Options Menu
Connection log
The "Connection log" item on the Options Menu has several sub-options.
- Auto-reconnect: A checkmark next to this
option indicates that connection monitoring is active and that an automatic
PPP reconnection will be triggered after the PPP connection is lost and not
automatically regained within 30 seconds. The date and time of each attempt to
trigger the PPP reconnection will be logged in the log window in the
ADSL Tab. Click the menu item to toggle connection
monitoring on/off. The default is off. The option is disabled (greyed out)
if the connection monitoring option is not also checked.
- Monitor connection: A checkmark next
to this option indicates that connection monitoring is active and that
connection and disconnection entries will be recorded in the log window in
the ADSL Tab. Click the menu item to toggle connection
monitoring on/off. The default is off.
- A group of seven radio buttons allows you to choose how often the connection
should be checked. The six options are:
- 1 second check;
- 3 second check;
- 5 second check;
- 10 second check;
- 15 second check -- this is the default value;
- 20 second check; and
- 30 second check.
Data quota
The "Data Quota" item on the Options Menu has several sub-options.
- Display in real time: A checkmark next to this option indicates that
the data quota progress graph in the Quota Tab
will be updated. Click the menu item to toggle real-time updating on/off. The
default is off.
- A group of six radio buttons allows you to choose how often the data quota
should be updated. The six options are:
- 1 minute update;
- 5 minute update;
- 10 minute update;
- 15 minute update -- this is the default value;
- 30 minute update; and
- 60 minute update.
Event log
The "Event Log" item on the Options Menu has several sub-options. Note that
this option is only available with post-T8 version firmware as T8 and previous
firmware versions did not create an "eventlog" file.
- Auto-transfer: A checkmark next to this option indicates that the
"eventlog" file will be automatically retrieved from the router and transferred
to your PC. Click the menu item to toggle the automatic transfer on/off. The
default is off.
The event log file will be saved in the directory from which you ran DSL-50X
Utility. This is normally the directory in which the utility was installed. So
that the files do not overwrite each other, the file name is changed from the
original "eventlog" to "eventYYMMDD_HHMM.log". For example, the
"event030401_1315.log" file would have been saved at 13:15 on 1 April 2003.
If you choose, you can also preset in which directory the event log files
should be saved: see the Misc Tab for details.
- A group of five radio buttons allows you to choose how often the event log
file should be transferred to your PC. The five options are:
- Every hour;
- Every 3 hours;
- Every 6 hours;
- Every 12 hours; and
- Every 24 hours -- this is the default.
The event log file may also be transferred manually: see the Misc Tab for details.
Interfaces
The "Interfaces" item on the Options Menu has several sub-options.
- Display in real time: A checkmark next to this option indicates that
the display in the Interfaces Tab is updated
in real time. Click the menu item to toggle real-time updating on/off.
The default is off.
- A group of six radio buttons allows you to choose how often the Interfaces
Tab is updated. The six options are:
- 5 second update;
- 10 second update;
- 15 second update -- the is the default;
- 20 second update;
- 30 second update; and
- 60 second update.
Password visibility
The "Password visibility" item on the Options Menu has two sub-options.
- Hide: Hides your password in the ADSL Tab.
- Show: Shows your password in the ADSL Tab (this is the default).
Router uptime
The "Router uptime" item on the Options Menu has several sub options.
- Display in real time: A checkmark next to this option indicates that
the router uptime display in the System Tab is
updated in real time. Click the menu item to toggle real-time
updating on/off. The default is off.
- A group of four radio buttons allows you to choose how often the router
uptime is updated. The four options are:
- 1 second update -- this is the default;
- 10 second update;
- 30 second update; and
- 60 second update.
Telnet on startup
The "Telnet on startup" item on the Options Menu has two sub-options.
- Enabled: While the utility is starting, it attempts to retrieve the
default ADSL connection mode from the router by telnet (this is the default). If
it is successful, it displays the default ADSL connection mode in the
ADSL Tab. If it fails, it sets the option
to disabled for the future.
- Disabled: While the utility is starting, it does not attempt to
retrieve the default ADSL connection mode from the router by
telnet.