NETGEAR 300 ROUTER WNR2000 User Manual page 109

Table 6-1 describes the router status fields.
Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields
Field
Hardware Version
Firmware Version
GUI Language Version
Internet Port. The following settings apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
IP Address
DHCP
IP Subnet Mask
Domain Name Server
LAN Port. The following settings apply to the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
IP Address
DHCP
IP Subnet Mask
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The hardware version of the router.
The version of the current software installed in the router. This will
change if you update your router.
The version of the selected GUI language for the router manager
screens.
The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical
address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
The IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If
no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the
Internet.
If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on
the WAN. If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an
IP address dynamically from the ISP.
The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the
router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing,
click the link to the online document
Appendix B.
The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router. A
Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as
www.netgear.com into IP addresses.
The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical
address being used by the LAN port of the router.
The IP address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
The default is 192.168.1.1.
Identifies whether the router's built-in DHCP server is active for the
LAN-attached devices.
The IP subnet mask being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the
router. The default is 255.255.255.0.
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