Wireless-G Access Point
23
Instant Wireless
®
Series
22
To view a log of the Access Point’s activity, select the
Log
tab, shown in Figure
6-9.
Log.
To enable permanent logging activity, click the
Enable
radio button
beside
Log
. The default setting for this function is
Disable
.
If you have chosen to monitor the Access Point’s traffic, then you can designate
a PC that will receive permanent log files periodically. In the
Send Log to
field,
enter the IP address of this PC. To view these permanent logs, you must use
Logviewer software, which can be downloaded free of charge from
www.linksys.com
.
To see a temporary log of the Access Point’s most recent activities, click the
View Log
button.
Click the
Apply
button to apply your changes or
Cancel
to cancel your
changes. If you require online help, click the
Help
button.
The Log Tab
Figure 6-9
LAN
•
MAC Address
. The MAC Address of the LAN interface is displayed here.
•
Configuration Type
. This displays how the Access Point is assigned an IP
address, either Automatic Configuration - DHCP, if assigned by DHCP
server, or Static IP Address and its IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default
Gateway address, if assigned by Static IP Address server.
•
IP Address
. This IP address is the unique IP address of the Access Point.
•
Subnet Mask
. The Access Point’s Subnet Mask (also known as an IP
Mask), matches the Subnet Mask of your Ethernet network.
Wireless
•
MAC Address
. The MAC Address of the LAN interface is displayed here.
•
SSID.
The unique name shared among all points in your wireless network
is displayed here.
•
Mode.
The Access Point’s mode is displayed here.
•
Channel.
The wireless channel shared by all wireless devices connected to
this Access Point is displayed here.
•
Encryption Function.
The encryption method you chose in the Setup
Wizard or changed from the
Setup
tab of this Web-based Utility is displayed
here.
•
Send and Receive
. The
Send
and
Receive
fields display the number of suc-
cessful or dropped packets that have been sent or received. Some packet
loss is normal in wireless networking.