system information
serial number. the serial number of the router.
firmware version. the current version number of the firmware installed on the router.
cpu. the type and speed of the processor installed on the router.
dram. the size of dram installed on the router’s motherboard.
flash. the size of flash memory installed on the router’s board.
system up time. the length of time in days, hours, and minutes that the router has been active. the current time and date are also displayed.
configuration
if you need help to set up the router, click the setup wizard button. for more details, see the wizard tab section.
port statistics
click any port on the router’s front panel image to see the status of the selected port. if the port is disabled, it will be red; if enabled, it will be black. if the port is connected, it will be green. information about the selected port will appear in a separate window. the port’s summary table will show the settings of the selected port, including type, interface, link status, port activity, priority, speed status, duplex status, and auto negotiation. for the selected port, the statistics table will show this information: number of packets received, number of packet bytes received, number of packets transmitted, number of packet bytes transmitted, and number of packet errors. to update the on-screen information, click the refresh button. to exit this screen, click the close button.
network setting status
lan ip. it shows the current lan ip address of the router, as seen by internal users on the network, and it hyperlinks to the lan setting section on the network page of the setup tab.
an ip. these show the current wan ip addresses for the wan ports of the router, as seen by external users on the internet. these hyperlink to the wan setting on the network page of the setup tab. if a wan port is set to obtain an ip automatically, two buttons, release and renew, will be available. click the release button to release the ip address of a specific wan port, and click the renew button to update the dhcp lease time or get a new ip address. if a wan port is set to pppoe or pptp, two buttons, connect and disconnect, will be available.
dmz ip. it shows the current ip address of the router’s dmz port, as seen by external users on the internet. it hyperlinks to the dmz setting on the network page of the setup tab.
mode. it shows the router’s working mode (gateway or router), and it hyperlinks to the dynamic routing section on the advanced routing page of the setup tab.
dns. it shows all dns server addresses and hyperlinks to the wan setting on the network page of the setup tab.
ddns. it shows the ddns settings of the router’s wan ports and hyperlinks to the ddns page of the setup tab.
dmz host. it shows the dmz private address and hyperlinks to the dmz host page of the setup tab. the default is disabled.
firewall setting status
spi (stateful packet inspection). it shows the status (on/off) of the spi setting and hyperlinks to the general page of the firewall tab.
dos (denial of service). it shows the status (on/off) of the dos setting and hyperlinks to the general page of the firewall tab.
block wan request. it shows the status (on/off) of the block wan request setting and hyperlinks to the general page of the firewall tab.
vpn setting status
vpn summary. it hyperlinks to the summary page of the vpn tab.
tunnel(s) used. it shows the number of vpn tunnels used.
tunnel(s) available. it shows the number of vpn tunnels available.
current connected (the group name of the groupvpn) users. it shows the number of users. if groupvpn is disabled, the message, “no group vpn was defined,” will be displayed.
log setting status
it hyperlinks to the system log page of the log tab.
if you have not set up the e-mail server on the log tab, the message, “e-mail cannot be sent because you have not specified an outbound smtp server address,” will be displayed.
if you have set up the mail server but the log has not been generated due to the log queue length and log time
threshold settings, the message, “e-mail settings have been configured,” will be displayed.
if you have set up the e-mail server and the log has been sent to the e-mail server, the message, “e-mail settings have been configured and sent out normally,” will be displayed.
if you have set up the e-mail server and the log cannot be sent to the e-mail server, the message, “e-mail cannot be sent out, probably use incorrect settings,” will be displayed.