Linksys WAG325N manual Administration Log, Administration Diagnostics, UPnP

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

UPnP

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) allows Windows XP and Vista to automatically configure the Gateway for various Internet applications, such as gaming and videoconferencing.

UPnP  If you want to use UPnP, keep the default, Enable. Otherwise, select Disable.

WLAN

If you are using the Gateway in a public domain where you are giving wireless access to your guests, you can disable wireless access to the Gateway’s web-based utility.

Management via WLAN  This feature allows the Gateway to be managed by a wireless computer on the local network when it logs into the Gateway’s web-based utility. You will only be able to access the utility via a wired connection if you disable this feature. To allow wireless access to the utility, keep the default, Enable. Otherwise, select Disable.

IGMP

IGMP Proxy  Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) is a system to improve multicasting for wireless clients. This should be set to Enable if your clients support it; otherwise, select Disable.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

Administration > Log

The Gateway can keep logs of traffic and events for your Internet connection.

Administration > Log

Log

Log  To disable the Log function, keep the default, Disable. To monitor traffic between the network and the Internet, select Enable. With logging enabled, you can choose to view temporary logs.

E-Mail Alerts  To enable E-Mail Alerts, select Enable.

Denial of ServiceThresholds  Enter the number of Denial of Service attacks that will trigger an e-mail alert.

SMTP Mail Server  Enter the IP address of the SMTP server.

E-Mail Address for Alert Logs  Enter the e-mail address that will receive alert logs.

Return E-Mail address  Enter the return address for the e-mail alerts. (This can be a dummy address.)

View Log  To view the logs, click View Log.

View Log

Log

Type  Select from the following: ALL, System Log, Access Log, Firewall Log, or VPN Log.

Click pageRefresh to update the log. Click Clear to clearalltheinformationthatisdisplayed.Click Previous Page to view the previous page of information. Click Next Page to view the next page of information.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

Administration > Diagnostics

The ping test allows you to check the connections of your network devices, including connection to the Internet.

Administration > Diagnostics

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