User's Manual

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Advanced Dual-Band N Router
Linksys E2500 Chapter 1: Advanced Configuration
Logviewer IP Address If your computer uses Logviewer
software, you can enter the fixed IP address of the
computer running the software. The Router will now send
updated logs to that computer.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to clear your changes.
View Log When you wish to view the logs, click this
option.
Log > View Log
Log
• Type Select Incoming Log, Outgoing Log, Security
Log, or DHCP Client Log.
• <Type> Log The Incoming Log displays a temporary
log of the source IP addresses and destination
port numbers for the incoming Internet traffic. The
Outgoing Log displays a temporary log of the local
IP addresses, destination URLs/IP addresses, and
service/port numbers for the outgoing Internet traffic.
The Security log displays the login information for the
browser-based utility. The DHCP Client Log displays
the local DHCP server status information.
Click Save the Log to save this information to a file on
your computer’s hard drive. Click Refresh to update
the log. Click Clear to clear all the information that is
displayed.
Administration > Diagnostics
The diagnostic tests (Ping and Traceroute) allow you to
check the connections of your network devices, including
connection to the Internet.
Administration > Diagnostics
Diagnostics
Ping Test
Ping checks the status of a connection.
IP or URL Address Enter the address of the PC whose
connection you wish to test.
Packet Size Enter the packet size you want to use. The
default is 32 bytes.
Number to Ping Enter the number of times you wish to
test the connection. The default is 5.
Start Test To run the test, click this button. The Ping
screen shows if the test is successful. Click Close to return
to the Diagnostics screen. Click Stop to stop the test.
Ping
Traceroute Test
Traceroute checks the performance of a connection.
IP or URL Address Enter the address of the PC whose
connection you wish to test.
Start Test Click to run the test. The Traceroute screen
shows if the test is successful. Click Close to return to the
Diagnostics screen. Click Stop to stop the test.
Traceroute