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--- status-devices [2025/09/13 18:25] – [Device List] -Remove screenshots Confirm Wake and Confirm Delete Lease - inaccurate/obsolete hogwild
+++ status-devices [2025/09/15 01:14] (current) – [Device List] -Formatting hogwild
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-Devices connected via WiFi appear under the interface name of the SSID to which they are connected.
+Devices connected via WiFi appear under the interface name of the connection's SSID.
-Device names start at "0". The first WiFi adapter might be named "wl0". The second adapter might be "eth1".
+Device names start at "0". The first WiFi adapter might be named "wl0". The second might be "eth1".
 When virtual interfaces are created (secondary SSIDs), additional instances are created.
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-A WAN interface is shown with black and white inverted.
+A WAN interface shows with black and white inverted.
 {{::status-device_list-wan_icon-2025.3.png?50}}\\ \\
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-A greyed-out power icon represents a device that is off/disconnected.
+A greyed-out power icon is a device that is off/disconnected.
 {{::status-device_list-off_or_sleep_icon-2025.3.png?50}}
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-Clicking on the greyed out device icon will wake the device.
+ \\
+Clicking on a greyed out device icon will wake the device.
 {{::status-device_list-wake_device.png?588}}
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- \\
 You will then be prompted to confirm you want to wake the device.
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-  * Clicking a MAC address opens a search to identify the device vendor, \\ based on its device OUI ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizationally_unique_identifier|OUI]]).
+  * Clicking a MAC address runs a search to identify the device  \\ vendor, based on its device OUI ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizationally_unique_identifier|OUI]]).
     * The OUI is derived from the first 6 digits of its MAC address.
     * This functions only for factory-programmed MAC addresses.
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   * [AR] forwards you to the [[:access_restrictions|Access Restriction]] menu, \\ where you can restrict the device's WAN communications.
-  * [WLF] forwards you to the [[:wireless_filter|Wireless Filter]] menu. There, the device's \\ MAC address is prefilled and can be blocked from/allowed \\ to connect via WiFi.
+  * [WLF] forwards you to the [[:wireless_filter|Wireless Filter]] menu. There,  \\ the device's MAC address is prefilled and can be blocked from  \\ or allowed to connect via WiFi.
 \\  \\
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 **Name:** the client device's DHCP Hostname.
-If no name is shown, the device got a lease from another router, or this router rebooted after the lease was given. As a workaround, add a //dhcp-host//  reference in the dnsmasq //Custom Configuration// field.\\  \\ For example, ''dhcp-host=70:EE:50:37:E8:46,myhostname''
+If no name is shown, the device got a lease from another router, or this router rebooted after a lease was given. As a workaround, add a //dhcp-host//  reference in dnsmasq //Custom Configuration//.\\  \\ For example, ''dhcp-host=70:EE:50:37:E8:46,myhostname''
 This field is also affected by the "//Generate a name for DHCP clients which do not otherwise have one//" setting in [[advanced-dhcpdns|DHCP/DNS/TFTP]].
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 **RSSI:** shows Relative Signal Strength.
-This applies only to this router's WiFi clients. It is measured in negative numbers, with "0" as the best value. Thus, -53 is a stronger signal than -74.
+This applies only to this router's WiFi clients. It's measured in negative numbers, with "0" as the best value. -53 is a stronger signal than -74.
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 **Lease: **displays the remaining time of the DHCP lease.
-Clicking this deletes the WiFi device lease and deauthorizes it. A device given a static reservation will have its last, auto-assigned address replaced with the new, manually-set one.
+Clicking this deletes the WiFi device lease and deauthorizes it. A new, manually-set static reservation address will replace the last auto-assigned address.
- \\ Clicking over the lease period under the Lease column will let you delete this lease.
+ \\ {{::status-device_list-delete_lease-2025.3.png?100}}
- \\ {{::status-device_list-delete_lease-2025.3.png?105}}
- \\
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-The nonadjustable countdown timer near //Scan Mode// indicates how often the scan script runs. It reflects ARP cache aging time, and may vary (say, between ARM and MIPS devices).
+The nonadjustable countdown timer near //Scan Mode// shows how often the scan runs. It reflects ARP cache aging time, and may vary (say, between ARM and MIPS devices).
-Scan Mode options are saved/executed as soon as they're selected. No Save is needed). The settings are saved in browser cookies. Your browser will remember them.
+Scan Mode options save/execute as soon as they're selected. Settings are saved in browser cookies. Your browser will remember them.
-Network Discovery will likely detect modern WiFi devices connected but in sleep mode. However, their Hostname information may not be shown until they wake up.
+Network Discovery will likely detect modern WiFi devices connected but in sleep mode. However, their Hostname details may not display until they wake up.
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