Netgear Router WGR614v7 User Manual

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Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e  4 - 2
Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications
In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the 
E-Mail menu, shown below:
Figure 4-6:  Email menu Table 4-2. 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...

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• Turn e-mail notification on 
Check this box if you wish 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.
• Send to this e-mail address...

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Chapter 5 
Maintenance 
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your 54 Mbps Wireless Router 
WGR614v7. 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 on Maintenance, then select Router Status to view the System Status 
screen, shown...

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This screen shows the following parameters:
Table 5-1. Wireless Router Status Fields  
Field Description
Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version This field displays the router firmware version.
Internet Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router. 
MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the 
Internet (WAN) port of the...

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Click on the “Connection Status” button to display the connection status, as shown below.
Figure 5-2:  Connection Status screen
This screen shows the following statistics:.
Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router. 
MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the 
Wireless port of the router. 
Name (SSID) This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being...

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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.
Figure 5-3:  Router Statistics screen
This screen shows the following statistics:
Default Gateway The WAN (Internet) default gateway the router communicates with.
DHCP Server The IP address of the DHCP server which provided the IP configuration addresses.
DNS Server The IP address of the DNS server which provides network name to IP address...

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices
The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the 
local network. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, 
select Attached Devices to view the table, shown below.
Figure 5-4:  Attached Devices menu
For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS Host Name (if available), and Ethernet 
MAC address. Note...

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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings 
Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below.
Figure 5-5:  Settings Backup menu
Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file 
containing your router’s configuration...

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Erasing the Configuration
It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to original default settings. This can be done by using 
the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the routers password will 
be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.1.1, and the routers DHCP client will be 
enabled.
To erase the configuration, click the Erase button.
To restore the factory default configuration...

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Figure 5-6:  Router Upgrade menu
To upload new firmware:
1.Download and unzip (if the downloaded file is a .zip file) the new software file from 
NETGEAR. 
2.In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Browse button and browse to the location of the 
upgrade file
3.Click Upload.
Note: When uploading software to the wireless router, it is important not to interrupt the Web 
browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a...