Sitecom WL-108, Full Manual

Page 1: ...WL 108 Wireless Network Modem router 11M Wireless Network Broadband Modem Router WL 108 109 Full Manual ...

Page 2: ...2000 XP 11 Windows NT 13 Macintosh Clients 14 Linux Clients 14 Wireless Adapter 14 Internet access 15 Windows 98 ME 2000 15 Windows XP 15 Accessing AOL 15 Manual configuration Internet access 16 Your country ISP is not listed 19 Home Screen 22 LAN Screen 23 DHCP 24 Wireless screen 25 WEP Screen 26 Password Screen 28 OPERATION AND STATUS 29 Operation 29 Status Screen 30 Connection Status PPPoE PPPo...

Page 3: ... Admin 50 Network Diagnostics 51 Firewall Rules 53 Firewall Rules Screen 53 Incoming Rules 54 Outgoing Rules 56 Firewall Services 58 Add Edit Service 58 Logs 60 E mail 62 Routing 64 Overview 64 Routing Screen 64 Configuring Other Routers on your LAN 65 Static Routing Example 66 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING 68 Overview 68 General Problems 68 Internet Access 68 Wireless Access 69 APPENDIX B SPECIFICAT...

Page 4: ...uter 11M 4 Requirements ADSL service and an ISP account Standard Network cables TCP IP network protocol installed on each PC Wireless Access Point requires Wireless devices compliant with the IEEE802 11b or IEEE802 11g specifications ...

Page 5: ...ion Method The WL 108 WL 109 Wireless ADSL Router can test your ADSL and Internet connection to determine the connection method used by your ISP Fixed or Dynamic IP Address On the Internet WAN port connection the WL 108 WL 109 Wireless ADSL Router supports both Dynamic IP Address IP Address is allocated on connection and Fixed IP Address Advanced Internet Functions Application Level Gateways ALGs ...

Page 6: ...upport Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol provides a dynamic IP address to PCs and other devices upon request The WL 108 109 can act as a DHCP Server for devices on your local LAN and WLAN Multi Segment LAN Support LANs containing one or more segments are supported via the WL 108 109 s RIP Routing Information Protocol support and built in static routing table Configuration Management Easy Setup U...

Page 7: ...oming data packets are monitored and all incoming server requests are filtered thus protecting your network from malicious attacks from external sources Protection against DoS attacks DoS Denial of Service attacks can flood your Internet connection with invalid packets and connection requests using so much bandwidth and so many resources that Internet access becomes unavailable The WL 108 109 inco...

Page 8: ... Uplink port then port 4 CANNOT be used 3 Connect the supplied ADSL cable from the WAN port on the Wireless ADSL Router the RJ11 connector to the ADSL terminator provided by your phone company 4 Your wireless PC s need some configuration which is explained later on in this manual 5 Connect the power supply adapter to the broadband modem router Use only the adapter supplied with the router 6 Check ...

Page 9: ...r received via the corresponding LAN hub port 100 On Corresponding LAN hub port is using 100BaseT Off Corresponding LAN hub port connection is using 10BaseT or no active connection On Connection to the modem attached to the WAN Internet port is established Flashing Data is being transmitted or received via the WAN port For each port there are 2 On Wireless connection is available but Idle no traff...

Page 10: ... pressed and released the WL 108 109 will reboot restart Diagnostic print out If held down for 3 seconds a diagnostic print out will be sent to the attached printer Ensure the printer is ready before doing this Clear All Data This button can also be used to clear ALL data and restore ALL settings to the factory default values To Clear All Data and restore the factory default values Power Off Hold ...

Page 11: ...utton Obtain an IP Address automatically This is the default Windows setting Using this is recommended By default the WL 108 109 will act as a DHCP Server Windows 98 ME Right click the Network Neighbourhood icon on the desktop and click Properties The following window will be displayed Windows 2000 XP Right click the My Network Places icon on the desktop and click Properties The following window w...

Page 12: ...ect Microsoft and thereafter TCP IP Click on OK Wait a few seconds so that TCP IP can be added Thereafter click on OK to leave the network properties screen Restart your PC Select the line TCP IP Network card as shown above Click on the button Properties to obtain a window similar to the following Check whether the setting Obtain an IP address automatically has been selected as is illustrated abov...

Page 13: ...n the Protocols tab select the TCP IP protocol as shown below Click the Properties button to see a screen like the one below Select the network card for your LAN Select the appropriate radio button Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server Restart your PC even if you have not made any changes ...

Page 14: ...xed IP Address By default most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address If you wish to continue using a fixed IP Address make the following changes to your configuration Set your Default Gateway to the IP Address of the WL 108 109 Ensure your DNS Name server settings are correct To act as a DHCP Client recommended The procedure below may vary according to your version of Linux and X windows shell...

Page 15: ...ion manually and click on Next Select Connect using a broadband connection that is always on and click on Next Click on Finish to close the Wizard In the Taskbar click on the Start button and select Settings Control Panel Internet options Select the Connections tab and click on the LAN Settings button Check carefully that none of the boxes in the Local Area Network LAN Settings window are checked ...

Page 16: ...d with step 4 3 Start your web browser In the Address field enter the following 192 168 0 1 If you can t connect If the WL 108 109 does not respond check the following The WL 108 109 is properly installed LAN connection is OK and it is powered ON You can test the connection by using the Ping command Open the MS DOS window or command prompt window Enter the command ping 192 168 0 1 If no response i...

Page 17: ...s field enter the following 192 168 0 1 5 Fill in the username and password in the pop up window User name admin Password password 6 The start up window will now be displayed Click on Setup 7 The Set up wizard will now be displayed check that the modem is connected and click on Next ...

Page 18: ...epending on the chosen provider you may need to enter your user name and password or select dynamic or fixed WAN IP connection in the following window Then click on Next 11 Click finish to complete the configuration Click on Close If Test Internet Connection is ticked the router will test the connection after you have clicked on finish Wait until this test has been completed before you click on cl...

Page 19: ...ed 1 Select Other for Country and Services and then click on Next 2 If you know the VPI VCI settings for your ISP you can enter them or click Auto Detect 3 The modem router will try to determined the correct settings automatically When finished click OK in the pop up screen ...

Page 20: ...PPoE or choose Auto Detect Click Next 6 If necessary fill in username and password Choose the connection behavior Select manual if you don t have a flatrate internet connection The IP address and DNS should be set to automatic in most cases Only choose Fixed if you have received specific instructions from your ISP click Next ...

Page 21: ...ick on Close If Test Internet Connection is ticked the router will test the connection after you have clicked on finish Wait until this test has been completed before you click on close The configuration is now completed 8 Check the testresults to see if the internet connection is succesfull ...

Page 22: ...avigation Data Input Use the menu bar on the left of the screen and the Back button on your Browser for navigation Changing to another screen without clicking Save does NOT save any changes you may have made You must Save before changing screens or your data will be ignored On each screen clicking the Help button will display help for that screen From any help screen you can access the list of all...

Page 23: ...AN segment to which the WL 108 109 is attached the same value as the PCs on that LAN segment DHCP Server If Enabled the WL 108 109 will allocate IP Addresses to PCs DHCP clients on your LAN when they start up The default and recommended value is Enabled If you are already using a DHCP Server this setting must be Disabled and the existing DHCP server must be re configured to treat the WL 108 109 as...

Page 24: ...You must NOT have two 2 or more DHCP Servers on the same LAN segment If your LAN does not have other Routers this means there must only be one 1 DHCP Server on your LAN Using the WL 108 109 s DHCP Server This is the default setting The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen On this screen you can Enable or Disable the WL 108 109 s DHCP Server function Set the range of IP Addresses allocated to...

Page 25: ...t and should normally be used g only If selected this ensures that g mode stations will connect at high speed but b mode stations will be unable to connect at all b only If selected g mode is unavailable g mode stations will only be able to connect if they are fully backward compatible with b mode Channel No Select the Channel you wish to use on your Wireless LAN If you experience interference sho...

Page 26: ...All wireless stations can use the access point to access your LAN Trusted Wireless stations only Only selected wireless stations access your LAN To select the required wireless stations click the Select Stations button Buttons Configure WEP Click this button to view the WEP sub screen See the following section for more details Set Stations Click this button to select the required PCs Save Save the...

Page 27: ... chars ASCII or 26 chars in HEX 0 9 and A F Authenticati on Type Normally this should be left at the default value of Automatic If changed to Open System or Shared Key ensure that your Wireless Stations use the same setting WEP Keys Key Input Select Hex or ASCII depending on your input method All keys are converted to Hex ASCII input is only for convenience Default Key select the key you wish to b...

Page 28: ...e WL 108 109 Once you have assigned a password to the WL 108 109 on the Password screen above you will be prompted for the password when you connect as shown below If no password has been set this dialog will not appear Leave the User Name blank Enter the password for the WL 108 109 as set on the Password screen above ...

Page 29: ...e necessary to specify which PC receives an incoming connection Refer to chapter Advanced Features for further details Applications which use non standard connections or port numbers may be blocked by the WL 108 109 s built in firewall You can define such applications as Firewall Rules to allow them to function normally Refer to chapter Advanced Features for further details Some non standard appli...

Page 30: ...DownStream download ADSL Connection UpStream Connection Method If connected displays the speed for the UpStream upload ADSL Connection Connection Method This indicates the current connection method as set in the Setup Wizard Internet Connection Current connection status Active Not connected Failed If there is an error you can click the Connection Details button to find out more information Interne...

Page 31: ... Identifier Region The current region as set on the Wireless screen Channel This shows the Channel currently used as set on the Wireless screen Wireless AP This indicates whether or not the Wireless Access Point feature is enabled Broadcast Name This indicates whether or not the SSID is Broadcast This setting is on the Wireless screen System Device Name This displays the current name of the WL 108...

Page 32: ...ently established If the connection does not exist the Connect button can be used to establish a connection If the connection currently exists the Disconnect button can be used to break the connection Negotiation This indicates the status of the PPPoE Server login IP Address The IP Address of this device as seen by Internet users This address is allocated by your ISP Internet Service Provider Netw...

Page 33: ...Domain Name Server which is currently used DHCP Client The IP address of your ISP s DHCP Server Lease Obtained Expires The Lease Expires field indicates when the IP Address allocated by the DHCP Server will expire The lease is automatically renewed on expiry use the Renew button if you wish to manually renew the lease immediately Buttons Release If an IP Address has been allocated to the WL 108 WL...

Page 34: ...ed Data Dynamic IP address Screen Internet IP Address The IP Address of this device as seen by Internet users This address is allocated by your ISP Internet Service Provider Subnet Mask The Network Mask associated with the IP Address above Default Gateway The IP Address of the remote Gateway or Router associated with the IP Address above DNS IP Address The IP Address of the Domain Name Server whic...

Page 35: ...vided Advanced Internet DMZ URL Filter Schedule Remote Management Virtual Servers Dynamic DNS Upgrade Firmware Config File PC Database Network Diagnostics Firewall Rules Firewall Services Logs E mail Routing These features are all available from the Advanced menu This Chapter provides details of each feature ...

Page 36: ...the DMZ PC URL Filter If you want to limit access to certain sites on the Internet you can use this feature The URL filter will check each Web site access If the address or part of the address is included in the block site list access will be denied On the Advanced Internet screen select the desired setting Never disable this feature By Schedule block according to the settings on the Schedule page...

Page 37: ... select it and click Delete button To delete all entries click the Delete All button Add Filter String To add an entry to the list enter it here and click the Add button An entry may be a Domain name e g www trash com or simply a string e g ads Any URL which contains ANY entry ANYWHERE in the URL will be blocked Trusted PC Allow Trusted PC Enable this to allow one computer to have unrestricted acc...

Page 38: ... your Time Zone from the list Adjust for Daylight Savings Time If your region uses Daylight Savings Time you must manually check Adjust for Daylight Savings Time at the beginning of the adjustment period and uncheck it at the end of the Daylight Savings period Use this NTP Server If you prefer to use a particular NTP server as the primary server check the checkbox Use this NTP Server and enter the...

Page 39: ...prevent the use of a Web Virtual Server on your LAN See Advanced Internet Virtual Servers Current IP Address You must use this IP Address to connect see below This IP Address is allocated by your ISP But if using a Dynamic IP Address this value can change each time you connect to your ISP So it is better if your ISP allocates you a Fixed IP Address Access Permission Allow Remote Access Select the ...

Page 40: ... start your Web Browser 2 In the Address bar enter HTTP followed by the Internet IP Address of the WL 108 109 If the port number is not 80 the port number is also required After the IP Address enter followed by the port number e g HTTP 123 123 123 123 8080 This example assumes the WAN IP Address is 123 123 123 123 and the port number is 8080 ...

Page 41: ...ture solves these problems and allows Internet users to connect to your servers as illustrated below IP Address seen by Internet Users Note that in this illustration both Internet users are connecting to the same IP Address but using different protocols To Internet users all virtual Servers on your LAN have the same IP Address This IP Address is allocated by your ISP This address should be static ...

Page 42: ...vers you have defined Details of the selected Server are shown in the Properties area Properties Enable Use this to Enable or Disable support for this Server as required If Enabled any incoming connections will be forwarded to the selected PC If Disabled any incoming connection attempts will be blocked PC Server Select the PC for this Server The PC must be running the appropriate Server software F...

Page 43: ... the Internet IP Address the IP Address allocated to you by your ISP e g http 203 70 212 52 ftp 203 70 212 52 It is more convenient if you are using a Fixed IP Address from your ISP rather than Dynamic However you can use the Dynamic DNS feature described in the following section to allow users to connect to your Virtual Servers using a URL rather than an IP Address ...

Page 44: ...dns org Registration is free Your password will be E mailed to you 2 After registration use the Create New Host option at www dyndns org to request your desired Domain name 3 Enter your data from www dyndns org in the WL 108 109 s DDNS screen 4 The WL 108 109 will then automatically ensure that your current IP Address is recorded at http www dyndns org 5 From the Internet users will be able to con...

Page 45: ...he DDNS Service Password Ke y Enter your current password for the DDNS Service Domain Name Enter the domain name allocated to you by the DDNS Service If you have more than one name enter the name you wish to use DDNS Status This message is returned by the DDNS Server Normally this message should be Update successful If the message is No host this indicates the host name entered was not allocated t...

Page 46: ... a screen like the following To perform the Firmware Upgrade 6 Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the upgrade file 7 Select the upgrade file Its name will appear in the Upgrade File field 8 Click the Start Upgrade button to commence the firmware upgrade The WL 108 109 is unavailable during the upgrade process and must restart when the upgrade is completed Any connections to or...

Page 47: ...een is shown below Data Config File Screen Backup Config Use this to download a copy of the current configuration and store the file on your PC Click Download to start the download Restore Config This allows you to restore a previously saved configuration file back to the WL 108 109 Click Browse to select the configuration file then click Restore to upload the configuration file WARNING Uploading ...

Page 48: ...nts are automatically added to the database and updated as required By default non Server versions of Windows act as DHCP Clients this setting is called Obtain an IP Address automatically The WL 108 109 uses the Hardware Address to identify each PC not the name or IP address The Hardware Address can only change if you change the PC s network card or adapter This system means you do NOT need to use...

Page 49: ...nnected or not powered On you will not be able to add it Buttons Add This will add the new PC to the list The PC will be sent a ping to determine its hardware address If the PC is not available not connected or not powered On you will not be able to add it Delete Delete the selected PC from the list This should be done in 2 situations The PC has been removed from your LAN The entry is incorrect Re...

Page 50: ...ress Select the appropriate option Automatic The PC is set to be a DHCP client Windows Obtain an IP address automatically The WL 108 109 will allocate an IP address to this PC when requested to do so The IP address could change but normally won t DCHP Client Reserved IP Address Select this if the PC is set to be a DCHP client and you wish to guarantee that the WL 108 109 will always allocate the s...

Page 51: ...using the data in the Properties box If Automatic discovery for MAC address is selected the PC will be sent a ping to determine its hardware address This will fail unless the PC is connected to the LAN and powered on Update Selected PC Update modify the selected PC using the data in the Properties box Clear Form Clear the Properties box ready for entering data for a new PC Refresh Update the data ...

Page 52: ...start the Ping procedure The results will be displayed in the Ping Results pane DNS Lookup Internet Name URL Enter the Domain name or URL for which you want a DNS Domain Name Server lookup Note that if the address in on the Internet and no connection currently exists you could get a Timeout error In that case wait a few seconds and try again Lookup Button After entering the Domain name URL click t...

Page 53: ...s Screen An example screen is shown below Data Firewall Rules Incoming Rules For the default rule this will display Default For rules which you create this will display a radio button which allows you to select the rule Enable Indicates whether or not the rule is currently enabled For rules you have added this column will contain a checkbox allowing you to easily enable or disable the rule Click S...

Page 54: ...ule is currently enabled For rules you have added this column will contain a checkbox allowing you to easily enable or disable the rule Click Save after making any changes Service Name The Service covered by this rule Action The action performed on connections which are covered by this rule LAN Users The LAN PC or PCs covered by this rule WAN Servers The WAN IP address or addresses covered by this...

Page 55: ...e screen Send to LAN Server Select the PC or Server on your LAN which will receive the inbound traffic covered by this rule WAN Users These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule based on their source WAN IP address Select the desired option Any All IP addresses are covered by this rule Address range If this option is selected you must enter the desired values in the Single Start...

Page 56: ...eful if the traffic is already covered by a BLOCK rule That is you wish to allow a subset of traffic which is currently blocked by another rule To define the Schedule used in these selections use the Schedule screen LAN Users Select the desired option to determine which PCs are covered by this rule Any All PCs are covered by this rule Single PC Only the selected PC is covered by this rule If selec...

Page 57: ...c considered by this rule whether it matches or not This is useful when debugging your rules Never never log traffic considered by this rule whether it matches or not Match Log traffic only it matches this rule The action is determined by this rule Not Match Log traffic which is considered by this rule but does not match The action is NOT determined by this rule ...

Page 58: ...s Services List This lists all defined Services Add Use this to open a sub screen where you can add a new service Edit To modify a service select it and then click this button Delete Pre defined Services can not be deleted but you can use this button to delete any services you have defined Add Edit Service This screen is displayed when the Add or Edit button on the Services screen is clicked ...

Page 59: ... shows the current name of the Service If adding a new service this will be blank and you should enter a suitable name Type Select the protocol used by the Service Start Port Enter the beginning of the port range used by the Service Finish Port Enter the end of the port range used by the Service ...

Page 60: ...e WL 108 109 log data can also be E mailed to your PC Use the E mail screen to configure this feature Data Logs Screen Logs Current Time The current time on the WL 108 WL 109 Wireless ADSL Router is displayed Log Data Current log data is displayed in this panel Buttons There are three 3 buttons Refresh Update the log data Clear Log Clear the log and restart it This makes new messages easier to rea...

Page 61: ...checked this will log connections TO this Router rather than through this Router to the Internet Router operation If checked other Router operations not covered by the selections above will be logged Known DoS attacks and Port Scans If checked Denial of Service attacks as well as port scans will be logged Syslog Disable Data is not sent to a Syslog Server Broadcast on LAN The Syslog data is broadc...

Page 62: ...so show this address as the Sender s address Outgoing Mail Server Enter the address or IP address of the SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol Server you use for outgoing E mail E mail Alerts Send E mail alerts You can choose to have alerts E mailed to you by checking the desired checkboxes The WL 108 WL 109 Wireless ADSL Router can send an immediate alert when it detects a significant security inci...

Page 63: ... The log will be sent when the log is full which will depend on the volume of traffic Hourly Daily Weekly The log is sent on the interval specified If Daily is selected the log is sent at the time specified If the day is specified the log is sent once per week on the specified day Select the time of day you wish the E mail to be sent If the log is full before the time specified to send it it will ...

Page 64: ...L 108 109 and ensure the following Windows 2000 settings are correct Open Routing and Remote Access In the console tree select Routing and Remote Access server name IP Routing RIP In the Details pane right click the interface you want to configure for RIP version 2 and then click Properties On the General tab set Outgoing packet protocol to RIP version 2 broadcast and Incoming packet protocol to R...

Page 65: ... selected in the list is ignored and has no effect Edit Update the current Static Routing Table entry using the data shown in the Properties area on screen Delete Delete the current Static Routing Table entry Save Save the RIP setting This has no effect on the Static Routing Table Configuring Other Routers on your LAN It is essential that all IP packets for devices not on the local LAN be passed t...

Page 66: ...l router with the exception of the Gateway IP Address For a router with a direct connection to the WL 108 109 s local Router the Gateway IP Address is the address of the WL 108 109 s local router For routers which must forward packets to another router before reaching the WL 108 109 s local router the Gateway IP Address is the address of the intermediate router Static Routing Example For the WL 10...

Page 67: ...P Address 192 168 0 100 Metric 3 For Router A s Default Route Destination IP Address 0 0 0 0 Network Mask 0 0 0 0 Gateway IP Address 192 168 0 1 WL 108 109 s IP Address For Router B s Default Route Destination IP Address 0 0 0 0 Network Mask 0 0 0 0 Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 80 WL 108 109 s local router ...

Page 68: ...ress within the range 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0 254 and thus compatible with the WL 108 109 s default IP Address of 192 168 0 1 Also the Network Mask should be set to 255 255 255 0 to match the WL 108 109 In Windows you can check these settings by using Control Panel Network to check the Properties for the TCP IP protocol Internet Access Problem 1 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a time out e...

Page 69: ... your PC and the Wireless Access Point must have the same setting for WEP The default setting for the WL 108 109 is disabled so your wireless station should also have WEP disabled If WEP is enabled on the WL 108 109 your PC must have WEP enabled and the key must match If using 256 Bit WEP keys then only compatible devices using the TI chipset will be able to connect If the WL 108 109 s Wireless sc...

Page 70: ...t Radio Interference Other devices may be causing interference You can experiment by switching other devices Off and see if this helps Any noisy devices should be shielded or relocated RF Shielding Your environment may tend to block transmission between the wireless stations This will mean high access speed is only possible when close to the Access Point ...

Page 71: ... 4 10 100BaseT RJ45 LAN connection 1 RJ11 for ADSL line LEDs 12 Power Adapter 15 V DC External Wireless Interface Standards IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g WLAN JEIDA 4 2 roaming support Frequency 2 4 to 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band Channels Maximum 14 Channels depending on regulatory authorities Modulation CCK DQPSK DBPSK OFDM CCK Data Rate Up to 54 Mbps Coverage Area Indoors 15m 54Mbps 1...

Page 72: ...erienced radio TV technician for help To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure ...