Netgear WNR3500L [65/114] Wireless settings

Administration

N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2

Connection Status Button

On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status

button to view connection status information.

Figure 7. View connection status information

The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshes the

items. The Close Window button closes the Connection Status screen.

IP Address. The

IP address t

hat is assigned to the router.

Subnet Mask. The sub

net mask that is assigned to the router.

Default Gateway. Th

e IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with.

DHCP Server. The IP address f

or the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that

provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router.

DNS Server.

The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of

network names to IP addresses.

Lease Obtained. The date a

nd time when the lease was obtained.

Lease Expires. The date a

nd time that the lease expires.

Wireless Settings

The following settings are displayed:

Name (SSID). The wireless network na

me (SSID) used by the router.

Region. The geogra

phic region where the router is being used. It might be illegal to use the

wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.

Channel. Id

entifies

the operating channel of the wireless port being used. The default

channel is Auto. When Auto is selected, the router finds the best operating channel available.