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Select Logs under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Logs screen displays.
The following table describes the log entries.
FieldDescription
Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded.
Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
Target address The name or IP address of the website or newsgroup visited or to which 
access was attempted.
Action Whether the access was...

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To configure email alert and web access log notifications:
1. 
Select E-mail under Content Filtering in the 
main menu. The E-mail screen displays.
2. 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...

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4.   Customizing Your Network
4
This chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of \
the wireless router, 
including LAN, WAN, and routing settings.
It contains the following sections: •     Using the LAN IP Setup Options on page  34”
•     Using a Dynamic DNS Service  on page
  37
•     Configuring the WAN Setup Options  on page
  38
•     Configuring Static Routes  on page
  41 

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Using the LAN IP Setup Options
The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dyn\
amic 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.
Configuring a Device Name
The device name is a user-friendly name for the router. This name is sho\
wn in the...

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•     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...

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The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requ\
ests 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 S\
ettings screen; 
otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address)
•     Secondary DNS server (if you entered a secondary DNS address...

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To edit or delete a reserved address entry: 
1. 
Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete\
. 
2.  Click  Edit or  Delete.
Using a Dynamic DNS Service
If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigne\
d IP address, you can 
register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by\
 public Domain 
Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet...

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To configure for a Dynamic DNS service:
1. Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names 
appear in the Service Provider list. For example, for DynDNS.org, select 
www.dynDNS.org.
2. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 
3. Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider. 
4. Enter the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you....

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Select WAN Setup
 under Advanced in the main menu. The WAN Setup screen displays. 
Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection
The Port Scan and DOS Protection feature protects your network and compu\
ters against 
attacks and intrusions. A stateful packet firewall carefully inspects in\
coming traffic packets, 
looking for known exploits such as malformed, oversized, or out-of-seque\
nce packets. The 
Port Scan...

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To assign a computer or server to be a default DMZ server: 
1. Select the Default DMZ Server check box.
2. In the Default DMZ Server fields, enter the IP address for that computer or server.
3. Click Apply.
Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port
If you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet, select the Respond to Ping on 
Internet Port check box. This should be used only as a diagnostic...