Quick Reference Guide

Reference Manual for the Model FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall
6-2 Managing Your Network
The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the main
menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select Router Status to view the status screen
shown in Figure 6-1. This screen shows the following parameters:
Table 6-1. Router Status Fields
Field Description
System Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the firewall in the Basic
Settings menu.
Firmware Version This field displays the firewall firmware version.
WAN Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the firewall.
MAC Address This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Internet
(WAN) port of the firewall.
IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port
of the firewall. If no address is shown, the firewall cannot connect to the
Internet.
DHCP If set to None, the firewall is configured to use a fixed IP address on the
WAN.
If set to Client, the firewall is configured to obtain an IP address
dynamically from the ISP
IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)
port of the firewall.
Domain Name Server This field displays the DNS Server IP addresses being used by the
firewall. These addresses are usually obtained dynamically from the ISP.
LAN Port These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the firewall.
MAC Address This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Local
(LAN) port of the firewall.
IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the LAN port of the
firewall. The default is 192.168.0.1
DHCP If set to OFF, the firewall will not assign IP addresses to local PCs on the
LAN.
If set to ON, the firewall is configured to assign IP addresses to local
PCs on the LAN.
IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)
port of the firewall. The default is 255.255.255.0