NETGEAR N150 Wireless Router WNR1000 - Manual (Page 86)

N150 Wireless Router WNR1000 User Manual
6-2 Using Network Monitoring Tools
v1.0, January 2009
Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields
Field Description
Hardware Version The hardware version of the router.
Firmware Version The version of the current software installed in the router. This will change if
you update your router.
Internet Port. The following settings apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address
being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
IP Address 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 The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. For
an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing, click the link to the
online document
“TCP/IP Networking Basics” in Appendix B .
Domain Name Server The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router. A Domain
Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com
into IP addresses.
LAN Port . The following settings apply to the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address
being used by the LAN port of the router.
IP Address The IP address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. The
default is 192.168.1.1.
DHCP Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN-
attached devices.
IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
The default is 255.255.255.0.