This shows useful information about your connected devices and network details.
This page shows details about the devices currently connected to your router. For each device, it shows its name, address information, and how it's connected to your router.
The report shows details about your router and its current network settings. This information can be very helpful if you have to call your ISP or Cisco Support for help with your Internet connection or router.
The following buttons are available for both the Devices and Report pages:
Refresh - Re-displays the most current information.
Open in a browser - Displays the information in a web browser.
Print - Prints the information currently displayed.
DHCP client table - Click to view the current DHCP client list. To set up DHCP reservations, click the Connectivity option, the Local Network Tab, and then choose DHCP reservations.
This page contains several tools that can help diagnose and troubleshoot problems you may be having on your home network. These tools are especially helpful when speaking with a Cisco Technical Support representative. If you call Technical Support, they may ask you to come to this page and will guide you in using these tools. You typically won't use this page unless instructed to do so by a Support representative.
Ping is a common tool when troubleshooting communication problems on a network. It determines whether information can be sent from your router to another location and back again, and how long it takes to do so. You can also specify the number of times the information is sent.
Traceroute is used to "trace the route" across an Internet network from your home router to a remote location specified in the IP or URL address box. Traceroute lists all routers and networks the data passes through until it reaches the final IP or URL address. This helps to determine how far data is getting before it either fails or reaches its destination.
This allows you to save your current router configuration settings and to retrieve a previously-backed up configuration. To save settings, click Backup. If you had saved settings in the past, you can reset those same settings by choosing Restore. The date of the last backup displays for your reference.
Note: This option is available only when you're connected to your home router.
This shows the current WAN IP address. To release this IP address and reassign it, click Release and Renew.
Reboots your router, which turns your router off and then on again. While rebooting, all devices connected to your router will be disconnected and then will reconnect when the reboot finishes.
Resets all router settings to the default settings, like it was when you first removed the router from the box before you set it up. Doing this changes the router name, password, wireless security settings, parental control settings, and all other router settings you may have changed. After you reset your router, you can go back into any of the Router Settings and customize your settings again.
Note: This option is available only when you're connected to your home router. Some computers and devices connected to the router may be disconnected after the reset. Simply reconnect them using the new wireless network name and password.
Your router can track your Internet connection for incoming and outgoing Internet traffic, security for browser-based utilities, and local DHCP server status information. You can turn the log feature On or Off.
The following buttons are available for Logs:
Refresh - Re-displays the most current information.
Open in a browser - Displays the information in a web browser.
Print - Prints the information currently displayed.
Clear - Clears the current information in the Log.