DIR-100 Ethernet Broadband Router

System Check

This menu is used to monitor port performance and connectivity, the menus displayed are

VCT Info

and

Ping Test

.

System Check menu

VCT Info

The Virtual Cable Tester displatys the current status of all ports.

Ping Test

The Ping Test section allows you to ping any IP address from the Router to test connectivity to the address.

To Ping a device, enter the IP address of the device that you wish to ping into the

Host Name or IP Address

field and click

Ping

to start the Ping mechanism. The results of the Ping will be shown under the

Ping

Result

heading.

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DIR-100 Ethernet Broadband Router

Schedules

This window is used to create implementation schedules for

Firewall Settings

rules. This is the same menu

accessed using the

Make New Schedule

button in the Rules menu of the Firewall Settings page.

Schedule rule setup menu

Complete the

Add Schedule Rule

settings on the window above and then click the

Save Settings

button at

the top of the window.

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Log Setting

The system log displays chronological event log data, including System Activity, Debug Information,

Attacks, Dropped Packets, and Notice. Check the desired category of Log Type in the bottom half of the

window above and then click the

Save

button and follow the prompts to save the file.

Log Settings menu

Alerts can be sent to an email account. Use the Send By Mail settings to configure Email account

information. Click the

Send Me Now

button to email alerts to a previously configured email account.

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Status

The

Status

directory menus are used to check information about the Router, including

Device Information

,

Log

,

Statistics

, and

Active Session

.

Status menu directory – Device Information display

Device Information

The Divce Information display is used to view information regarding the settings of the Router, both on the

LAN side and WAN side of the connection. The firmware version is also displayed here as well as in the

firmware upgrade menu.

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Log

The Log displays events occurring within the router by time and date, and also view the source and

destination of the event. The user may use the

First Page

,

Last Page

,

Previous

and

Next

buttons to scroll

through the log events listed in the window. To clear the log events, click

Clear

.

View System Log

Click the

Link to Log Settings

button to change what events are displayed in the log.

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