Chapter 3 Status Screens
Table 3 The Status Screen (continued)
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Device Name | This field displays the NWA system name. It is used for identification. You |
| can change this in the System > General screen’s Device Name field. |
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WLAN Operation | This field displays the current operating mode of the first wireless module |
Mode | (Access Point, Bridge/Repeater, AP+Bridge, Wireless Client, or |
| MBSSID). You can change the operating mode in the Wireless > |
| Wireless Settings screen. |
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Firmware Version | This field displays the current version of the firmware inside the device. It |
| also shows the date the firmware version was created. You can change |
| the firmware version by uploading new firmware in Maintenance > F/W |
| Upload. |
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Current Date Time | This field displays the date and time configured on the NWA. You can |
| change this in the System > Time Setting screen. |
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Ethernet Information |
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LAN MAC Address | This displays the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the NWA on the |
| LAN. Every network device has a unique MAC address which identifies it |
| across the network. |
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IP Address | This field displays the current IP address of the NWA on the network. |
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Subnet Mask | Subnet masks determine the maximum number of possible hosts on a |
| network. You can also use subnet masks to divide one network into |
| multiple |
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Gateway IP Address | This is the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is a router or switch |
| on the same network segment as the device's LAN port. The gateway |
| helps forward packets to their destinations. |
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WLAN Information |
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SSID | This field displays the SSID (Service Set Identifier). This is available only |
| when the WLAN Operation Mode is Wireless Client. |
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Channel | The channel or frequency used by the NWA to send and receive |
| information. |
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Status | This shows the current status of the wireless LAN. This is available only |
| when the WLAN Operation Mode is Wireless Client. |
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Security Mode | This displays the security mode the NWA is using. |
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System Resources |
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System Up Time | This field displays the elapsed time since the NWA was turned on. |
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CPU Usage | This field displays what percentage of the NWA’s processing ability is |
| currently being used. The higher the CPU usage, the more likely the NWA |
| is to slow down. |
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Memory Usage | This field displays what percentage of the NWA’s volatile memory is |
| currently in use. The higher the memory usage, the more likely the NWA |
| is to slow down. Some memory is required just to start the NWA and to |
| run the web configurator. |
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Interface Status |
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Interface | This column displays each interface of the NWA. |
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Status | This field indicates whether or not the NWA is using the interface. |
| For each interface, this field displays Up when the NWA is using the |
| interface and Down when the NWA is not using the interface. |
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Channel | Click this to see which wireless channels are currently in use in the local |
| area. See Section 15.5 on page 130. |
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Rate | For the LAN port this displays the port speed and duplex setting. |
| For the WLAN interface, it displays the downstream and upstream |
| transmission rate or N/A if the interface is not in use. |
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