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3.

Click

Add

to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays:

4.

From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block. The list already

displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To add any

additional services or applications that do not already appear, select

User Defined.

5.

If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol. If

you are not sure, select

Both

.

6.

Enter the starting and ending port numbers. If the application uses a single port number,

enter that number in both fields.

7.

Select the radio button for the IP address configuration you want to block, and enter the IP

addresses. You can block the specified service for a single computer, a range of computers

with consecutive IP addresses, or all computers on your network.

8.

Click

Add

to enable your Block Services Setup selections.

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Schedule Blocking

You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access.



To schedule blocking:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Schedule

to display the following screen:

2.

Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services.

•

Days to Block

. Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the

appropriate check boxes, or select

Every Day

to select the check boxes for all days.

•

Time of day to block

. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select

All Day

for 24-hour blocking.

3.

Select your time zone from the list. If you use daylight saving time, select the

Automatically

adjust for daylight savings time

check box.

4.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

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Security Event Email Notifications

To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the E-mail screen, and

specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.



To set up email notifications:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Security >

E-mail

to display the following screen:

2.

To receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the

Turn E-mail Notification On

check box.

3.

In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail

server (such as mail.myISP.com). You might be able to find this information in the

configuration screen of your email program. When you leave this field blank, log and alert

messages do not get sent by email.

4.

Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This E-mail Address

field. This email address is also used for the From address. When you leave this field blank,

log and alert messages do not get sent by email.

5.

If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the

My Mail Server requires

authentication

check box. Fill in the User Name and Password fields for the outgoing email

server.

6.

You can have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site,

and you can specify that logs are sent automatically.

If you select the Weekly, Daily, or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified

period, the log is automatically emailed to the specified email address. After the log is

sent, the log is cleared from the router’s memory. If the router cannot email the log file, the

log buffer might fill up. In this case, the router overwrites the log and discards its contents.

7.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

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6.

Administration

Managing your network

This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and

home network.

•

See

Attached Devices

on page 23 to view all computers or devices that are currently

connected to your network.

•

See

Remote Management

on page 79 for information about upgrading or checking the

status of your router over the Internet.

•

See

Traffic Meter

on page 82 for information about monitoring the volume of Internet

traffic passing through your router’s Internet port.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Router Status

•

Logs

•

Backup Settings

•

Set Password

•

Diagnostics

•

Router Upgrade

•

Module Upgrade

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Router Status

Use the Router Status screen to check the current settings and statistics for your router. This

screen shows you the current settings. If something needs to be changed, change it on the

relevant screen.



To view router status and usage information:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Administration > Router Status

to display the following screen:

The following status information is displayed:

•

Active Connection

. The current WAN interface used by the router.

•

Account Version

. The router model.

•

Firmware Version

. The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the

router firmware.

•

Ethernet Port

. The current settings of Ethernet broadband port.

-

MAC Address

. The Media Access Control address. This address is the unique

physical address used by the Ethernet (WAN) port of the router.

-

IP Address

. The IP address used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no

address is shown or the address is 0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the

Internet.

-

Network Type

. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If

the value is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the

ISP.

-

IP Subnet Mask

. The IP subnet mask used by the Internet (WAN) port of the

router.

-

Gateway IP Address

. The IP address used by the router.