NETGEAR DGND3300 user manual Setting the Time

RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual

3.If your outgoing e-mail server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires authentication check box.

a.Enter your user name for the outgoing e-mail server in the User Name field.

b.Enter your password for the outgoing e-mail server in the Password field.

4.You can specify that logs are automatically sent by e-mail with these options:

• Send alert immediately. Select this check box for immediate notification of attempted access to a blocked site or service.

• Send Logs According to this Schedule. Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full.

–Day. Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or daily.

–Time. Specifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or weekly.

If you select the Weekly, Daily, or Hourly option 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 might fill up. In this case, the modem router overwrites the log and discards its contents.

5.Click Apply to save your settings.

So that the log entries are correctly time-stamped and sent at the correct time, be sure to set the time as described in the next section.

Setting the Time

The modem router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time and date from one of several network time servers on the Internet. To localize the time for your log entries, you must specify your time zone:

•Time Zone. Select your local time zone. This setting is used for the blocking schedule and for time-stamping log entries.

•Adjust for Daylight Savings Time. Select this check box when daylight savings time is in effect to adjust the time for your modem router.

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