User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to the Network and Access the Cable Modem Router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- 5. Specify Network Settings
- View or Change WAN Settings
- Dynamic DNS
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Use the Router as a DHCP Server
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router
- Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses
- Custom Static Routes
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Set Up a Guest WiFi Network
- View or Change Advanced WiFi Settings
- Enable Router Mode
- Generate a New Backhaul Password
- Check Your Internet Bandwidth
- Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug N Play
- 6. Manage Your Network
- Update the Router and Satellite Firmware
- Change the admin Password
- Set Up Password Recovery
- Recover the admin Password
- View Router Status
- View Satellite Status
- View and Manage Logs of Router Activity
- View Devices Connected to the Network
- View Satellites Connected to the Network
- Monitor Internet Traffic
- Manage the Router Configuration File
- Set Up Remote Management
- Use Remote Access
- Remotely Access Your Router Using the NETGEAR Orbi App
- 7. Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
- 8. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 9. Troubleshooting
- 10. Supplemental Information
6. In the Primary E-mail Address field, enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent.
This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert messages are
not sent.
7. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such
as mail.myISP.com).
You might be able to find this information in the configuration window of your email program. If you leave
this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent.
8. In the Outgoing Mail Server Port Number field, enter your mail server’s port number.
You might be able to find this information in the configuration window of your email program.
9. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires authentication
check box and do the following:
• In the User Name field, type the user name for the outgoing email server.
• In the Password field, type the password for the outgoing email server.
10. To send alerts immediately, select the Send Alerts Immediately check box.
Email alerts are sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site.
11. To send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:
• From Send logs according to this schedule menu, select the schedule type.
• From the Day menu, select the day.
• From the Time menu, select the time, and select the am or pm radio button.
12. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Logs are sent automatically. If the log fills before the specified time, it is sent. After the log is sent, it is
cleared from the cable modem router memory. If the cable modem router cannot email the log and the
log buffer fills, the cable modem router overwrites the log.
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