ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N User Manual

 Chapter 5 AP Mode

NBG-417N User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen.

Status Screen (AP Mode)

Device Information

System Name

This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance > System > General 
screen. It is for identification purposes.

Firmware Version

This is the firmware version and the date created. 

LAN Information

- MAC Address

This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.

- IP Address

This shows the LAN port’s IP address.

- IP Subnet Mask

This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask.

- DHCP

This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role -  None.

WLAN Information

- MAC Address

This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.

- Status

This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN - On, Off or Off by scheduler.

- Name (SSID)

This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG-417N in the wireless LAN. 

- Channel

This shows the channel number which you select manually.

- Operating Channel

This shows the channel number which the NBG-417N is currently using over the 
wireless LAN. 

- Security Mode

This shows the level of wireless security the NBG-417N is using.

- 802.11 Mode

This shows the IEEE 802.11 standard that the NBG-417N supports. Wireless clients 
must support the same standard in order to be able to connect to the NBG-417N

- WPS

This shows the WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) Status. Click the status to display 
Network > Wireless LAN > WPS screen.

System Status

System Uptime

This is the total time the NBG-417N has been on.

Current Date/Time

This field displays your NBG-417N’s present

 

date and time.

System Resource

- CPU Usage

This displays what percentage of the NBG-417N’s processing ability is currently 
used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG-417N is running at full load, 
and the throughput is not going to improve anymore. If you want some applications 
to have more throughput, you should turn off other applications.

- Memory Usage

This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG-417N is using. 

Interface Status

Interface

This displays the NBG-417N port types. The port types are: LAN and WLAN.

Status

For the LAN port, this field displays Down (line is down) or Up (line is up or 
connected).

For the WLAN, it displays Up when the WLAN is enabled or Down when the WLAN 
is disabled.

Rate

For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or N/A when the 
line is disconnected.

For the WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is 
enabled and N/A when the WLAN is disabled.

Summary