Turn on security event email notification – NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4000 User Manual

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Chapter 4. Content Filtering Settings

N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4000 User Manual

Turn On Security Event Email Notification

To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the Email screen and
specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.

Select Content Filtering > E-mail to display the following screen:

Turn E-mail Notification On

. Select this check box if you want to receive email logs and

alerts from the wireless router.

Send to This E-mail Address

. Enter the email address where you want logs and alerts

sent. This email address is also used as the From address. If you leave this field blank,
log and alert messages are not sent by email.

Your Outgoing Mail Server

. Enter the name or IP address of your ISP’s outgoing

(SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You might be able to find this information
in the configuration settings of your email program. Enter the email address to which logs
and alerts are sent. This email address is also used as the From address. If you leave this
field blank, log and alert messages are not sent by email.

My mail server requires authentication

. If you use an outgoing mail server provided by

your current ISP, you do not need to select this check box. If you use an email account
that is not provided by your ISP, select this check box, and enter the required user name
and password information.

Send Alerts 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.

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