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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.
You can specify that logs are automatically sent to the specified e-mail address with these options:
•
Send alert immediately.
Check this box if you would like immediate notification of attempted access to a blocked site.
•
Send logs according to this schedule
Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full.
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Day for sending log.
Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or
daily.
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Time for sending log .
Specifies 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,
the log 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.
The WPNT834 router uses the 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 is used for the blocking schedule and for time-
stamping log entries.
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Adjust for Daylight Savings Time.
Check this box if your time zone is currently under daylight savings time.
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Maintenance
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Chapter 6
Maintenance
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your RangeMax 240 Wireless
Router WPNT834. These features can be found by clicking on the
Maintenance
heading in the
main menu of the browser interface.
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information
The Router Status menu provides status and usage information. From the main menu of the
browser interface, click
Maintenance
, then select
Router Status
to view the Router Status screen,
shown below.
Figure 6-1
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This screen shows the following parameters:
Table 6-1.
Wireless Router Status Fields
Field
Description
Account Name
This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version
This is the version of the current software the router is using. This will
change if you upgrade your router.
Internet Port
These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
This field displays the Media Access Control address, the physical
address, being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
IP Address
This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port
of the router. If no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot
connect to the Internet.
DHCP
If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the
WAN.
If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address
dynamically from the ISP.
IP Subnet Mask
This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)
port of the router. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet
addressing, see
“Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing” in
Appendix B
.
DNS
This field displays the Domain Name Server addresses being used by
the router. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs,
such as http://www.netgear.com, into IP addresses.
LAN Port
These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the router.
MAC Address
This field displays the Media Access Control addres, the physical
address, being used by the LAN port of the router.
IP Address
This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of
the router. The default is 192.168.1.1
DHCP
Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN
attached devices.
IP Subnet Mask
This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)
port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0
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Click on the
Connection Status
button to display the connection status, as shown below.
This screen shows the following statistics:.
Wireless Port
These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router.
Name (SSID)
This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the
wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR.
Region
This field displays the geographic region where the router being used. It
may be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of
the world.
Channel
Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. See
“Wireless
Communications” in Appendix B
for the frequencies used on each
channel.
Mode
Indicates the router communication mode: 802.11g and 802.11b,
802.11g only, 802.11b only, Up To 126 Mbps, or Up To 240 Mbps.
Wireless AP
Indicates if the Router Radio feature of the Router is enabled. If not
enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel will be off.
Broadcast Name
Indicates if the router is broadcasting its SSID
Figure 6-2
Table 6-2:
Connection Status Items
Item
Description
IP Address
The WAN (Internet) IP Address assigned to the router.
Subnet Mask
The WAN (Internet) Subnet Mask assigned to the router.
Table 6-1.
Wireless Router Status Fields
Field
Description
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Click the
Show Statistics
button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.
This screen shows the following statistics:
Default Gateway
The WAN (Internet) default gateway the router communicates with.
DNS Server
The IP address of the DNS server which provides network name to IP address
translation.
Figure 6-3
Table 6-3:
Router Statistics Items
Item
Description
System Up Time
The amount of time since the router was last restarted.
Port
The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (local) ports. For each port, the screen
displays:
Status
The link status of the port.
TxPkts
The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.
RxPkts
The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.
Collisions
The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.
Tx B/s
The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
Rx B/s
The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
Up Time
The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.
Poll Interval
Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window.
Set Interval
Enter a time and click the
Set Interval
button to set the polling frequency.
Table 6-2:
Connection Status Items
(continued)
Item
Description

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