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Chapter 6
Using Network Monitoring Tools
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Wireless-G Router Model 
WGR614v9. You can access these features by selecting the items under Maintenance in the main 
menu of the browser interface.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•“Viewing Wireless Router Status Information”
•“Viewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 6-5
•“Managing the Configuration File” in Chapter 6
•“Upgrading the Router Software” on page...

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Ta b l e 6 - 1 describes the router status fields.
Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields
Field Description
Account Name The host name assigned to the router.
Hardware Version The hardware version of the router.
Firmware Version The version of the current software installed in the router. This will 
change if you upgrade your router.
Internet Port These settings apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router....

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2.Click Connection Status to display the connection status.
Wireless Port These settings apply to the wireless port of the router. 
Name (SSID) The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of 
the router. The default is NETGEAR.
Region The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be 
illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the 
world.
Channel...

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Ta b l e 6 - 2 describes the connection status settings.
Click the Release button to release the connection status items (that is, all items return to 0).
Click the Renew button to renew to the connection status items (that is, all items are 
refreshed).
Click the Close Window button to close the Connection Status screen.
3.Click Show Statistics to display router usage statistics.
Table 6-2. Connection Status...

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Ta b l e 6 - 3 describes the router statistics.
To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click 
Set Interval.
To stop the polling entirely, click Sto p.
Viewing a List of Attached Devices
The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the 
local network. From the main menu of the browser interface, under...

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For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS host name or device name (if available), 
and the Ethernet MAC address. To force the router to look for attached devices, click Refresh.
Managing the Configuration File
The configuration settings of the Wireless-G Router are stored within the router in a configuration 
file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the...

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To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your 
computer, or click Browse to browse to the file. When you have located it, click Restore to send 
the file to the router. The router then reboots automatically.
Erasing the Configuration
Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you 
have forgotten the password) you...

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The Checking for Firmware Updates screen appears at login unless you clear the Check for 
Updated Firmware Upon Log-in check box.
A screen is also provided for upgrading the router. From the main menu of the browser interface, 
under Maintenance, select Router Upgrade to display the Router Upgrade screen.
From this screen, you can check for new software versions by clicking the Check button. If a new 
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Upgrading Automatically to New Router Software
If you have selected Check for New Version Upon Log-in, your router alerts you to the new 
software when you log in. Otherwise, you can click the Check button in the Router Upgrade 
screen to search for new software.
If the router discovers a newer version of software, the message on the left displays when you log 
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Upgrading Manually to New Router Software
To manually select, download, and install new software to your router:
1.Under Maintenance on the main menu, select Router Status. Note the version number of your 
router firmware.
2.Go to the WGR614v9 support page on the NETGEAR website at
http://www.netgear.com/support.
3.Check the most recent firmware version offered against the firmware version shown on your 
Router...