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Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Router DG834 v3
Managing Your Network 4-13
v1.1, October 2006
— Check My Mail Server requires authentication if you need to login to your SMTP
server to send E-mail. If you check this box, you must enter the user name and password
for the mail server.
• Send alert 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 or
daily.
– 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 modem router’s memory. If the modem router cannot e-mail the log file,
the log buffer may fill up. In this case, the modem router overwrites the log and discards its
contents.
Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Modem
Router
The DG834 ADSL Modem Router has a diagnostics feature. You can use the diagnostics menu to
perform the following functions from the modem router:
• Ping an IP Address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote host.
• Perform a DNS Lookup to test if an Internet name resolves to an IP address to verify that the
DNS server configuration is working.
• Display the Routing Table to identify what other modem routers the modem router is
communicating with.
Tip: If you cannot remember the above information from when you set up your
e-mail account, check the settings in your e-mail program.