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Device Status: Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router User's
Guide
The Device Status screen displays the basic network settings for your Dell
Wireless 2350 Wireless Broadband Router. When changes are made to the network
settings, those changes are updated on this screen. In addition, it graphically
displays the current connection status for the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband
Router and other devices
in your network. Connections between network devices are shown with a yellow arrow.
Inoperative connections are represented by a red X through the yellow
connection line.
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NOTE:
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The
Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router offers two ways to check the status of your network. One
is the Device Status feature in the web configuration tool mentioned
here. The other is through the Windows-based Control
Utility.
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Status
Device
Status
The following
connections are displayed on the Device Status page:
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Device
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Indication
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Internet
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An
inactive cable/DSL connection indicates that either the cable is unplugged or
the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router has not received an IP address.
An active connection indicates the WAN interface of the router has a valid IP
address and your computers can connect to the Internet via the router.
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Wired
Client (LAN)
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Shown
as an active connection when a wired client is configured and physically connected
to your network, and inactive when the Ethernet cable is disconnected from
the computer.
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Wireless
Client
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Shown
as an active connection when a wireless client is configured for your network,
and inactive when there is no wireless client connected to your router.
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When the Dell Wireless
2350 Broadband Router acts as a DHCP server, it assigns IP addresses to the clients on the
network. These IP addresses are displayed in the DHCP Log below the
Device Status figure.
WAN Ethernet
Settings
Refer to the left
side of the screen for the following WAN Ethernet settings and the Internet
protocol (IP) settings for the Wireless 2350:
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Setting/Device
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Information Displayed
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Internet
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The
connection to the Internet is Active/Not Active
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Router
IP
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IP
address assigned to the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router
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LAN
MAC
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MAC
address for the LAN and Wireless interfaces
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WAN
MAC
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MAC
address for the WAN interface
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Router
Name
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The
name for the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router (the default is Wireless 2350
Broadband Router)
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Firmware
Version
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Version
number of the firmware currently installed on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband
Router
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GUI Version
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Version
number of the Web Based configuration tool currently installed on the Dell Wireless 2350
Broadband Router
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Wireless
Channel
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Radio
channel on which the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is communicating on the air
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Network
Name
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A
unique network name that identifies the network. It is also known as SSID
(Service Set Identifer). When a client station tries to connect to the
router, the user must know the router's SSID first.
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The following
buttons appear on the left navigation bar:
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Button
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Action
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RELEASE
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Releases
the IP address that the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router has been assigned from your ISP. If the
Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router has been configured to receive a static IP address, clicking Release
does not release this IP address.
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RENEW
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Renews
the IP address with a DHCP server provided by your ISP. If the Dell Wireless 2350
Broadband Router has been configured to receive a static IP address, clicking Renew
does not renew the IP address.
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