NETGEAR ADSL MODEM WIRELESS DG834G - Manual (Page 90)

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834G
6-14 Managing Your Network
v1.2, October 2006
• Turn e-mail notification on. Select this check box if you want to receive e-mail logs and
alerts from the modem router.
• Send alerts and logs via email.
— Send To This E-mail Address Enter the e-mail address where you want to send the alerts
and logs. Use a full e-mail address, such as [email protected].
— Outgoing Mail Server. Enter the name or IP address of the outgoing SMTP mail server of
your ISP (such as mail.myISP.com).
— Check My Mail Server requires authentication if you need to login to your SMTP
server to send E-mail. If you check this box, you must enter the user name and password
for the mail server.
• Send alert 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.
– Day for sending log
Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or
daily.
– Time for sending log
Specifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or weekly.
If the Weekly, Daily or Hourly option is selected 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, it
is cleared from the modem router’s memory. If the modem router cannot e-mail the log file,
the log buffer may fill up. In this case, the modem router overwrites the log and discards its
contents.
Tip: If you cannot remember the above information from when you set up your
e-mail account, check the settings in your e-mail program.