Dashboard
Overview
This screen displays general device information, system status, system resource usage, and interface status in widgets that you can re-arrange to suit your needs. You can also collapse, refresh, and close individual widgets. Fields in this screen may slightly differ by models.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Widget Settings (A) | Use this link to re-open closed widgets. Widgets that are already open appear grayed out. |
Refresh Time Setting (B) | Set the interval for refreshing the information displayed in the widget. |
Refresh Now (C) | Click this to update the widget’s information immediately. |
Close Widget (D) | Click this to close the widget. Use Widget Settings to re-open it. |
Device Information | |
System Name | This field displays the name used to identify the Zyxel Device on any network. Click the icon to open the screen where you can change it. |
System Location | This field displays the location of the Zyxel Device. Click the icon to open the screen where you can change it. |
Model Name | This field displays the model name of this Zyxel Device. |
Serial Number | This field displays the serial number of this Zyxel Device. |
MAC Address Range | This field displays the MAC addresses used by the Zyxel Device. Each physical port or wireless radio has one MAC address. The first MAC address is assigned to the Ethernet LAN port, the second MAC address is assigned to the first radio, and so on. |
Firmware Version | This field displays the version number and date of the firmware the Zyxel Device is currently running. Click the icon to open the screen where you can upload firmware. |
Last Firmware Upgrade Status | This field displays whether the latest firmware update was successfully completed. |
Last Firmware Upgrade | This field displays the date and time when the last firmware update was made. |
System Resources | |
CPU Usage | This field displays what percentage of the Zyxel Device’s processing capability is currently being used. Hover your cursor over this field to display the Show CPU Usage icon that takes you to a chart of the Zyxel Device’s recent CPU usage. |
Memory Usage | This field displays what percentage of the Zyxel Device’s RAM is currently being used. Hover your cursor over this field to display the Show Memory Usage icon that takes you to a chart of the Zyxel Device’s recent memory usage. |
Flash Usage | This field displays what percentage of the Zyxel Device’s onboard flash memory is currently being used. |
Ethernet Neighbor | |
Local Port (Description) | This field displays the port of the Zyxel Device, on which the neighboring device is discovered. |
Model Name | This field displays the model name of the discovered device. |
System Name | This field displays the system name of the discovered device. |
FW Version | This field displays the firmware version of the discovered device. |
Port (Description) | This field displays the discovered device’s port which is connected to the Zyxel Device. |
IP | This field displays the IP address of the discovered device. Click the IP address to access and manage the discovered device using its Web Configurator. |
MAC | This field displays the MAC address of the discovered device. |
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) Uplink/Downlink Status | |
MAC Address | This field displays the MAC address of the root AP or repeater to which the Zyxel Device is connected using WDS. |
Radio | This field displays the radio number on the root AP or repeater to which the Zyxel Device is connected using WDS. |
Channel | This field displays the channel number on the root AP or repeater to which the Zyxel Device is connected using WDS. |
SSID | This field displays the name of the wireless network to which the Zyxel Device is connected using WDS. |
Security Mode | This field displays which secure encryption methods is being used by the Zyxel Device to connect to the root AP or repeater using WDS. |
Link Status | This field displays the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) and transmission/reception rate of the wireless connection in WDS. |
System Status | |
System Uptime | This field displays how long the Zyxel Device has been running since it last restarted or was turned on. |
Current Date/Time | This field displays the current date and time in the Zyxel Device. The format is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss. |
Current Login User | This field displays the user name used to log in to the current session, the amount of reauthentication time remaining, and the amount of lease time remaining. |
Boot Status | This field displays details about the Zyxel Device’s startup state. OK - The Zyxel Device started up successfully. Firmware update OK - A firmware update was successful. Problematic configuration after firmware update - The application of the configuration failed after a firmware upgrade. System default configuration - The Zyxel Device successfully applied the system default configuration. This occurs when the Zyxel Device starts for the first time or you intentionally reset the Zyxel Device to the system default settings. Fallback to lastgood configuration - The Zyxel Device was unable to apply the startup-config.conf configuration file and fell back to the lastgood.conf configuration file. Fallback to system default configuration - The Zyxel Device was unable to apply the lastgood.conf configuration file and fell back to the system default configuration file (system-default.conf). Booting in progress - The Zyxel Device is still applying the system configuration. |
Management Mode | This shows whether the Zyxel Device is set to work as a stand alone AP. |
Cloud Control Status | This field displays: • The Zyxel Device Internet connection status. • The connection status between the Zyxel Device and NCC. • The Zyxel Device registration status on NCC. Mouse over the circles to display detailed information. To pass your Zyxel Device management to NCC, first make sure your Zyxel Device is connected to the Internet. Then go to NCC and register your Zyxel Device. You can also view this information in Configuration > Network > NCC Discovery. 1. Internet Green - The Zyxel Device is connected to the Internet. Orange - The Zyxel Device is not connected to the Internet. 2. Nebula Green - The Zyxel Device is connected to NCC. Orange - The Zyxel Device is not connected to NCC. 3. Registration Green - The Zyxel Device is registered on NCC. Gray - The Zyxel Device is not registered on NCC.  All circles will gray out if you disable Nebula Discovery. |
Nebula Discovery | Slide the switch to the right to enable NCC discovery on the Zyxel Device. The Zyxel Device will connect to NCC and change to the NCC management mode if it: • is connected to the Internet. • has been registered on NCC. |
Interface Status Summary | If an Ethernet interface does not have any physical ports associated with it, its entry is displayed in light gray text. Click the Detail icon to go to a (more detailed) summary screen of interface statistics. |
Name | This field displays the name of each interface. |
Status | This field displays the current status of each interface. The possible values depend on what type of interface it is. Inactive - The Ethernet interface is disabled. Down - The Ethernet interface is enabled but not connected. Speed / Duplex - The Ethernet interface is enabled and connected. This field displays the port speed and duplex setting (Full or Half). |
VID | This field displays the VLAN ID to which the interface belongs. |
IP Addr/Netmask | This field displays the current IP address and subnet mask assigned to the interface. If the IP address is 0.0.0.0, the interface is disabled or did not receive an IP address and subnet mask via DHCP. |
IP Assignment | This field displays how the interface gets its IP address. Static - This interface has a static IP address. DHCP Client - This interface gets its IP address from a DHCP server. |
Action | If the interface has a static IP address, this shows n/a. If the interface has a dynamic IP address, use this field to get or to update the IP address for the interface. Click Renew to send a new DHCP request to a DHCP server. |
WLAN Interface Status Summary | This displays status information for the WLAN interface. |
Status | This displays whether or not the WLAN interface is activated. |
MAC Address | This displays the MAC address of the radio. |
Radio | This indicates the radio number on the Zyxel Device. |
Band | This indicates the wireless frequency band currently being used by the radio. |
OP Mode | This indicates the radio’s operating mode. Operating modes are AP (MBSSID), Root AP or Repeater. |
Channel | This indicates the channel number the radio is using. |
Station | This displays the number of wireless clients connected to the Zyxel Device. |
AP Information | This shows a summary of connected wireless Access Points (APs). |
All Sensed Device | This sections displays a summary of all wireless devices detected by the network. Click the link to go to the Monitor > Wireless > Detected Device screen. |
Un-Classified AP | This displays the number of detected unclassified APs. |
Rogue AP | This displays the number of detected rogue APs. |
Friendly AP | This displays the number of detected friendly APs. |
CPU Usage
Use this screen to look at a chart of the Zyxel Device’s recent CPU usage.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
% | The y-axis represents the percentage of CPU usage. |
time | The x-axis shows the time period over which the CPU usage occurred. |
Refresh Interval | Enter how often you want this window to be automatically updated. |
Refresh Now | Click this to update the information in the window right away. |
Memory Usage
Use this screen to look at a chart of the Zyxel Device’s recent memory (RAM) usage.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
% | The y-axis represents the percentage of RAM usage. |
time | The x-axis shows the time period over which the RAM usage occurred |
Refresh Interval | Enter how often you want this window to be automatically updated. |
Refresh Now | Click this to update the information in the window right away. |