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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 this button to E-mail the log immediately. 
						

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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  
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. 
– Day for sending log 
Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or 
daily.
– 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 wireless 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 will be used for the blocking schedule and for 
time-stamping log entries.
• Daylight Savings Time 
Check this box if your time zone is currently under daylight savings time. 
						

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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 below.
Figure 5-1:  Router Status screen 
						

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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 router. 
IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port 
of the router. If no address is shown, 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 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.
DNS This field displays the Domain Name Server addresses being used by 
the router.
LAN Port These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the router. 
MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control 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
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
DHCP Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN 
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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 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 
Channels” on page D-7 for the frequencies used on each channel.
Table 5-2: 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 5-1. Wireless Router Status Fields  (continued)
Field Description 
						

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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 
translation.
Lease Obtained When the DHCP lease was obtained.
Lease Expires When the DHCP lease was expires.
Release Click the Release button to release the DHCP lease.
Renew Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease.
Table 5-3: Router Statistics Items  
Item Description
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.
Table 5-2: Connection Status Items  (continued)
Item Description 
						

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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 that if the router is rebooted, the table data is lost until the router rediscovers 
the devices. To force the router to look for attached devices, click the Refresh button.
Configuration File Management
The configuration settings of the wireless router are stored within the router in a configuration file. 
This file can be saved (backed up) to a user’s PC, retrieved (restored) from the user’s PC, or 
cleared to factory default settings.
Rx B/s The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
Up Time The amount of time since the router was last restarted.
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. Click on Stop 
to freeze the display.
Set Interval Enter a time and click the button to set the polling frequency.
Stop Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information.
Table 5-3: Router Statistics Items  (continued)
Item Description 
						

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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 settings.
To save your settings, click the Backup button. Your browser will extract the configuration file 
from the router and will prompt you for a location on your PC to store the file. You can give the 
file a meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.
To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your PC or 
click the Browse button to browse to the file. When you have located it, click the Restore button to 
send the file to the router. The router will then reboot automatically.
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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 settings without knowing the login password or IP 
address, you must use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the router. See “Restoring the 
Default Configuration and Password” on page 7-7.
Upgrading the Router Software
The routing software of the wireless router is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded as 
new software is released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be downloaded from the NETGEAR 
Web site. If the upgrade file is compressed (.ZIP file), you must first extract the file before sending 
it to the router. The upgrade file can be sent to the router using your browser. 
Note: The Web browser used to upload new firmware into the wireless router must support HTTP 
uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and above and Netscape 
Navigator 4.7 and above. 
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router 
Upgrade link display the menu shown below. 
Note: Before upgrading the router software, use the router backup utility to save your 
configuration settings. Any router upgrade will revert the router settings back to the 
factory defaults. After completing the upgrade, you can restore your settings from the 
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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 new page. If the browser is 
interrupted, it may corrupt the software. When the upload is complete, your router will 
automatically restart. The upgrade process will typically take about one minute.
In some cases, you may need to reconfigure the router after upgrading.
Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the router’s Web Configuration Manager is password. NETGEAR 
recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. 
Note: Before changing the router password, use the router backup utility to save your 
configuration settings. If after changing the password, you forget the new password you 
assigned, you will have to reset the router back to the factory defaults to be able to log in 
using the default password of password. This means you will have to restore all the 
router configuration settings. If you ever have to reset the router back to the factory 
defaults, you can restore your settings from the backup.