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Chapter 6 
Maintenance 
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall 
Router WGT624. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main 
Menu of the browser interface.
Viewing Router Status Information
The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the 
Main Menu of the browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select System Status to view the 
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This screen shows the following parameters:
Table 6-1. Menu 3.2 - Router Status Fields
Field Description
Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version This field displays the router firmware version.
Internet Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router. 
MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the 
Internet...

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Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display the WAN status, as shown below.
Figure 6-2:  Connection Status screen
This screen shows the following statistics:.
WAN Status action buttons are described in Table 6-2
Table 6-1. Connection Status Fields 
Field Description
Connection Time The length of time the router has been connected to your Internet service provider’s 
network.
Connection Method The method used...

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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.
Figure 6-3:  Router Statistics screen
This screen shows the following statistics:
Show Statistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e  6 - 2
Table 6-1. Router Statistics Fields 
Field Description
Port The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (local) ports. For each port, the screen 
displays:
Status The link status...

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices
The Attached Devices menu 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 the Maintenance heading, 
select Attached Devices to view the table, shown below.
Figure 6-4:  Attached Devices menu
For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS Host Name (if available), and Ethernet...

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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router 
Upgrade heading to display the menu shown below. 
Figure 6-5:  Router Upgrade menu
Note: When uploading software to the WGT624 wireless router, it is important not to interrupt the 
web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is 
interrupted, it may corrupt the software. When...

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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings 
Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below. 
Figure 6-6:  Settings Backup menu
Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file 
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Erasing the Configuration
It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by 
using the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the routers 
password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.0.1, and the routers DHCP client 
will be enabled.
To erase the configuration, click the Erase button.
To restore the factory...

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Chapter 6 
Advanced Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your 108 Mbps Wireless 
Firewall Router WGT624. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main 
Menu of the browser interface.
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as a single machine to the Internet, 
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Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward incoming protocols to computers 
on your local network. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a 
Default DMZ Server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded. The DMZ Server is 
configured in the Security Menu.
Before starting, youll need to determine which type of service, application or game...