Netgear MBR1516 User Manual - Page 63

Diagnostics, ADVANCED > Administration > Diagnostics

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Mobile LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1516 3. Click Apply to save your changes. When you use your browser to access the router, the login screen displays. If password recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password. Diagnostics Use the Diagnostics screen to perform various diagnostics. For normal operation, these tests are not required. ¾ To run the diagnostics: Select ADVANCED > Administration > Diagnostics to display the following screen: Ping an IP address. Use this test to send a ping packet request to the specified IP address. This procedure is often used to test a connection. If the request times out because no reply is received, this result usually means the destination is unreachable. However, some network devices can be configured not to respond to a ping. Perform a DNS Lookup. A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (for example, www.netgear.com) to an IP address. If you need the IP address of a web, FTP, mail or other server on the Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find the IP address. Display the Routing Table. This operation displays the internal routing table. This information is used by technical support and other staff who understand routing tables. Reboot the Router. Use this button to perform a remote reboot (restart). You can use this if the router seems to have become unstable or is not operating normally. Administration 63

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Administration
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Mobile LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1516
3.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
When you use your browser to access the router, the login screen displays. If password
recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can
then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password.
Diagnostics
Use the Diagnostics screen to perform various diagnostics. For normal operation, these tests
are not required.
To run the diagnostics:
Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Diagnostics
to display the following screen:
Ping an IP address
. Use this test to send a ping packet request to the specified IP address.
This procedure is often used to test a connection. If the request times out because no reply is
received, this result usually means the destination is unreachable. However, some network
devices can be configured not to respond to a ping.
Perform a DNS Lookup
. A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (for
example, www.netgear.com) to an IP address. If you need the IP address of a web, FTP, mail
or other server on the Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find the IP address.
Display the Routing Table
. This operation displays the internal routing table. This
information is used by technical support and other staff who understand routing tables.
Reboot the Router
. Use this button to perform a remote reboot (restart). You can use this if
the router seems to have become unstable or is not operating normally.