Administration > factory defaults, Advanced configuration, Administration > diagnostics – Linksys BEFSX41 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Advanced Configuration

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Broadband Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint

Log

The Log screen provides you with options for email

alerts and a log of all incoming and outgoing URLs or IP

addresses for your Internet connection.

Email alerts

To enable the Router to send email alerts in

the event of Denial of Service attacks and the like, click

the radio button beside Enable. If you do not wish to have

email alerts, click the radio button beside Disable.

Denial of Service Thresholds

This limit, from 20 to 100,

is the amount of Denial of Service (DOS) attacks the Router

detects before sending an email alert.

SMTP Mail Server

This is the IP Address or full mail server

name (e.g. mail.domain.com) of your mail server.

Email address for alert logs

This is the email address

where you would like the email alerts sent.

Return email address

Your mail server may require a

return email address. Enter that here. If you’re unsure as

to what address to enter, enter the same email address for

Email address for alert logs.

Log

To disable the Log function, keep the default setting,

No. To monitor traffic between the network and the

Internet, select Yes. With logging enabled, you can choose

to view temporary logs or keep a permanent record using

the Logviewer software.

Logviewer IP Address

For a permanent record of these

logs, the Logviewer software must be used. Download

this software from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com.

The Logviewer software saves all incoming and outgoing

activity in a permanent file on your computer’s hard drive.

Enter the fixed IP address of the computer running the

Logviewer software. The Router will now send updated

logs to that computer.
On the All screen, select the log you wish to view: All,

System Log, or Access Log.

Log > View Log

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Administration > Diagnostics

Diagnostics allow you to check the connections of your

network components as well as locations outside your

network via the Internet.

Ping Target IP

This is the IP Address of the PC or network

component, or location outside of your network, that you

wish to test.

Ping Size

Enter the amount of data, measured in bytes,

sent in the ping test here. This number can be between

60 and 1514 bytes, more data being sent with a higher

number.

No. of Pings

How many times in this test do you want the

Router to ping the location? This number can be between

1 and 4 and should be entered here.

Ping Interval

How long, in milliseconds, would you like

the Router to wait between pings? This number can be

between 0 and 9999 milliseconds.

Ping Timeout

How long should the Router wait before it

times out after an unsuccessful test? An unsuccessful test

is determined when a location does not respond to a ping.

This number can be between 0 and 9999 milliseconds.

Start Test

Click the Start Test button to begin the

diagnostic tests.
The results of the test will be listed below the Start Test

button.
When you are finished running your tests, click the Save

Settings button to save these settings for future tests, or

click the Cancel Changes button to return the settings to

their previous state.

Administration > Factory Defaults

The Administration > Factory Defaults screen allows you

to restore the Router’s configuration to its factory default

settings.

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