Sitecom DC-228 manual

DC -228 ADSL2+ Modem/R outer -Annex A- User Manual V ersion: 1.0[...]

2  T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 PACKAGE CONTENTS .......................................... ............................................................... 3 2 PRODUCT LAYOUT ............................................ ................................................................... 4 3 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREME NTS ...............................[...]

1 Package Contents Open the package carefully , and make sure that none of t he items listed below are missing. Do no t discard the packing materials, in ca se o f return; the unit must be shipped bac k in its original package. 1. DC-228 modem/router 2. 220V ~ 240V Power Adapter 3. Quick Install Guide 4. CD (User’s Manual) 5. W arranty card 6. UT[...]

2 Product Layout P ort Description ADSL Connect your telephone/ADSL cable this port LAN Connect the cable from your PC or network to th is port Po wer connector Blinks on traffic for specifi c LAN POR T Reset button Power connector LAN / computer connection s ADSL connection[...]

Front panel The front panel describes the correspondi ng LED indications and port functionality . LED Description POWER (Orange) Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET ADSL (Green) Lights up when an ADSL cable is connected. Internet (Green) Lights up when internet connection is UP . LAN (Blue) When a network cable is connected, the corresp[...]

3 Network + System Requirements T o begin using the DC -228, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: • PC/Notebook. • Operating S ystem – Microsoft Windows XP/2000/VIST A • 1 Free Ethernet port. • Annex A, ADSL internet connection. • PC with a W e b-Browser (Internet Explor er , Safari, F irefox, Opera) • Ethernet co[...]

5 Setup LAN, WAN LAN / computer connection s ADSL connection[...]

6 PC Network Adapter setup ( Windows XP ) • Enter [Start Menu]  select [Cont rol panel]  select [Network]. • Select [Local Area Connection]) ic on=>select [properties][...]

• Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. a. DC-228 supports [DHCP] function, pleas e select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obt ain DNS server address automatically].[...]

7 Bringing up the DC-228 Connect the supplied power-adapter to the p ower inlet port and connect it to a wall outlet. The DC-228 automatically enters the self-test phase. During self-test phase, the P ower LED will blink briefly , and then will be lit continuously to indicate that th is product is in normal operation. 8 Initial Setup DC-228 LOGIN p[...]

4. T ype user na me and password (default is admin/admin). 4. Click OK . 5. Y ou will see the home page of the DC-228. The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router: the UP time, hardware infor mation, se rial number as well as firmware version information is displayed here.[...]

LAN settings The LAN tab gives you t he opportu nity to change the IP settings of the DC- 228. Click <Apply> at the bott om of this screen to save any changes. IP address 10.0.0.1 . It is the router’ s LAN I P address (Y our LAN clients default gateway IP address). IP Subnet Mask 255.255.25 5.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 80[...]

IP Address Pool Y ou can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. Note : default IP range 10.0.0.100     10.0.0.199. If you want your PC(s) to have a static/fixed IP address, then you’ll have to choo se an IP address outside this IP address Pool Domain Name Y ou c[...]

Device Status View the Broadband modem/router ’ s current configuration settings. Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard.[...]

Internet Status This page displays whether the ADSL port is connected to an ADSL service provider . It also displays the router’s WAN IP address, Sub net M ask, and ISP Gateway as well as MAC address, the Pr imary DNS. Press t he Connect or Renew button to renew your WAN IP address.[...]

ADSL Status This page shows the current operation mode, status of your AD SL connection, the data rate and the quality of your ADSL link. Operation mode allows manua l selection of the ADSL mode.[...]

DHCP Client Status DHCP This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The t able s hows the assigned I P addres s, MAC address and e xpir ation time for each DHCP leased client. Use the Refresh button to upd ate the av ailable information.[...]

DC-228 Log View the operation log of the DC- 228 . This page shows the current system log of the Broadband modem/ro uter . It disp lays any event occurred after system start up. At the bott om of the page, the sys tem log can be saved <Save> to a local file for furt her processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear> or it can b e r[...]

9 Configuration Wizard Click Wizard to configure the modem. The Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the adsl line is connect ed and click Next. Select your country from the Country list. Selec t y our internet provider . Click Next. Depending on the chosen pr ovider , you may n eed to enter your user name and password or ho stname in the[...]

10 Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides ext ensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hack er attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However , for applications that require unres tricted access to the In ternet, you c an configure a specific client/server a[...]

DMZ If you have a client PC t hat cannot run an Internet applicat ion (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NA T firewall, then you can open up the firewall restrictions to unrest ricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address i[...]

Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. SPI and Anti-Dos firewall protecti on blocks basic hacker attacks (DOS, Sync flood, port scan) RIP defect Discard Ping to WAN int[...]

Access Y ou ca n restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FT P etc.). Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. Y ou can co ntrol which PC client can have access to these services. Deny If you select “Deny” then all clients will b e allowed to acces [...]

Filter client PC by MAC Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enable MAC Filtering. Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Comment” of the P C that is allowed to access the Int ernet, and then click “ Add” . If you find any typo before a dding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" a nd the fields will be cleared. [...]

URL block Y ou c an block access to some W eb sites f rom particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the W eb site. Enable URL Blocking Enable/disa ble URL Blocking Add URL Keyword F ill in “URL/K eyword” and then click “ Add” . Y ou can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site y ou want to block. Rem[...]

11 Advanced Settings Network Address T ranslation (NA T) al lows multiple users at your local site to access th e Internet t hrough a single Public IP Address or multiple P ublic IP Addresses. NA T provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Priv ate IP Add resses to Public IP Addresses for key servi[...]

Virtual server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to h andle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP , W eb server etc.) from the Internet. Comp uters use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server a llows you to re[...]

Add Virtual Server Fill in the "Private IP", "Private P ort", "T ype", “Public Port” and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then c lick " Add". Then this Virtual Server setting wil l be added into the "Current Virtual Server T able" below . Remove Virtual Server If you want to re[...]

Special application Some applications require multiple connections , such as Internet games, video Conferenc ing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the rou ter to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Enable T rigger P ort En able the Special Application function. Trigger Port This is the out g[...]

This will automatically list the Public P orts required for this popular ap plication in the location (1-10) you specified. Add Sp ecial Application Fill in the "T rigger Port", "T rigger T ype” , “Public Port” , "Pub lic T ype", " Public Port" and "Comment" of t he setting to be a dded and then cl[...]

UPNP With UPnP , all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically . So, you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router . UPnP Feature Y ou can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable th e UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP , like Windows XP , c an disc[...]

QoS QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number . Y ou can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. T he packets of applications with higher priority will always go firs t. Lower priority app lications will get ban dwidth after higher priority applications [...]

Edit a QoS rule Select the rule you want to edit and click “Edit” , then enter the detail form o f the QoS rule. Click “ Apply ” after edit ing the form and the rule will be saved. Adjust QoS rule priority Y ou can select the rule and click “Move Up” to make its priority higher . Y ou also can select the rule and click “Move Down” t[...]

Routing These screens define routing relat ed par ameters, including static routes and RIP (Routing Information Protocol) parameters. Routing Table Flags Indicates the ro ute status: C = Direct connection on the sam e subnet. S = Static route. R = RIP (Routing Information Protocol) assigned route. I = ICMP (Internet Control Mess age Protocol) Redir[...]

SNMP Use the SNMP configuration screen to display and modify parameters for the Simple Network Management Proto col (SNMP). SNMP operation mode T o select the SNMP modes for this device. Community A computer attached to the network, called a Network Management Station (NMS), can be used t o access this information. Access rights to the agent are co[...]

Trap Specify the IP address of the NMS to notify when a significant event is detected by the agent. When a t r ap condition occ urs, the SNMP agent sends an SNMP trap message to any NMS specified as a trap receiver . IP Address T raps are sent to this address when errors or specific events occur on the network. Community A community string (pas swo[...]

12 TOOLBOX Settings Password change options Y ou can change the password required to log int o the broad band router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Current Password Fill in the c urrent password to allow changing to a new password[...]

Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect funct ions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. Time Server Address Y ou can set an NTP server address. Ena[...]

Remote Management The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. Host Address T his is the IP address of the host in t he Internet that will h av e management/configuration access to the[...]

Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmw are. Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router’s system firmware. T o upgrade the firmware of your Broadband route r , you need to downl oad the firmware file to your local hard disk, and ent er that file name and path in the appropriate field on th [...]

Backup Settings The Backup screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings . When you save t he configuration settin g (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extr eme problems occur you can us e the R esto re to F actory Defaults selection, this will set al[...]

Reset Y ou can reset the router ’ s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially re-boots your router ’ s system.[...]

DDNS DDNS allows you t o map the static domain name to a dynamic I P ad dress. Y ou must get an account, password and your static domain n ame from th e DDNS service providers. This router s upports DynD NS , T ZO and other common DDNS service providers. Enable/Disable Enable or d isable the DDNS function of this router Provider Select a DDNS servi[...]