is currently used. When this

 

percentage is close to 100%, the Router 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 (for example, using bandwidth management.

 

 

- Memory Usage

This shows what percentage of the heap memory the Router is using.

 

 

System Setting

 

 

 

- Configuration Mode

This shows the web configurator mode you are viewing - Expert.

 

 

Interface Status

 

 

 

Interface

This displays the Router port types. The port types are: LAN and WLAN.

 

 

Status

For the LAN and WAN ports, 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 WAN port, it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you’re using Ethernet

 

encapsulation and Idle (line (ppp) idle), Dial (starting to trigger a call) and Drop (dropping

 

a call) if you're using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation. This field displays 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

 

 

 

Packet Statistics

Click Details... to go to the Monitor > Packet Statistics screen (Section 5.6 on page 46).

 

Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics.

 

 

WLAN Station Status

Click Details... to go to the Monitor > WLAN Station Status screen (Section 5.7 on page

 

47). Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Router.

 

 

 

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