Router And Network Management; Features That Reduce Traffic; Performance Management - NETGEAR DGFV338 ProSafe Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to use the network management features of your ProSafe Wireless
ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router. The DGFV338 offers many tools for managing the network
traffic to optimize its performance. You can also control administrator access, be alerted to
important events requiring prompt action, monitor the firewall status, perform diagnostics,
upgrade firmware, and manage the firewall configuration file.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• "Performance Management" on page 6-1
• "Administrator and Guest Access Authorization" on page 6-7
• "Using the Command Line Interface" on page 6-11
• "Event Alerts" on page 6-11
• "Monitoring" on page 6-12
• "Using an SNMP Manager" on page 6-22
• "Configuration File Management" on page 6-24
• "Upgrading the Router and DSL Firmware" on page 6-26
• "Configuring Date and Time Service" on page 6-28

Performance Management

Performance management consists of controlling the traffic through the ProSafe DGFV338 so that
the necessary traffic gets through when there is a bottleneck and either reducing unnecessary
traffic or rescheduling some traffic to low-peak times to prevent bottlenecks from occurring in the
first place. The ProSafe DGFV338 has the necessary features and tools to help the network
manager accomplish these goals.

Features That Reduce Traffic

Features of the wireless firewall that can be called upon to decrease WAN-side loading are as
follows:
• Service blocking

Router and Network Management

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Chapter 6
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