Currently Connected Devices - EE Brightbox User Manual

SSID State
Broadcast SSID

CURRENTLY CONNECTED DEVICES

In this section you can see all of the devices that are currently connected to your Bright Box
router, and whether these are wired (LAN) or wireless devices. This section is also known as a
DHCP table.
Field
Name
IP Address
MAC Address
Connection Type
and SSID page then the extension channel (+/- 4
channels from the primary) will also be displayed here.
This field displays whether the particular wireless network
name (SSID) is currently enabled and transmitting. If this
value displays 'Disable' then the wireless network name is
configured, but is not transmitting and cannot be
connected to.
You can set the SSID state by ticking or unticking the
'Enable' option for the relevant SSID on the Advanced
Set-Up > Wireless Settings > Channel and SSID
page.
This field displays whether the wireless network name
(SSID) is broadcasting and visible. If the value is 'Enabled'
then the wireless network name is visible to wireless
devices when attempting to scan for networks.
If the value is 'Disable' then the wireless network name is
not transmitted or visible in a wireless scan. A wireless
device may still connect to the wireless network by
manually entering the wireless network name even if the
broadcast SSID option is 'Disable'.
Please note that if the SSID state value is 'Disable', then
you cannot connect to the wireless network, even if the
broadcast SSID is displaying 'Enable'.
You can configure the broadcast SSID setting on the
Basic Set-Up > Wireless Settings or Advanced Set-
Up > Wireless Settings > Channel and SSID pages.
Description
This field displays the name of the connected device. If
the device does not provide a device name (some devices
don't), the field value will read 'Unknown Device'.
This field displays the current IP address of the connected
device, as assigned by the routers DHCP (Dynamic Host
Control Protocol) server.
This field displays the 12-digit unique MAC (Media Access
Control) address of the connected device.
This field will display whether the connected device is
connected over a wired Ethernet connection ('LAN') or
over the router's wireless connection ('Wireless').
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