Sitecom Wi-Fi Router X6 N900 (WLR-6100) Review

Others/Networking Gear by stefan @ 2013-05-24

Sitecom has reinvented itself with a new look on both the website and the products. Their latest X6 N900 WLR-6100 is a dual-band router with 450Mbps rating on both frequencies, which also sports SCS (Sitecom Cloud Security) subscription free for the first six months, but also multiple mounting possibilities and two USB 2.0 ports for connecting printers and storage devices.

  • prev
  • next

The Web GUI Part I

The latest X6 N900 router from Sitecom sports a similar user interface as we have found on similar models from them in the past. The main menus are placed on top and each of them comes with multiple sub-sections. Let’s begin with the first menu, which is Status; its first sub-menu is named System Status and from here we can find information like model, uptime, hardware/software versions or serial number:

 

 

 

The DHCP Server section will let us configure options regarding LAN and DHCP:

 

 

 

The Device Status menu will show the current 2.4GHz and 5GHz configuration, but also the LAN configuration:

 

 

 

The IPv4 Status and IPv6 Status sections will show the current configuration:

 

 

 

 

From the DHCP Status menu, we will be able to see the connected stations, their MAC addresses and also DHCP expiration time; from the same menu we can assign static DHCP IPs:

 

 

 

The Log section displays what is happening “behind the scenes”. We can also use this section to troubleshoot in case we have functionality issues with the router:

 

 

 

The Statistics section will show the traveling packets through all interfaces:

 

 

 

The next menu comes with only two other sub-sections which are IPv4 Settings and IPv6 Settings, which can be configured according to our ISP instructions:

 

 

 

 

  • prev
  • next
Comment from jmke @ 2013/05/28
does it pass the custom firmware test? Tomato, DDR-WRT or other?
Comment from Stefan Mileschin @ 2013/05/29
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmke View Post
does it pass the custom firmware test? Tomato, DDR-WRT or other?
The router is a bit too new and haven't seen so far the model listed on the custom firmware websites.

 

reply