I have all my Logs from my Firewall, antivirus and router logs sent to me every day.

For this I used

NETGEAR WGR614v8(Comcast gave me).

Avast(I use the free it work nice).

hMailServer(Very cool Mail Server for windows)

For the Server I’m using IP: 192.168.1.100 and port(s), 25, 110, and 143. Now Install hMail Server on a windows Computer after installing it,

Log into the admin panel

1. Domains
2. Click “Add”
3. Domain: homenetwork.local
4. Click “Save”
5. Under Domains “homenetwork.local” click “Accounts”
6. Click “Add”
7. Address: network
8. Password: thepassword
9. Maximum size (MB): 25 (That will do for now)
10. Click “Save”
11. Your set just Config your Email client to this server

Now Install Avast on Computers

Then after its done installing…

Restart -> Right click the blue “a-ball” in the bottom right corner of the screen, then left click “Program Settings..” -> STMP.

Then we just add our new Mail Server’s info.

1. Server address: 192.168.1.100
2. Port: 25
3. From address: PC-NAMEHERE-advast@homenetwork.local
4. SMTP server requires authentication: Cheak Box
5. User name: network@homenetwork.local
6. Password: thepassword
7. Click ok

Right click the blue “a-ball” in the bottom right corner of the screen, then left click “Program Settings..” -> Alerts.

1. Click “Add” then SMTP
2. Net alert address:  network@homenetwork.local
3. Click ok
4. Then Click “Test all”

There you have emails when your computer get’s a Vrius.

Now in my Router I set it up to send the router logs aswell

1. http://192.168.1.1/ (This is the ip of the netgear I have)
2. Login -> admin -> Password
3. Then when logged in go to -> Email
4. Click “Turn E-mail Notification On”
5. Your Outgoing Mail Server: 192.168.1.100
6. Send To This E-mail Address: network@homenetwork.local
7. Click “My Mail Server requires authentication”
8. User Name: network@homenetwork.local
9. Password: thepassword
10. Click “Apply”

Now you have your router sending you emails when issues comes up.

Now I have also set this up on my SonicWall TZ 180 But cause most of you don’t have $400+ for a SonicWall I don’t think your going to need to know how to set that up.

The Firewall Emails:

12/18/2009 01:55:30.433 - 	Gateway Anti-Virus Alert: OnlineGames.ZWG (Trojan) blocked - 	76.208.39.148, 57135, WAN - 	192.168.168.65, 52568, LAN -

12/18/2009 00:32:17.216 - 	Possible port scan detected - 	70.42.186.83, 443, WAN - 	192.168.1.3, 64929, WAN - 	TCP scanned port list, 64913, 64919, 64923, 64925, 64927

and I have not had a virus so, the only email I got was the test email

Tags: AntiVirus, Avast, comcast, email, firewall, hmail, hmailserver, Home, Homeserv, homeserver, howto, log, logs, netgear, Server, sonicwall, STMP

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