Linksys WRT54GR manual Administration Tab Log

Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster

The Administration Tab - Log

The Router can keep logs of all traffic for your Internet connection.

Log

To disable the Log function, keep the default setting, Disabled. To monitor traffic between the network and the Internet, select Enabled.

Logviewer IP Address. For a permanent record of the Router’s activity logs, Logviewer software must be used. This software can be downloaded from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. The Log viewer saves all incoming and outgoing activity in a permanent file on your PC’s hard drive. In the Logviewer IP Address field, enter the fixed IP address of the PC running the Log viewer software. The Router will now send updated logs to that PC.

View Log. When you wish to view the logs, click View Log. A new screen will appear. Select Incoming Log, Outgoing Log, Security Log, or DHCP Client Log. from the Type drop-down menu. The Incoming Log will display a temporary log of the Source IP Addresses and Port Numbers for the incoming Internet traffic. The Outgoing Log will display a temporary log of the Source IP Addresses, Destination IP Address and Port Numbers for the outgoing Internet traffic. The Security log will display the login information for the Web Utility. The DHCP Client Log will display the LAN DHCP server status information.

Click the Save the Log button to save this information to a file on your PC’s hard drive. Click the Refresh button to update the log. Click the Clear button to clear all the information that is displayed.

Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster

Figure 5-40: Administration Tab - Log

Figure 5-41: Administration Tab - Incoming Log

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The Administration Tab - Log