Operating instructions

Contents vii
How to Schedule Firewall Services ........................................................................4-15
Chapter 5
Managing Your Network
Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings ...........................................................5-1
How to Back Up the Configuration to a File .............................................................5-1
How to Restore the Configuration from a File ..........................................................5-2
How to Erase the Configuration ...............................................................................5-2
Upgrading the Router’s Firmware ...................................................................................5-2
How to Upgrade the Router Firmware .....................................................................5-3
Network Management Information .................................................................................5-4
Viewing Router Status and Usage Statistics ............................................................5-4
Viewing Attached Devices ........................................................................................5-9
Viewing, Selecting, and Saving Logged Information ................................................5-9
Selecting What Information to Log ..................................................................5-11
Saving Log Files on a Server ..........................................................................5-12
Examples of Log Messages ...................................................................................5-12
Activation and Administration ..........................................................................5-12
Dropped Packets .............................................................................................5-12
Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification .................................................................5-13
Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Router ................................................5-14
Enabling Remote Management ....................................................................................5-14
Configuring Remote Management .........................................................................5-15
Chapter 6
Advanced Configuration
Configuring Advanced Security ......................................................................................6-1
Setting Up A Default DMZ Server ............................................................................6-1
How to Configure a Default DMZ Server ...........................................................6-2
Connect Automatically, as Required ........................................................................6-3
Disable Port Scan and DOS Protection ...................................................................6-3
Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port ...................................................................6-3
MTU Size .................................................................................................................6-3
Configuring LAN IP Settings ...........................................................................................6-3
DHCP .......................................................................................................................6-5
Use Router as DHCP server .............................................................................6-5
Reserved IP addresses .....................................................................................6-6