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Follow the onscreen prompts to connect to a wireless network: 4. When the Review Settings screen displays, click Finish. If you are done making changes, disconnect your Internet adapter from your computer, and reconnect it to the device on which you want to use it. 2. Advanced Settings To change advanced settings, connect the Internet adapter to your computer and use your Internet browser to go to as described in Preparing to Change Your Internet Adapter Settings on page 6. Device Status Screen When you connect to http:/after the automatic firmware check, the Device Status screen displays: This screen shows the current settings and the status of your Internet adapter. • You can click Show Statistics to see device performance statistics such as the number of packets sent and number of packets received for each port. See Show Statistics on page 11. • Click DHCP Status to see information about your current DHCP connection. See DHCP Connection Status on page 12. • The following table describes the fields in the Device Status screen. Table 1. Device Status Settings Field Description Device Status Hardware Version The hardware version of the Internet adapter. Firmware Version The current firmware version of the Internet adapter. If you upgrade the firmware, this field changes. GUI Language Version The language version running on the Internet adapter. If you upgrade the firmware, this field changes. Wireless Connection Status Wireless Connection The status of your wireless connection (connected or disconnected). Link Rate The actual transmission (Tx) and receive (Rx) link rate in the current wireless connection Name (SSID) Your Internet adapter is set up to connect to this SSID, also called the wireless name. Region The location of the Internet adapter. Channel The wireless channel of the network. Security Type The security setting for the wireless network. LAN Port MAC Address The physical address of the Internet adapter, as seen from the local area network (LAN). IP Address The IP address of the Internet adapter. The default is 192.168.1.251. DHCP Server Identifies the network DHCP server on the wireless network. IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask associated with the LAN IP address of the Internet adapter. The default is 255.255.255.0. Gateway IP Address The IP address of the wireless network gateway. DNS Server The IP address of the Domain Name Server (DNS) of the wireless network. Show Statistics On the Device Status screen, click Show Statistics to display the following screen: Table 2. Show Statistics Fields Field Description LAN or WLAN The statistics for the LAN (local), and wireless LAN (WLAN) ports. For each port, the screen displays the following: Status The link status of the port. TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or the connection was established. RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or the connection was established. Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or the connection was established. Tx B/s The current line utilization—percentage of current bandwidth used on this port. Rx B/s The average line utilization for this port. Up Time The time elapsed since the last power cycle, reset, or when the connection was established. Poll Interval Specify the poll interval frequency. If you change this value, click Set Interval so that your change takes effect. DHCP Connection Status On the Device Status screen, click DHCP Connection Status to view the following screen: This screen shows the status of the Internet connection. Table 3. Connection Status Fields Field Description IP Address The IP address of the wireless network router. Subnet Mask The subnet mask associated with the IP address. Default Gateway The IP address of the gateway. DHCP Server The IP address of the DHCP server. DNS Server The IP address of the domain name server (DNS). Lease Obtained The date when the lease was obtained. Lease Expires The date when the lease expires. IP Address From the Internet adapter menu at under the Maintenance heading, select IP Address. The following screen displays: This screen shows whether the Internet adapter is set to get its IP address dynamically from the router (this is the most common setting), or is set as a static IP address. • Get Dynamically From Router: The wireless network router assigns an IP address when the Internet adapter connects to its wireless network. Most networks are set up so that the router automatically does this. • Use Static IP Address: Specify a static IP address. This is not usually necessary. If you set this up, you should be technically experienced or have a technically experienced person help you. -IP Address: The static IP address. -IP Subnet Mask: The subnet mask associated with the IP address. -Gateway IP Address: -Primary DNS: The primary domain name server (DNS). -Secondary DNS: The secondary domain name server (DNS). Managing...