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DHCP This field displays what DHCP services the P-2812HNU-51c is providing
to the LAN. Choices are:
Server - The P-2812HNU-51c is a DHCP server in the LAN. It assigns IP
addresses to other computers in the LAN.
Relay - The P-2812HNU-51c acts as a surrogate DHCP server and
relays DHCP requests and responses between the remote server and
the clients.
None - The P-2812HNU-51c is not providing any DHCP services to the
LAN.
Click this to go to the screen where you can change it.
WLAN
Information
Channel This is the channel number used by the P-2812HNU-51c now.
WPS Status This field displays the status of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Click this
to go to the screen where you can change it.
WDS Status This field displays
• AP when WDS is disabled.
• Bridge when the P-2812HNU-51c functions as a wireless network
bridge only to use WDS (Wireless Distribution System) to establish
wireless links with other APs.
• AP+Bridge when WDS is enabled and the P-2812HNU-51c acts as a
bridge and access point simultaneously.
Click this to go to the screen where you can change it
AP Information
ESSID This is the descriptive name used to identify the P-2812HNU-51c in this
wireless network. Click this to go to the screen where you can change
it.
Status This shows the current status of the wireless network.
Security This shows the level of wireless security the P-2812HNU-51c is using in
this wireless network.
System Status
System
Uptime
This field displays how long the P-2812HNU-51c has been running since
it last started up. The P-2812HNU-51c starts up when you plug it in,
when you restart it (Maintenance > Tools > Restart), or when you
reset it (see Section 1.5 on page 29).
Current
Date/Time
This field displays the current date and time in the P-2812HNU-51c. You
can change this in Maintenance > System > Time Setting.
System
Mode
This displays whether the P-2812HNU-51c is functioning as a router or
a bridge.
CPU Usage This field displays what percentage of the P-2812HNU-51c’s processing
ability is currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the P-
2812HNU-51c is running at full load, and the throughput is not going to
improve anymore. If you want some applications to have more
throughput, you should turn off other applications (for example, using
QoS; see Chapter 19 on page 307).
Table 7 Status Screen
LABEL DESCRIPTION
