Owner's Manual

Administration
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R4500
Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value is
DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP.
IP Subnet Mask. Th
e IP subnet mask that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses.
Domain Name Server. The Doma
in Name Server addresses that the router uses. A Domain
Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP
addresses.
Statistics Button
On the Router Status screen, in the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button to
display the following screen:
Figure 6. System up time and poll interval statistics
System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.
Port. T
he statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the
screen displays:
• S
tatus. The link status of the port.
• Tx
Pkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.
• RxPkt
s. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.
• Coll
isions. The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.
• Tx
B/s. The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
• Rx B
/s. The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
• Up T
ime. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.
• Pol
l Interval. The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen.
To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in
the Poll Interval field, and click
Set Interval.
To stop the polling entirely, click St
op.