System Tools: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 2300 Wireless Broadband Router
User's Guide
Use the System Tools section to view the intruder detection
log, routing tables, and system diagnostics regarding the device settings and
status. These three pages are for your information only. The System Tools section also includes features to reload the default settings,
upgrade the firmware for the Wireless Broadband Router, and reset the unit.
Use the following pages in the web-based configuration tool to access the System
Tools:
Based on the timestamp of the IP packet, plus or minus the time
offset
Source
IP address that the packet came from
Dest (=Destination)
Usually the IP address for the Wireless
Broadband Router
Port
Port number
The figure below shows an
example of an entry of an Intrusion attempt (INT_ATEMPT)
event from a computer with IP address 192.168.2.60 (Source)
targeted at the router's port number 80 at time 12 AM:1 Min: 5 Sec.
The type of routing. This can be either:
LAN or WAN interface (INTF)
Static routing
Destination LAN IP Address
Either an entire network or a specific IP address. An
IP address ending in .0 refers to a
network.
Subnet Mask
Must follow the subnet mask rules
Gateway IP Address
To communicate with an IP address matching the destination
IP Address, the Wireless Broadband Router sends all
traffic through the gateway IP address listed here.
Hop Count
The number of routers the packet has passed through
to its destination. Hop count is used to measure the distance
between a source and a destination. If there are 3 routers between the
source and the destination nodes, the hop count for the packet will be 3
when it arrives at its destination node.
The figure below shows three network
routes that your router currently possesses. 192.168.2.0 is the
destination network connected to one of your router's interface port (LAN or
WAN) and the IP address and Subnet Mask for this interface is 192.168.2.1 and
255.255.255.0, respectively. The number of routers (Hop Count) the packet
passed through is 1. Also in the same example, the destination with 0.0.0.0
network and 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask is the default route for your router, where
every packet that left unmapped to any other route will be mapped to this
route. The outgoing default gateway IP address is 192.168.1.254.
The Systems Diagnostics page is for your information only. This page displays both the configuration settings and
diagnostics for the Wireless Broadband Router. Configuration settings include
firmware version, the ISP
and device
settings that have been configured for your network.
The Diagnostics section shows the current connections for your network. Diagnostic settings include the ISP status, link status, current WAN connection, LAN MAC table, and WAN MAC table.
The Load Default Settings page allows you to reload
the factory default configurations that came with the device. When this option
is used, the default IP address is reset to the factory default value
(192.168.2.1). This is equivalent to pressing and holding the Reset button on the
back panel of the device for more than 3 seconds (for more details, please refer
to A Look at the Hardware).
CAUTION: Loading the default settings option will cause the
current settings for your Wireless Broadband Router to be lost.
Click the START button to reload the default
settings.
Dell periodically releases firmware updates to provide
improved performance or capabilities. Use the firmware upgrade feature to
easily upgrade the firmware on your Wireless Broadband Router. You can
check Dell support website, support.dell.com,
to see if there are any new upgrades. Download the new firmware first
before upgrade, and save it to one of the clients in your network. To upgrade
the firmware, enter the firmware file path into the box, or click the Browse
button to choose a firmware file to upgrade to.
NOTE: Make sure the file you choose is an
actual Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router firmware file.
Click the START button when you have chosen a file. After the firmware is written to the
Wireless Broadband Router, the home page will be loaded automatically. While the Wireless Broadband Router resets, the Power
light on the front panel of the unit blinks.
Use the Reset Device function if a system failure occurs. This feature does not reload the
factory default settings. It simply resets the device to the network settings
that existed on the device before the system failure occurred.
This is equivalent to unplugging the device and plugging it back in or pressing
the reset button for less than 3 seconds until the Power light start
to blinks. No settings are lost.
NOTICE: If you were in the process of updating the network
settings, those changes are lost when the device is reset.
Click the START
button to reset the Wireless Broadband Router to its current firmware settings. While the
Wireless Broadband Router is reset,
the Power light on the front of the unit blinks.
