NETGEAR RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT- User Manual page 36

RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual
This screen shows the following settings:
Table 3-1. Wireless Range Extender Status Fields
Field
Firmware Version
Hardware Version
IP Settings
MAC Address
IP Address
IP Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
Domain Name Server
DHCP Client
Wireless Settings
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Country/Region
Channel
Operation Mode
Security Options
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Description
This is the version of the current software the extender is using. This will
change if you upgrade your extender.
This is the version of the physical device.
These are the current settings that you configured in the Basic Settings
screen.
The Media Access Control address, the physical address, being used by
the Internet (WAN) port of the extender.
The IP address being used by the Internet port of the extender. The
default IP address of the extender is 192.168.1.250. If no address is
shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the extender cannot connect to the Internet.
The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the
extender. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing,
click the link to the online document
Appendix B.
The assigned default gateway address (the local network address) that
the extender is connected to. If it is assigned dynamically, and no Internet
connection exists, this is blank or 0.0.0.0.
The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the extender. A
Domain Name Server translates human language URLs, such as http://
www.netgear.com, into IP addresses.
If disabled, the extender is configured to use a fixed IP address.
If enabled, the extender is configured to obtain an IP address
dynamically.
These are the current settings that you configured in the Wireless
Settings screen.
The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of the
extender. The default is NETGEAR_EXT.
The geographic region where the extender being used. It might be illegal
to use the wireless features of the extender in some parts of the world.
Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. Click the link to the
online document "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix B
frequencies used on each channel.
Indicates the extender communication mode: 802.11g and 802.11b,
802.11g only, 802.11b only, 108 Mbps only, or Auto 108 Mbps.
This is the security type you configured.
v1.0, April 2008
"TCP/IP Networking Basics" in
Setup and Maintenance
for the