The Overview page shows the most important statuses and settings for your device.
The overview has three parts: a device network map, configuration shortcuts, and status panels.
The device map shows how your device is connected to the LAN and the WAN, as well as other devices in the local network.
The configurations show status for and provide shortcuts provide quick access to various common settings.
The status panels display status information about selected features. They also allow you quick access to configuration of the most common features.
The device map shows how your device is connected to the LAN and the WAN, as well as other devices in the local network.
The status of a device is indicated by the color of the icon.
Color | Status |
---|---|
Green | Enabled and active |
Black | Enabled, not active |
Yellow | Active, with warnings. |
Red | Active, not functional. |
More detailed Information about the status of an item in the map is availabe by pointing the cursor at an icon in the map.
The information displayed in the popups varies with the item being viewed.
The configurations show status for and provide shortcuts provide quick access to various common settings.
Option | |
---|---|
Wireless | Active wireless radios. |
Ethernet | LAN ports in use on the device. |
LAN | Active LAN |
WAN | Status of WAN connection. |
USB | Connected USB devices, if any. |
Voice | Voice port status, if any. |
Profile | Selected network profile, if any. |
The status panels display status information about selected features. They also allow you quick access to configuration of the most common features.
The WiFi status panel lets you change the default wireless security settings to make your network more secure.
You can also view the wifi status and edit the wireless interface.
Additonally, you can WPS to set up clients.
The WiFi status panel lets you change the default wireless security settings to make your network more secure.
You can also view the wifi status and edit the wireless interface.
Additonally, you can WPS to set up clients.
WPS makes it easier to connect other wireless devices to your device on an encrypted channel.
In the edit wireless interface view you can change different aspects of your interface.
In the edit wireless interface view you can change different aspects of your interface.
WPS makes it easier to connect other wireless devices to your device on an encrypted channel.
In the edit wireless interface view you can change different aspects of your interface.
To open The wifi status view for 2.4GHZ:
To edit the wireless interface for a radio:
In the edit wireless interface view you can change different aspects of your interface.
Item | Comment |
---|---|
Enabled | Toggle interface on or off. |
WiFi Network Name | Edit name of SSID network. |
Broadcast SSID | Toggle to make the network SSID visible or invisible. |
Encryption | Selected encryption method. |
Cipher | Form of Cipher. |
WiFi Key (Password) | Text to use as wifi key. |
Show Key Text | Displays the wifi key text. |
To open the wifi status view for GHZ:
To edit the wireless interface for a radio:
The LAN panel shows basic information about the device and connected clients IP addresses.
From the LAN status panel you can configure the DHCP settings for the device.
To open the Edit LAN Settings dialog, click the edit button.
To view a more detailed overview of the clients, click the expand button
To view details about a client click the client in the list.
In The Detailed Client Overview, information about the clients in the LAN is displayed.
In The Edit LAN settings view you can change different features about your network.
The Client dialog displays information about the connected clients and allows you to edit their configuration.
In The Detailed Client Overview, information about the clients in the LAN is displayed.
Item | Description | |
---|---|---|
Hostname | Client hostname. | |
IP Address | Client IPv4. | |
MAC Address | Client MAC Address . | |
Port | Device port. | |
Network | Network interface for the client. | |
Link Speed | Type of negotiation, speed and duplex for the connection. |
In The Edit LAN settings view you can change different features about your network.
Item | Description |
---|---|
IPv4 Address | Device DHCP address |
IPv4 Subnet Mask | IPv4 Subnet Mask |
IPv4 Broadcast Mask | IPv4 Broadcast Mask |
DHCP Server | Turn DHCP Server on or off. |
DHCP Pool Start | Start IP number for the DHCP Pool start number IP address |
DHCP Pool Size | Number of IP addresses in the DHCP Pool |
DHCP Lease Time | DHCP Lease Time for the LAN. |
Static DHCP | Reserve an IP address DHCP Lease for a connected device. |
The Static DHCP section lets you configure IP address DHCP Leases for connected devices.
To add a static DHCP lease:
The information for existing client is added automatically.
The Client dialog displays information about the connected clients and allows you to edit their configuration.
Information about the client is divided into several tabs.
In the Port Forwarding tab you can map incoming connections on different ports to ports on the client.
The Static Leases tab allows you to assign a static IP address dhcp lease to the client.
The Realtime Graphs view provides access to graphical representations of status for the device. The graphs scroll as time progresses and lines indicate the current status.
For WiFi clients (it is not shown for regular LAN clients), the Realtime Graphs tab you can map incoming connections on different ports to ports on the client.
The Status tab shows information about the client and the connection.
Item | Description |
---|---|
Hostname | The client Hostname. |
IP Address | Assigned IP address. |
MAC Address | MAC address. |
DHCP | DHCP status. |
Connected | Connection status. |
Link Speed | Type of negotiation, speed and duplex for the connection. |
For WiFi clients, the Wireless Details section shows detailed information about the wireless connection. All data is measured since last downtime.
Item | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
Frequency | WiFi frequency band for the access point. | 2.4GHz |
RSSI | RSSI strength for the signal. | -64 dBm |
SNR | Signal-To-Noise-Ratio. | 21 dBm |
Idle | Time idle. | 1 s |
In Network | Time in network. | 1813 s |
WME | Status of WMM. | True |
Power Save | Is Power save enabled? | False |
N Mode | Is 802_11n supported? | True |
VHT Mode | Is 802_11ac supported? | False |
TX Bytes | Transmitted bytes. | 2438426 |
RX Bytes | Recieved bytes. | 347988 |
TX Rate | Transmission rate. | 58 Mbps |
RX Rate | Recieve rate. | 6 Mbps |
In the Port Forwarding tab you can map incoming connections on different ports to ports on the client.
Item | Description |
---|---|
Name | Port name. |
Excluded ports | Protected ports that can't be mapped. |
Public port | Public (external) port. |
Private port | Private (client) port. |
Protocol | Protocol. |
The protocol setting filters traffic by protocol for the port forward.
To map incoming connections:
The mapping section lets you add configuration settings for the mapping.
Ports can be added one by one (80
), as comma-separated lists (8080, 8090
) or as ranges (21-22
).
Your information has now been saved and is visible in the mapping list.
The Static Leases tab allows you to assign a static IP address dhcp lease to the client.
To assign a static address to the client:
Parental control is used to restrict access to the network for particular devices.
Parental control is handled by setting schedules where access is restricted to explicitly named MAC addresses.
Item | Description |
---|---|
Weekdays | List of days the filter applies. |
Start Time | Time of day to start filtering. |
Stop Time | Time of day to stop filtering. |
Edit filtering rule. | |
Delete filtering rule. |
The Internet Access Schedule rules you add from the client panel will only apply to that client.
Parental control is handled by setting schedules where access is restricted to explicitly named MAC addresses.
When adding a parental control filter from the client panel, the MAC Address is automatically selected from the client.
The start time for a rule has to be lower than the end time.
If you want to have a rule that goes over midnight, you need to add two rules, one up until midnight, and one from midnight to when you want the rule to end.
For example:
Rule one: From 21:00
To 23:59
Rule two: From 00:00
To 06:00
A single rule of From 21:00
To 06:00
will not be saved.
For WiFi clients (it is not shown for regular LAN clients), the Realtime Graphs tab you can map incoming connections on different ports to ports on the client.
The display is shown in realtime, with lines representing traffic in kbit/s:
Color | Traffic |
---|---|
Blue | Downstream. |
Red | Upstream. |
The table below the graph displays collected data since the tab was opened, and the total connection uptime since last downtime.
Item | Description |
---|---|
Download Speed | Current download speed. |
Upload Speed | Current upload speed. |
Total Received Data | Downloaded data since the tab was opened. |
Total Transmitted Data | Transmitted data since the tab was opened. |
Total Uptime | Connection uptime since last downtime. |
The Realtime Graphs view provides access to graphical representations of status for the device. The graphs scroll as time progresses and lines indicate the current status.
The Load graph shows device load averages for different time recent periods.
The display is shown in realtime, and the lines represent the average over different intervals:
Color | Time |
---|---|
Blue | 1 minute |
Red | 5 minutes |
Purple | 15 minutes |
The Traffic graph shows upload and download traffic for the interfaces.
Each interface is available in its own tab. The display is shown in realtime, with lines representing traffic in kbit/s:
Color | Traffic |
---|---|
Blue | Downstream. |
Red | Upstream. |
Item | Description |
---|---|
Internet | Status of Internet connection. |
Link | Status of link. |
WAN IP(s) | IPv4 and IPv6 address to the device. |
Gateway(s) | IPv4 and IPv6 address to gateway. |
Link Type | Ethernet |
Link Speed | Auto-negotiated 1000 Mbps Full Duplex |
DNS-Servers | IPv4 and IPV6 addresses to DNS servers. |
WAN uptime | Time since last disconnect for IPv4 and IPV6 WAN connection. |
The Voice panel shows the status of the ringing schedule connected phone lines.
The Voice panel is not available in certain regions.
The Profile panel shows the network profiles configured on your device, if any.
The network profiles are configured by the manufacturer for each device type.
Depending on the network profile selected, additional panels may be displayed in the overview.