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====== Device List ====== | ====== Device List ====== | ||
- | \\ The Device List menu displays an overall view of the devices connected to your LAN. This information | + | \\ The Device List menu displays an overall view of the devices connected to your LAN. Information |
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*This name might be used directly. | *This name might be used directly. | ||
- | *This name might be used indirectly if a bridge, PPP, or VPN connection is associated with the interface. | + | *The name may be used indirectly if a bridge, PPP, or VPN connection is associated with the interface. |
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*For example, in the example above, vlan2 represents the WAN interface. | *For example, in the example above, vlan2 represents the WAN interface. | ||
- | *'' | + | *'' |
*If you have Virtual Wireless set up, you'll probably have several of these. | *If you have Virtual Wireless set up, you'll probably have several of these. | ||
*This will depend on the number of radios in your hardware. | *This will depend on the number of radios in your hardware. | ||
*Virtual wireless interfaces will also appear here. | *Virtual wireless interfaces will also appear here. | ||
- | *Main wireless chipset interfaces are named as wlX. | ||
*Virtual wireless interfaces are named as wlX.X . | *Virtual wireless interfaces are named as wlX.X . | ||
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+ | \\ | ||
WiFi-connected devices will appear under the interface name of the SSID to which they are connected . | WiFi-connected devices will appear under the interface name of the SSID to which they are connected . | ||
- | Device names start at " | + | Device names start at " |
Additional instances are created when virtual interfaces are created (secondary SSIDs). | Additional instances are created when virtual interfaces are created (secondary SSIDs). | ||
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Interface types include: | Interface types include: | ||
- | * Ethernet | + | *Ethernet |
- | * WiFi (2.4GHz) | + | *WiFi (2.4GHz) |
- | * WiFi (5GHz) | + | *WiFi (5GHz) |
- | * Cellular 3G/4G/5G connection to ISP | + | *Cellular/LTE 3G/4G/5G connection to ISP |
- | * PPPoE connection to ISP | + | *PPPoE connection to ISP |
- | * Wireless client (to other router/ | + | *Wireless client (to other router/ |
- | * Wireless bridge (to other router/ | + | *Wireless bridge (to other router/ |
- | * PPTP client | + | *PPTP client |
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- | WAN interfaces are shown with black and white inverted. A greyed-out power icon represents a device that is disconnected or off. | + | WAN interfaces are shown with black and white inverted. |
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+ | A greyed-out power icon represents a device that is disconnected or off. | ||
- | \\ **MAC Address: **This is the hardware address associated with the interface. | + | \\ **MAC Address: **is the hardware address associated with the interface. |
- | * Clicking the MAC address opens a search to identify | + | * Clicking the MAC address opens a search to identify hardware vendor, based on the device OUI ([[https:// |
* The OUI is derived from the first 6 digits of its MAC address. | * The OUI is derived from the first 6 digits of its MAC address. | ||
* This function is useful only for factory-programmed MAC addresses. | * This function is useful only for factory-programmed MAC addresses. |