Owner's manual

Chapter 4
Advanced Configuration
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway
Local Network
MAC Address The MAC address of the Gateway’s local,
wired interface is displayed.
IP Address The Gateway’s IP address, as it appears on
your local network, is displayed.
Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the Gateway is
displayed.
DHCP Server
DHCP Server The status of the Gateway’s DHCP server
function is displayed.
Start IP Address For the range of IP addresses used by
devices on your local network, the starting IP address is
displayed.
End IP Address For the range of IP addresses used by
devices on your local network, the ending IP address is
displayed.
DHCP Client Table Click this button to view a list of
devices that are using the Gateway as a DHCP server.
DHCP Client Table
DHCP Client Table
The DHCP Client Table lists computers and other devices
that have been assigned IP addresses by the Gateway.
The list displays Client Host Name, IP Address, MAC
Address, and Expires time (how much time is left for
the current IP address). To remove a DHCP client, click
Delete. To retrieve the most up-to-date information,
click Refresh. To exit this screen and return to the Local
Network screen, click Close.
ARP/RARP Table Click this button to view the current IP
and MAC addresses of the Gateway’s local network clients.
ARP/RARP Table
ARP/RARP Table
An ARP request is a request sent by the Gateway
asking local network devices with IP addresses for
their MAC addresses, so the Gateway can map IP
addresses to MAC addresses. RARP is the reverse of
ARP. (This data is stored in temporary memory and
changes periodically.) To retrieve the most up-to-date
information, click Refresh. To exit this screen and
return to the Local Network screen, click Close.
Status > Wireless Network
The Wireless Network screen displays information about
your wireless network.
Status > Wireless Network
Wireless Network
MAC Address The wireless MAC address of the Gateway’s
local, wireless interface is displayed.
Mode The wireless network mode of the Gateway is
displayed.
Network Name (SSID) The wireless network name, which
is also called the SSID, is displayed.
Radio Band The channel bandwidth setting selected on
the Basic Wireless Settings screen is displayed.
Wide Channel The wide channel of the wireless network
is displayed.
Standard Channel The standard channel of the wireless
network is displayed.
Security The wireless security method is displayed.
SSID Broadcast The status of SSID Broadcast is
displayed.