User's Manual

Wireless-N 300 Modem Router DGN2200 User Manual
Protecting Your Network 3-12
v1.0, November 2009
• 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 e-mail program. Enter the e-mail address to which logs and
alerts are sent. This e-mail address is also used as the From address. If you leave this field
blank, log and alert messages are not sent by e-mail.
• Send To This E-mail Address. Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. This
e-mail address will also be used as the From address. If you leave this field blank, log and alert
messages are not via e-mail.
• My Mail Server requires authentication.If you use an outgoing mail server provided by
your current ISP, you do not need to select this field. If you use an e-mail account that is not
provided by your ISP, select this field, and enter the required user name and password
information.
• Send E-Mail 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.
– Day for sending log
Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly.
– 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 wireless-N modem router’s memory. If the wireless-N modem router
cannot e-mail the log file, the log buffer might fill up. In this case, the wireless-N modem
router overwrites the log and discards its contents.