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Chapter 5: Configuring the Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router
The Administration Tab - Log
Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router
The Administration Tab - Log
The Router can keep logs of all traffic for your Internet connection.
Log
To disable the Log function, keep the default setting, Disabled. To monitor traffic between the network and the
Internet, select Enabled.
Logviewer IP Address. For a permanent record of the Router’s activity logs, Logviewer software must be used.
This software can be downloaded from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. The Log viewer saves all
incoming and outgoing activity in a permanent file on your PC’s hard drive. In the Logviewer IP Address field,
enter the fixed IP address of the PC running the Log viewer software. The Router will now send updated logs to
that PC.
View Log. When you wish to view the logs, click View Log. A new screen will appear. Select Incoming Log or
Outgoing Log from the Type drop-down menu. The Incoming Log will display a temporary log of the Source IP
Addresses and Destination Port Numbers for the incoming Internet traffic. Click the Save the Log button to save
this information to a file on your PC’s hard drive. Click the Refresh button to update the log. Click the Clear button
to clear all the information that is displayed.
The Outgoing Log will display a temporary log of the LAN IP Addresses, Destination URLs or IP Addresses, and
Service or Port Numbers for the outgoing Internet traffic. Click the Save the Log button to save this information to
a file on your PC’s hard drive. Click the Refresh button to update the log. Click the Clear button to clear all the
information that is displayed.
Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen. For additional
information, click More.
Figure 5-27: Incoming Log
Figure 5-28: Outgoing Log
Figure 5-26: Administration Tab - Log