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To refresh the log screen, click the

Refresh

button.

To clear the log entries, click the

Clear Log

button.

To e-mail the log immediately, click the

Send Log

button.

Configuring E-mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications

To receive logs and alerts by e-mail, you must provide your e-mail account information.

To configure e-mail alert and web access log notifications:

1.

Select

E-mail

under Content Filtering in the main menu. The E-mail screen displays.

2.

To receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router, select the

Turn E-mail Notification On

check box.

a.

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

mail.myISP.com

) in

the

Your Outgoing Mail Server

field. You might be able to find this information in the

configuration screen of your e-mail program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert

messages will not be sent by e-mail.

b.

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

Send To This E-mail

Address

field. This e-mail address will also be used as the From address. If you leave this

field blank, log and alert messages will not be sent by e-mail.

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3.

If your e-mail server requires authentication, select the

My Mail Server requires

authentication

check box.

a.

Enter your user name for the e-mail server in the

User Name

field.

b.

Enter your password for the e-mail server in the

Password

field.

4.

You can specify that logs are automatically sent by e-mail with these options:

•

Send alert immediately

. Select this check box for immediate notification of attempted

access to a blocked site or service.

•

Send Logs According to this Schedule

. Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly,

Daily, Weekly, or When Full.

–

Day

. Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent

weekly or daily.

–

Time

. Specifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or

weekly.

If you select the Weekly, Daily, or Hourly option 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,

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

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

5.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

So that the log entries are correctly time-stamped and sent at the correct time, be sure to set the

time as described in the next section.

Setting the Time Zone

The WNR1000v2 router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time and

date from one of several network time servers on the Internet. Localize the time zone so that your

log entries and other router functions include the correct time stamp.

To verify and set the time zone (see

Figure 3-6 on page 3-7

):

•

Time Zone

. To select your local time zone, use the drop-down list. This setting is used for the

blocking schedule and for time-stamping log entries.

•

Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time

. If your region supports daylight savings

time, select this check box . The router will automatically adjust the time at the start and end of

the daylight savings time period.

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Chapter 4

Customizing Your Network Settings

This chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of the

Wireless-N 150 Router Model WNR1000v2 , including LAN, WAN, and routing settings.

It contains the following sections:

•

“Using the LAN IP Setup Options

”

•

“Using a Dynamic DNS Service” on page 4-5

•

“Configuring the WAN Setup Options” on page 4-6

•

“Configuring Static Routes” on page 4-8

Using the LAN IP Setup Options

The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

To configure LAN IP settings, select

LAN Setup

under Advanced in the main menu. The LAN

Setup screen displays.

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Configuring a Device Name

The device name is a user-friendly name for the router. This name is shown in the Network on

Windows Vista and the Network Explorer on all Windows systems. The

Device Name

field

cannot be blank. The default name is WNR1000v2.

Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters

These are advanced settings that you might configure if you are a network administrator and your

network contains multiple routers. The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses

on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server (see

“Using the Router as a DHCP Server” on

page 4-3

).

The router’s default LAN IP configuration is:

•

LAN IP address.

192.168.1.1

•

Subnet mask.

255.255.255.0

These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use in private networks and

should be suitable for most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP

addressing scheme, you can make those changes in this screen.

The LAN IP settings are:

•

IP Address

. The LAN IP address of the router.

•

IP Subnet Mask

. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the IP

subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be

reached through a gateway or router.

•

RIP Direction

. RIP allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. The

RIP Direction selection controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets.

Both

is the

default.

–

When set to

Both

or

In Only

, the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives.

–

When set to

Both

or

Out Only

, the router broadcasts its routing table periodically.

•

RIP Version

. This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets sent by

the router. (It recognizes both formats when receiving.) The default setting is

Disabled

.

Note:

If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the

browser, you will be disconnected. You must then open a new connection to the

new IP address and log in again.

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–

RIP-1

is universally supported. RIP-1 is usually adequate unless you have an unusual

network setup.

–

RIP-2B

carries more information than RIP-1 and uses subnet broadcasting.

–

RIP-2M

carries more information than RIP-1 and uses multicasting.

Using the Router as a DHCP Server

By default, the router functions as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default

gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router’s LAN. The assigned default gateway

address is the LAN address of the router. The router assigns IP addresses to the attached computers

from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to

avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.

To specify a pool of IP addresses to be assigned, set the starting IP address and ending IP address.

These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP address.

Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between

192.168.1.2

and

192.168.1.254

, although you might wish to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.

The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:

•

An IP address from the range you have defined

•

Subnet mask

•

Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)

•

Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Basic Settings screen;

otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address)

•

Secondary DNS server (if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Basic Settings screen)

To use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or to manually specify the network

settings of all of your computers, clear the

Use Router as DHCP Server

check box. Otherwise,

leave it selected. If this service is not selected and no other DHCP server is available on your

network, you need to set your computers’ IP addresses manually or they will not be able to access

the router.

Note:

For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are

satisfactory. Click the link to the online document

“TCP/IP Networking Basics” in

Appendix B

for an explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP

addresses for your network.