NETGEAR DG834GV v2 manual Send alerts and logs via email

Reference Manual for the Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice, Model

•Turn e-mail notification on. Select this check box if you want to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the modem router.

•Send alerts and logs via email.

—Send To This E-mail Address Enter the e-mail address where you want to send the alerts and logs. Use a full e-mail address, such as ChrisXY@myISP.com.

—Outgoing Mail Server. Enter the name or IP address of the outgoing SMTP mail server of your ISP (such as mail.myISP.com).

—Check My Mail Server requires authentication if you need to login to your SMTP server to send E-mail. If you check this box, you must enter the user name and password for the mail server.

Tip: If you cannot remember the above information from when you set up your e-mail account, check the settings in your e-mail program.

•Send alert immediately. Select the corresponding check box if you would like immediate notification of a significant security event, such as a known attack, port scan, or 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, it is cleared from the modem router’s memory. If the modem router cannot e-mail the log file, the log buffer may fill up. In this case, the modem router overwrites the log and discards its contents.

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