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Scheduling Blocking

You can specify when blocking will be enforced. The Schedule page is shown below:

1.

Use the check boxes to create a schedule for blocking content:

•

Days To Block.

Select days to block by selecting the appropriate check boxes. 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. Select

All Day

for

24-hour blocking.

2.

Click

Apply

.

3.

Select your time zone in the E-Mail page. For details, see the following section,

“E-Mail

Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications”

.

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E-Mail Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications

The E-mail page is shown below:

To set up e-mail alerts and log notifications:

1.

To receive logs and alerts by email, you must provide your email information

•

Turn E-mail Notification On.

Select this check box if you want to receive e-mail logs

and alerts from the router.

•

Your Outgoing Mail Server.

Enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail server

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

menu of your e-mail program. If you leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not

be sent via e-mail.

•

My Mail Server requires authentication.

Select this check box if authentication is

required, and enter the user name and password.

•

Send To This E-mail Address.

Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent.

This e-mail address will also be used as the From address. If you leave this box blank, log

and alert messages will not be sent via e-mail.

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2.

Specify whether or not you want alters or logs automatically sent to the specified e-mail

address:

•

Send Alert Immediately.

Select this check box to receive immediate notification of

attempted access to a blocked site.

•

Send Logs According to this Schedule.

Specifies how often to send the logs: None,

Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full.

–

None. Logs will not be sent. If you turned on e-mail notification, the alert will be sent

but not the log.

–

Day for sending log. The day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is

sent weekly or daily.

–

Time for sending log. The time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent

daily or weekly.

If the Weekly, Daily or Hourly option is selected and the log fills up before the specified

period, the log is automatically e-mailed to the specified e-mail address. After the log is sent, it

is cleared from the router’s memory. If the router cannot e-mail the log file, the log buffer may

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

3.

The wireless router uses Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time and date

from one of several network time servers on the Internet. In order to localize the time for your

log entries, you must specify your time zone:

•

Time Zone. Select your local time zone. This setting will be used for the blocking

schedule and for time-stamping log entries.

•

Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time. Select this check box to automatically

adjust for daylight savings time.

4.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

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Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

The log is a detailed record of which websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128

entries are stored in the log. Log entries will appear only when keyword blocking is enabled, and

no log entries will be made for the trusted user. An example is shown below:

Log entries are described in

Table 3-1

, and Log action buttons are described in

Table 3-2

.

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Table 3-1. Log Entry Descriptions

Field

Description

Action

This field displays whether the access was blocked or allowed.

Destination IP

The name or IP address of the website or newsgroup that you visited or

attempted to access.

Source IP

The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.

Date and Time

The date and time the log entry was recorded.

Table 3-2. Log Action Buttons

Field

Description

Refresh

Click this button to refresh the log screen.

Clear Log

Click this button to clear the log entries.

Send Log

Click this button to email the log immediately.

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Chapter 4

Maintenance

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your WGT624 v4 wireless router.

These features can be found under the Maintenance heading in the router’s main menu.

Viewing the Router Status

The Router Status menu provides status and usage information. From the Maintenance section of

the main menu, select Router Status to view the Router Status screen:

Figure 4-1