ZyXEL NBG-318S User Guide

 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

NBG-318S User’s Guide

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

Table 3   Web Configurator Status Screen   

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 ZyNOS firmware version and the date created. ZyNOS is ZyXEL's 

proprietary Network Operating System design.

WAN Information

- MAC Address

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

- IP Address

This shows the WAN port’s IP address.

- IP Subnet Mask

This shows the WAN port’s subnet mask.

- DHCP

This shows the WAN port’s DHCP role - Client or None.

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 - Server or None.

WLAN Information

- MAC Address

This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.

- Name (SSID)

This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG-318S in the wireless LAN. 

- Channel

This shows the channel number which you select manually.

- Operating Channel

This shows the channel number which the NBG-318S is currently using over the 

wireless LAN. 

- Security Mode

This shows the level of wireless security the NBG-318S is using.

- 802.11 Mode

This shows the wireless standard.

- Super G Mode

This shows whether SuperG is enabled or not. 

HomePlug Information

- MAC Address

This shows the MAC Address of your device. 

System Status

System Uptime

This is the total time the NBG-318S has been on.

Current Date/Time

This field displays your NBG-318S’s present

 

date and time.

System Resource

- CPU Usage

This displays what percentage of the NBG-318S’s processing ability is currently 

used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG-318S 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 (for example, using 

bandwidth management.

- Memory Usage

This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG-318S is using. Heap 

memory refers to the memory that is not used by ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating 

System) and is thus available for running processes like NAT and the firewall. 

System Setting

- Firewall

This shows whether the firewall is active or not.

- Bandwidth Management This shows whether the bandwidth management is active or not.