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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.

3.

If your e-mail server requires authentication, select the

My Mail Server requires

authentication

check box.

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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.

–

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

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. To localize the time for your log entries, you

must specify your time zone from the E-mail screen:

•

Time Zone

. Select your local time zone. This setting is used for the blocking schedule and for

time-stamping log entries.

•

Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time

. Select this check box if your region

supports daylight savings time. The router will automatically adjust the time at the start and

end of the daylight savings time period.

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Chapter 4

Using Network Monitoring Tools

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit

Router WNR3500v2. You can access these features by selecting the items under Maintenance in

the main menu of the browser interface.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

“Upgrading the Router Firmware”

•

“Viewing Wireless Router Status Information” on page 4-4

”

•

“Viewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 4-9

•

“Managing the Configuration File” in Chapter 4

•

“Enabling Remote Management Access” on page 4-11

Upgrading the Router Firmware

The routing software (also called firmware) of the WNR3500v2 router is stored in flash memory,

and can be upgraded as NETGEAR releases new software. Your router can download and install

the new software, or you can download upgrade files from the NETGEAR website and manually

send the upgrade file to the router using your browser.

Tip:

To ensure that you are always using the latest router firmware, enable the Firmware

Upgrade Assistant feature so that the router will automatically detect a new version

of the firmware on the Internet and alert you to its availability.

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The Checking for Firmware Updates screen appears at login unless you clear the

Check for

Updated Firmware Upon Log-in

check box.

A screen is also provided for upgrading the router. From the main menu of the browser interface,

under Maintenance, select

Router Upgrade

to display the Router Upgrade screen.

From this screen, you can check for new software versions by clicking the

Check

button. If a new

version is found, you can download and install it in one step. To enable the Smart Wizard to

automatically check for a new software version upon login, select the

Check for New Version

Upon Log-in

check box.

Alternatively, you can manually install an upgrade file stored on your computer.

Figure 4-1

Figure 4-2

Tip:

Before upgrading the router software, use the router Settings Backup screen to save

your configuration settings. A router upgrade might cause the router settings to

revert to the factory defaults. If this happens, after completing the upgrade, you can

restore your settings from the backup.