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The Administration Tab - Management

Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX400

Location

. Enter the location of the Router. For example, you could include the name of the building, floor number,

and room location, such as Head Office - Floor 5 - Networking 3.

Get Community

. Enter the password that allows read-only access to the Router’s SNMP information. The default

name is

public

.

Set Community

. Enter the password that allows read/write access to the Router’s SNMP information. The default

name is

private

. A name must be entered in this field.

SNMP Trap-Community

. Enter the password required by the remote host computer that will receive trap

messages or notices sent by the Router.

SNMP Trap-Destination

. Enter the IP address of the remote host computer that will receive the trap messages.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

UPnP

UPnP

. UPnP allows Windows XP and Windows Me to automatically configure the Router for various Internet

applications, such as gaming and videoconferencing. To enable UPnP, check the

Enable

radio box. Because

allowing this may present a risk to security, this feature is disabled by default.

Multicast

Multicast Pass Through

. Multicasting allows for multiple transmissions to specific recipients at the same time.

If multicasting is permitted, then the Router will allow IP multicast packets to be forwarded to the appropriate

computers. Select

Enable

to allow multicasting, or

Disable

to disable this feature.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes.

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The Administration Tab - Log

Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX400

The Administration Tab - Log

When you click the Administration tab, you will see the

Log

screen. The

Log

screen provides you with options for

system, Firewall, WAN Connection, and New Traffic logs of all incoming and outgoing URLs or IP addresses for

your Internet connection. To enable the Router’s log function, click the Log button you want to enable and view

the log.

System Log

Show System Log

. You can view logs for events relating to your system: Unauthorized Login Attempt, Update

Time By NTP Client, and Authorized Login.

URL Filter Log

Show URL Filter Log

. You can view logs for specific types of Internet attacks and events: Syn Flooding, IP

Spoofing, Deny Policies, Allow Policies, Content Filtering, ICMP Redirect, TCP Null Scan, Smurf Attack, RIP Detect,

UDP Flood, and ICMP flood.

DoS Log

Show DoS Log

. You can view incoming connection logs for Failed Connection and Successful Connection.

New Connection Log

Show New Connection Log

. You can view outgoing and incoming traffic logs.

Figure 5-36: Administration Tab - Log

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The Administration Tab - Diagnostics

Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX400

The Administration Tab - Diagnostics

The diagnostic tests (Ping and Traceroute) allow you to check the connections of your network components.

Ping Test

Ping Parameters

Ping Target IP or Domain Name, No. of Pings, and Packets Sent

. The Ping test will check the status of a

connection. To start the test, enter the IP address or domain name of the PC whose connection you wish to test,

how many times you wish to test it, and the size of the packet for testing. Then, click the

Start Test

button. The

test field will show if the test was successful. To stop the test, click the

Abort Test

button. Click the

Clear

button

to clear the field.

Traceroute Test

Traceroute Parameters

IP Address or Domain Name

. To test the performance of a connection, enter the IP address or domain name of

the PC whose connection you wish to test and click the

Start Test

button. The test field will show if the test was

successful. To stop the test, click the

Abort Test

button. Click the

Clear

button to clear the screen.

Figure 5-37: Administration Tab - Diagnostics

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The Administration Tab - Factory Defaults

Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX400

The Administration Tab - Factory Defaults

Use this screen to reset the Router to its factory default settings.

Factory Defaults

Restore Factory Defaults

. Click the

Yes

button to reset all configuration settings to their default values, and then

click the

Save Settings

button. Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored.

This feature is disabled by default.

The Administration Tab - Firmware Upgrade

Use this screen to upgrade the Router’s firmware.

Do not upgrade your firmware unless you are experiencing problems with the Router. For more information about

upgrading firmware, refer to “Appendix C: Upgrading Firmware”.

Upgrade Firmware

To upgrade the Router’s firmware, first download the firmware file from www.linksys.com. Then extract the file

on your computer.

Please select a file to upgrade

. Enter the name of the file, or click the

Browse

button to locate the extracted

file. Then click the

Upgrade

button.

Figure 5-39: Administration Tab - Firmware Upgrade

download

: to receive a file transmitted over a network

firmware

: the programming code that runs a networking device

Figure 5-38: Administration Tab - Factory Defaults

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The Administration Tab - Config Management

Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX400

The Administration Tab - Config Management

The

Config Management

screen allows you to backup the Router’s settings and restore them later.

Backup Configuration

Backup

. Simply, click the

Backup

button and save the config file to your hard drive.

Restore Configuration

Please select a file to restore

. When you wish to restore the configuration file, click the

Browse

button to

locate the file. Then click the

Restore

button.

Figure 5-40: Administration Tab - Config Management