ADSL2+ Gateway with VoIP
The Administration - Reboot Tab
This screen allows you to do a soft or hard reboot of the Gateway. In most cases you should use the hard reboot.
The soft reboot is similar to restarting your computer without physically powering down the computer.
Reboot
Reboot Mode. To reboot your Gateway, select Hard or Soft. Choose Hard to power cycle the Gateway or Soft.
Figure 6-46: Reboot
to restart it without a power cycle.
To begin the reboot process, click the Save Settings button. When a screen appears asking you if you really want
to reboot the Gateway, click OK.. Click the Cancel Changes button if you want to cancel the reboot.
The Status - Gateway Tab
This screen displays information about the Gateway and its Internet connection.
Gateway Information
This section displays the Gateway's Firmware Version, MAC Address, and Current Time.
Internet Connection
This section shows the following information: the Connection, Login Type, Interface, IP Address, Subnet Mask,
Default Gateway, DNS 1, 2, and 3 server IP addresses, and WINS address. Depending on the login type, other
Figure 6-47: Gateway
information about the connection may also appear.
Connect and Disconnect buttons appear when an ADSL connection is available. Use these buttons to bring the
connection up or down.
Click the Refresh button if you want to update the displayed information.
The Status - Local Network Tab
The Local Network information that is displayed is the local MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, DHCP server
status, and DHCP start and end IP addresses. To view the DHCP Clients Table, click the DHCP Clients Table
button. To view the ARP/RARP Table, click the ARP/RARP Table button.
DHCP Client Table. The DHCP Active IP Table shows the current DHCP Client data. You will see the computer
Figure 6-48: Local Network
name, IP address, MAC address, and expiration time of the dynamic IP address for the clients using the DHCP
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The Administration - Reboot Tab