User's Manual

Network Maintenance
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3700
Show Statistics Button
Click the Show Statistics button on the Router Status screen to display a screen similar to
this:
Figure 37. Router statistics screen
• Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet), LAN (local), and wireless LAN (WLAN) ports.
For each port, the screen displays the following:
- Status. The link status of the port.
- TxPkts. Th
e number of
packets transmitted since reset or manual clear.
- RxPkts. The numb
er of packets received since reset or manual clear.
- Collisions. The number o
f collisions since reset or manual clear.
- Tx B/s. The curre
nt line utilization—percentage of current bandwidth used.
- Rx B/s. The av
erage line utilization.
- Up Time. The time e
lapsed since the last power cycle or reset.
• ADSL Link Downst
ream or Upstream. The statistics for the upstream and downstream
ADSL link. These statistics are of interest to your technical support representative if you
have problems obtaining or maintaining a connection.
• Connection Speed.
Typically, the downstream speed is faster than the upstream speed.
• Line Attenuation. The line att
enuation increases the farther you are physically located
from your ISP’s facilities.
• Noise Margin. The sign
al-to-noise ratio, which is a measure of the quality of the signal on
the line.
• Poll Interval
. The interval at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click the
Stop button to freeze the display.