Netgear AC1200 Owner's Manual

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Select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status. 

Hardware Version. The router model.

Firmware Version. The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the 
router firmware.

GUI Language Version. The localized language of the user interface.

LAN Port.

MAC Address. The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical 
address used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. 

IP Address. The IP address used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. The 
default is 192.168.1.1.

DHCP. Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for devices on the 
LAN.

MAC Address. The Media Access Control address, which is the unique physical address 
used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

IP Address. The IP address used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address 
is shown or the address is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the Internet.

Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value 
is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP.