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.

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The Web GUI Part III

The URL block section will allow us to disallow access to specific websites:

 

 

For IPv6 we also have a separate IP Filtering table:

 

 

The Advanced Settings menu comes with several other sub-sections like NAT, where we can enable or disable the function, but also an option named Hardware Accelerator, for boosting network performance:

 

 

Options that we have found at any other routers are Port Forwarding, Virtual Server or Special Applications:

 

 

ALG will allow network access to specific applications:

 

 

Universal PnP is designed to support zero-configuration and automatic discovery and can be enabled or disabled from the respective sub-section:

 

 

This router also comes with QoS capabilities for prioritizing traffic:

 

 

Both USB ports can be configured independently for functioning in different modes like Server or NetUSB Mode:

 

 

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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
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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.

 

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