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Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000 User Manual Table 7. Security Log Entry and Button Descriptions (Continued) Field or Button Description Destination port and interface The service port number of the destination device, and whether it is on the LAN or WAN. Refresh button Refresh the log screen. Clear Log button Clear the log entries. Send Log button Email the log immediately. Apply button Apply the current settings. Cancel button Clear the current settings. Selecting Which Information to Log Besides the standard information listed previously, you can choose to log additional information. Those optional selections are as follows: • Attempted access to blocked site • Connections to the router menu • Router operation (start up, get time, and so on) • Known DoS attacks and port scans Saving Log Files on a Server You can choose to write the logs to a computer running a syslog program. To activate this feature, select to the Broadcast on LAN radio button, or enter the IP address of the server where the syslog file will be written. Examples of Log Messages Following are examples of log messages. In all cases, the log entry shows the time stamp as Day, Year-Month-Date Hour:Minute:Second. Activation and Administration Tue, 2002-05-21 18:48:39 - NETGEAR activated This entry indicates a power-up or reboot with initial time entry. Tue, 2002-05-21 18:55:00 - Administrator login successful - IP:192.168.0.2 Thu, 2002-05-21 18:56:58 - Administrator logout - IP:192.168.0.2 This entry shows an administrator logging in to and out from IP address 192.168.0.2. Tue, 2002-05-21 19:00:06 - Login screen timed out - IP:192.168.0.2 This entry shows a time-out of the administrator login. Wed, 2002-05-22 22:00:19 - Log emailed Chapter 3: Content Filtering | 37

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Selecting Which Information to Log
Besides the standard information listed previously, you can choose to log additional
information. Those optional selections are as follows:
Attempted access to blocked site
Connections to the router menu
Router operation (start up, get time, and so on)
Known DoS attacks and port scans
Saving Log Files on a Server
You can choose to write the logs to a computer running a syslog program. To activate this
feature, select to the
Broadcast on LAN
radio button, or enter the IP address of the server
where the syslog file will be written.
Examples of Log Messages
Following are examples of log messages. In all cases, the log entry shows the time stamp as
Day, Year-Month-Date Hour:Minute:Second.
Activation and Administration
Tue, 2002-05-21 18:48:39 - NETGEAR activated
This entry indicates a power-up or reboot with initial time entry.
Tue, 2002-05-21 18:55:00 - Administrator login successful - IP:192.168.0.2
Thu, 2002-05-21 18:56:58 - Administrator logout - IP:192.168.0.2
This entry shows an administrator logging in to and out from IP address 192.168.0.2.
Tue, 2002-05-21 19:00:06 - Login screen timed out - IP:192.168.0.2
This entry shows a time-out of the administrator login.
Wed, 2002-05-22 22:00:19 - Log emailed
Destination port and interface
The service port number of the destination device, and whether it is
on the LAN or WAN.
Refresh button
Refresh the log screen.
Clear Log button
Clear the log entries.
Send Log button
Email the log immediately.
Apply button
Apply the current settings.
Cancel button
Clear the current settings.
Table 7.
Security Log Entry and Button Descriptions
(Continued)
Field or Button
Description