Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834
6-2 Maintenance
v1.0, November 2005
This screen shows the following parameters:
Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields
Field Description
Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version This is the version of the current software the router is using. This will
change if you upgrade your router.
Internet Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control address, the physical
address, being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port
of the router. If no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot
connect to the Internet.
DHCP If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the
WAN.
If set to DHCP Client, the router 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 router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet
addressing, see “Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing” in
Appendix B.
DNS This field displays the Domain Name Server addresses being used by
the router. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs,
such as http://www.netgear.com, into IP addresses.
LAN Port These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the router.
MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control addres, the physical
address, being used by the LAN port of the router.
IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of
the router. The default is 192.168.1.1
DHCP Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN
attached devices.
IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)
port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0