DC-228 ADSL2+ Modem/Router -Annex A- User Manual Version: 1.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PACKAGE CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... 3 2 PRODUCT LAYOUT............................................................................................................... 4 3 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 6 4 DC-228 PLACEMENT...........................................................................................................
1 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. DC-228 modem/router 2. 220V ~ 240V Power Adapter 3. Quick Install Guide 4. CD (User’s Manual) 5. Warranty card 6.
2 Product Layout Reset button ADSL connection Power connector Port LAN / computer connections Description ADSL Connect your telephone/ADSL cable this port LAN Connect the cable from your PC or network to this port Power connector Blinks on traffic for specific LAN PORT
Front panel The front panel describes the corresponding LED indications and port functionality. LED Description POWER Lights up when powered ON. Blinks (Orange) on TEST/RESET ADSL Lights up when an ADSL cable is (Green) connected. Internet Lights up when internet connection is (Green) UP. LAN When a network cable is connected, (Blue) the corresponding light lights up.
3 Network + System Requirements To begin using the DC-228, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: • PC/Notebook. • Operating System – Microsoft Windows XP/2000/VISTA • 1 Free Ethernet port. • Annex A, ADSL internet connection. • PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera) • Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables. 4 DC-228 Placement You can place the DC-228 on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall.
5 Setup LAN, WAN ADSL connection LAN / computer connections
6 PC Network Adapter setup (Windows XP) • Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [Network].
• Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. a. DC-228 supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
7 Bringing up the DC-228 Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power inlet port and connect it to a wall outlet. The DC-228 automatically enters the self-test phase. During self-test phase, the Power LED will blink briefly, and then will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation. 8 Initial Setup DC-228 LOGIN procedure 2. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 3. Type http://10.0.0.
4. Type user name and password (default is admin/admin). 4. Click OK. 5. You 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 information, serial number as well as firmware version information is displayed here.
LAN settings The LAN tab gives you the opportunity to change the IP settings of the DC228. Click at the bottom of this screen to save any changes. IP address 10.0.0.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree is Disabled by default. If the 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
IP Address Pool You 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 choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool Domain Name You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN. Or just keep the default (SitecomWLxxx).
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, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as MAC address, the Primary DNS. Press the Connect Renew button to renew your WAN IP address.
ADSL Status This page shows the current operation mode, status of your ADSL connection, the data rate and the quality of your ADSL link. Operation mode allows manual selection of the ADSL mode.
DHCP Client Status DHCP This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The table shows the assigned IP address, MAC address and expiration time for each DHCP leased client. Use the Refresh button to update the available information.
DC-228 Log View the operation log of the DC-228. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband modem/router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared or it can be refreshed to get the most updated information. When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.
9 Configuration Wizard Click Wizard to configure the modem. The Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the adsl line is connected and click Next. Select your country from the Country list. Select your internet provider. Click Next. Depending on the chosen provider, you may need to enter your user name and password or hostname in the following window. After you have entered the correct information, click Next. Click APPLY to complete the configuration.
10 Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Note: To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply.
DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open up the firewall restrictions to unrestricted 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 in your LAN. The difference between the virtual server and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a particular service/Internet application (e.g.
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 protection blocks basic hacker attacks (DOS, Sync flood, port scan) RIP defect Discard Ping to WAN interface The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Stateful packet inspection allows the user to manually determine which packets should be scanned.
Access You can restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.). Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can have access to these services. Deny If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet accept for the clients in the list below. Allow If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.
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 PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click “Add”. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the fields will be cleared. Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table", select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected".
URL block You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block.
11 Advanced Settings Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP. Select Disable to disable the NAT function.
Virtual server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number.
Add Virtual Server Fill in the "Private IP", "Private Port", "Type", “Public Port” and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the "Current Virtual Server Table" below. Remove Virtual Server If you want to remove Virtual Server settings from the "Current Virtual Server Table", select the Virtual Server settings you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected".
Special application Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video Conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function. Trigger Port This is the out going (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application. Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port protocol is “TCP”, “UDP” or both.
This will automatically list the Public Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you specified. Add Special Application Fill in the "Trigger Port", "Trigger Type”, “Public Port”, "Public Type", "Public Port" and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". The Special Application setting will be added into the "Current Trigger-Port Table" below. If you happen to make a mistake, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared.
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 You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything.
QoS QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority applications get enough bandwidth. This can let you have a better experience in using critical real time services like Internet phone, video conference …etc.
Edit a QoS rule Select the rule you want to edit and click “Edit”, then enter the detail form of the QoS rule. Click “Apply” after editing the form and the rule will be saved. Adjust QoS rule priority You can select the rule and click “Move Up” to make its priority higher. You also can select the rule and click “Move Down” to make its priority lower.
Routing These screens define routing related parameters, including static routes and RIP (Routing Information Protocol) parameters. Routing Table Flags Indicates the route status: C = Direct connection on the same subnet. S = Static route. R = RIP (Routing Information Protocol) assigned route. I = ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) Redirect route. Static Route Click Add to add a new static route to the list, or check the box of an already entered route and click Modify.
SNMP Use the SNMP configuration screen to display and modify parameters for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP operation mode To select the SNMP modes for this device. Community A computer attached to the network, called a Network Management Station (NMS), can be used to access this information. Access rights to the agent are controlled by community strings. To communicate with the Router, the NMS must first submit a valid community string for authentication.
Trap Specify the IP address of the NMS to notify when a significant event is detected by the agent. When a trap condition occurs, the SNMP agent sends an SNMP trap message to any NMS specified as a trap receiver. IP Address Traps are sent to this address when errors or specific events occur on the network. Community A community string (password) specified for trap management. Enter a word, something other than public or private, to prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing information on your system.
12 TOOLBOX Settings Password change options You can change the password required to log into the broadband 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 current 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 functions 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 You can set an NTP server address. Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account.
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 This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.
Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
Backup Settings The Backup screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g. when you first purchased the router).
Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially re-boots your router’s system.
DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers.
