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Select

Advanced > Administration > Logs

. The Logs screen displays.

The log screen shows the following information:

•

Date and time

. The date and time the log entry was recorded.

•

Source IP

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

•

Target address

. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which

access was attempted.

•

Action

. Whether the access was blocked or allowed.

To refresh the log screen, click the

Refresh

button.

To clear the log entries, click the

Clear Log

button.

To email the log immediately, click the

Send Log

button.

Manage the Configuration File

The configuration settings of the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router are stored within the

router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or

reset it to the factory default settings.

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Back Up Settings



To back up the router’s configuration settings:

1.

Select

Advanced > Administration >

Back Up Settings

to display the following

screen:

2.

Click

Back Up

to save a copy of the current settings.

3.

Choose a location to store the .cfg file that is on a computer on your network.

Restore Configuration Settings



To restore configuration settings that you backed up:

1.

Enter the full path to the file on your network, or click the

Browse

button to find the file.

2.

When you have located the .cfg file, click the

Restore

button to upload the file to the router.

Upon completion, the router reboots.

WARNING!

Do not interrupt the reboot process.

Erase

Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if

you have forgotten the password), you might want to erase the configuration and restore the

factory default settings.

You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see

Factory

Settings

on page

109), or you can click the

Erase

button in this screen.

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Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to

192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP.

Set Password

This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with

the user name

admin

.

This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom

of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless

access (see

Label

on page

14).



To set the password for the user name admin:

1.

Select

Advanced > Administration > Set Password

to display the following screen:

2.

Type the old password, and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen.

3.

If you want to be able to recover the password, select the

Enable Password Recovery

check box.

4.

Click

Apply

so that your changes take effect.

Password Recovery

NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for

the router’s user name of admin. Then you will have an easy way to recover the password if

it is forgotten. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome

browsers, but not in the Safari browser.



To set up password recovery:

1.

Select the

Enable Password Recovery

check box.

2.

Select two security questions, and provide answers to them.

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3.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password

recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can

then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password.

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Advanced Settings

Fine tuning your network

This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for users with a

solid understanding of networking concepts who want to set the router up for unique situations

such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Advanced Wireless Settings

•

Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)

•

Port Forwarding and Triggering

•

Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers

•

Set Up Port Triggering

•

Dynamic DNS

•

Static Routes

•

Remote Management

•

USB Settings

•

Universal Plug and Play

•

IPv6

•

Traffic Meter