SMC Networks Router SMCWBR14-N User Manual

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Re-type the password or key provided by your service provider. If the Dynamic DNS provider 
supplies only a key, enter that key in all three fields.   
Timeout  
The time between periodic updates to the Dynamic DNS, if your dynamic IP address has not 
changed. The timeout period is entered in hours.   
 
If a dynamic DNS update fails for any reason (for example, when incorrect parameters are 
entered), the router automatically disables the Dynamic DNS feature and records the 
failure in the log....

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Tools_System Check  
 
Ping Test   
Ping is an Internet utility function that sends a series of short messages to a target computer 
and reports the results. You can use it to test whether a computer is running, and to get an 
idea of the quality of the connection to that computer, based on the speed of the responses.   
Host Name or IP Address   
Enter either the IP address of the target computer or enter its fully qualified domain name.   
Ping  
Start pinging the specified host.   
Stop  
The host...

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Tools_Schedules 
Schedules can be created for use with enforcing rules. For example, if you want to restrict web access 
to Mon-Fri from 3pm to 8pm, you could create a schedule selecting Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, and Fri and 
enter a Start Time of 3pm and End Time of 8pm. 
 
 
Add/Edit Schedule Rule   
In this section you can add entries to the Schedule Rules List below or edit existing entries.   
Name  
Give the schedule a name that is meaningful to you, such as Weekday rule.   
Day(s)  
Place a...

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The end time is entered in the same format as the start time. The hour in the first box and 
the minutes in the second box. The end time is used for most other rules, but is not 
normally used for email events.   
Save  
Saves the new or edited Schedule Rule in the following list. When finished updating the 
Schedule Rules, you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to 
make the changes effective and permanent.   
Schedule Rules List   
This section shows the currently...

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Status 
 
The Status tab provides the following configuration options: Device Info, Wireless, Routing, Logs, 
Statistics and Active Sessions. 
Status_Device info 
All of your Internet and network connection details are displayed on the Device Info page. The 
firmware version is also displayed here.   
Some browsers have limitations that make it impossible to update the WAN status display 
when the status changes. Some browsers require that you refresh the display to obtain 
updated status. Some...

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Depending on the type of WAN connection, you can take one of the following sets of actions:   
DHCP Connection   
Clicking the DHCP Release button unassigns the routers IP address. The router will not 
respond to IP messages from the WAN side until you click the DHCP Renew button or 
power-up the router again. Clicking the DHCP Renew button causes the router to request a 
new IP address from the ISPs server.   
PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP Connection   
Depending on whether the WAN connection is currently...

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Status_Wireless 
The wireless section allows you to view the wireless clients that are connected to your wireless router. 
 
 
MAC Address   
The Ethernet ID (MAC address) of the wireless client.   
IP Address   
The LAN-side IP address of the client.   
Mode  
The transmission standard being used by the client. Values are 11a, 11b, or 11g for 802.11a, 
802.11b, or 802.11g respectively.   
Rate  
The actual transmission rate of the client in megabits per second.   
Signal  
This is a relative measure...

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Status_Routing 
The routing section displays all of the routing details configured for your router. 
 
 
A value of 0.0.0.0 for gateway means there is no next hop, and the IP address is directly connected to 
the router on the interface specified: LAN or WAN. A value of 0.0.0.0 in both the destination IP and 
netmask means that this is the default route.  

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Status_Logs 
The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in its internal memory. If there is not 
enough internal memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted, but logs of the latest events 
are retained. The Logs option allows you to view the router logs. You can define what types of events 
you want to view and the level of events to view. This router also has external Syslog Server support 
so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that is...

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Click this button after changing Log Options to make them effective and permanent.   
Refresh  
Clicking this button refreshes the display of log entries. There may be new events since the last 
time you accessed the log.   
Clear  
Clicking this button erases all log entries.   
Email Now   
If you provided email information with the Tools -> Email screen, clicking the Email Now button 
sends the router log to the configured email address.   
Save Log   
Select this option to save the router log to...