ViewSonic WR100 - Manual

ViewSonic Wireless Router 1 Freedom of a wireless network • Create a wireless network for your home or office Create a local area network (LAN) with the WR100 Wireless Router and share a single high-speed broadband connection, files, printers and other peripherals among all your computers. • Robust ...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 3 Package Contents Check to make sure all of the items shown below are included in the package. For information on optional accessories and products, go to www.viewsonic.com. Wireless WR100 Router Network Companion CD Quick Start Guide AC Power Adapter Ethernet LAN Cable (6...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 4 Safety Notice To ensure safe operation, following these simply rules: • Place device in a safe, secure location. • Read the user guide thoroughly before installing the device. • The device should only be repaired by authorized and qualified personnel. Do not try to open o...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 5 This chapter describes the parts of the router on the Front and Back panels. Front of router POWER LED ON – Blue WAN LED Cable or DSL modem Blinking means data is transferring WLAN LED ON – Green Link/Act LEDsBlinking LED indicates an active connection to Port 1, 2, 3, an...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 6 Back of router WAN port To modem (DSL or cable) LAN ports: 1,2,3,4. 10/100 Mbps. Connect up to four PCs. LEDs on the front of the router indicate which Ethernet port is active. RESET button1 Resets the router back to factory default settings 2 Factory default settings DC-...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 7 This chapter shows how to set up the ViewSonic wireless router to work with multiple devices in three steps: (1) Connect the wireless router. (2) Configure your PC. (3) Configure the wireless router. A typical setup may look like the following: Internet Modem PC Wired WR1...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 10 Step 2 Configure your PC Make sure that your computer is set to DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to obtain an IP address automatically as follows: For Windows 2000 or XP 1 Click the Windows ® Start button > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 11 3 Check the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) if it isn’t already checked by default. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP) if it isn’t already highlighted automatically. Click Properties . The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties screen appears as shown in the nex...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 12 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically . Click OK > OK > Close to complete the PC configuration. 5 Restart your PC if prompted.

ViewSonic Wireless Router 13 For Windows ® 98 or Me 1 Click the Windows ® Start button > Select Settings > Click Control Panel > double-click on Network . The Network screen appears as shown on the right. 2 Select the Configuration tab if it isn’t already selected by default. In the list of...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 14 3 From the TCP/IP Properties screen, select the IP Address tab (1) . Select Obtain an IP address automatically (2) . Select the Gateway tab (3) . The TCP/IP Properties screen with the Gateway tab appears as shown on the next page. (1) (3) (2)

ViewSonic Wireless Router 15 4 Verify that the Installed gateways field is blank. Click OK > OK . 5 Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Look for those files on C:\windows\options\cabs or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CD -ROM drive and check t...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 16 Step 3 Configure the wireless router You only need to configure the router once on any computer that is already set up using Web-based utility screens on the next few pages. Default settings in the table on the right may be helpful during the configuration process. 1 Ope...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 20 4 Configure the Security Mode Security Mode: WEP Security Mode: to customize the Security settings, click the down arrow for the pull-down menu. Select WEP . WEP Encryption: W ired E quivalent P rotection. This field automatically defaults to 64bits/10 hex digital when W...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 21 Restart your computer(s) to get the router’s new settings if prompted. Test the setup by opening your web browser from any computer and entering http://www.viewsonic.com For more detailed information, see the WR100 User Guide Troubleshooting section on the Networking Com...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 22 Security Mode: WPA Pre-shared Key Important Notice: In order to use the WPA correctly, make sure that your current wireless router’s driver, and Wireless Utility can support the WPA. The WPA needs 802.1x authentication (when RADIUS mode is chosen), though the Operating S...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 23 Security Mode: WPA Radius 1 Security Mode: WPA RADIUS: uses an external RADIUS server to perform user authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter the IP address of the RADIUS server, the RADIUS Port (default is 1812) and the shared secret from the RADIUS server. 2 WPA Algor...

ViewSonic Wireless Media Adapter 24 Security (Firewall) Wireless router Password: Change the password for the Wireless router by typing the password in the Enter New Password field. Then, type it again into the Re-enter field to confirm. Click the Apply button to save the setting. Use the default pa...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 25 tunnels to pass through the Wireless router, L2TP Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable L2TP Pass-Through, uncheck the box next to L2TP. • PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is the method used to enable VPN sessions to a Windows NT 4.0 or 2000 server. To a...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 27 System Restore Factory Default: Click the Yes button to reset all configuration settings to factory default values. IMPORTANT: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. Click the No button to disable the Restore Factory Defaults fea...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 28 To upgrade the Wireless router’s firmware: 1 Download the firmware upgrade file from the internet. 2 Extract the firmware upgrade file. 3 Click the Upgrade button. 4 On the Firmware Upgrade screen, click the Browse button to locate the firmware upgrade file. 5 Double-cli...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 29 MAC Cloning The Wireless router’s MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification. Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your network card/adapter, which was connected to your cable or DSL modem during installatio...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 31 of your own, if you haven’t already. A unique password increases security. To remotely manage the wireless router, enter http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080 (the x’s represent the wireless router’s Internet IP address, and 8080 represents the specified port) in your web browser’...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 32 To see a temporary log of the wireless router’s most recent incoming traffic, click the Incoming Access Log button. To see a temporary log of the wireless router’s most recent outgoing traffic, click the Outgoing Access Log button. Click the Apply button to save the sett...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 33 Starting IP Address: Enter a numerical value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the wireless router’s default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the Starting IP Address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than192.168.5.253. The default S...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 34 Currently Assigned: Click the DHCP Clients Table button to see a list of PCs assigned IP addresses by the wireless router. For each PC, the list shows the client hostname, MAC address, IP address, and the amount of DHCP client lease time left. Click the Refresh button to...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 35 Advanced Wireless Wireless MAC Filters: This function allows the administrator to have access control by entering the MAC address of client stations. 1 When you select Enable , two new options appear under Wireless MAC Filters: Prevent or Permit. 2 Select Prevent or Perm...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 37 Authentication Type: Auto : Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its authentication type automatically to fulfill client’s requirement. Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be successful while a client may decline to authenti...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 38 the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Access Point Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. Beacon Interval: The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. Enter a value between 20 and 1000. A bea...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 39 join network point. The Wireless Bridge Mode will be able to join different wireless router wirelessly by input the destination MAC Address. Click Apply to save your settings. Access Filters The Access Filter screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 44 Blocking by Keyword field. You can enter up to six keywords. (This feature is not available if you chose Inbound Traffic for the Policy Type.) 11 Click the Apply button to save your settings for an Internet Access Policy. Click the Cancel button to cancel your unsaved ch...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 45 Virtual Server The Virtual Server screen sets up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform fun...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 47 Routing Table On the Routing Table screen, you can set the routing mode and settings of the wireless router. Gateway mode is recommended for most users. Operating Mode 1 Dynamic Routing (RIP). IMPORTANT! This feature is not available in Gateway mode. The default setting ...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 49 Gateway: the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the wireless router and the network or host. Interface: this interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless (internal wired and wireless networks), the WAN ...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 51 Specifications *This mode requires the same technology from the client devices such as the ViewSonic WPCC100 PC Card Adapter . †Performance varies dependent on environment. WLAN Standards IEEE 802.11g*IEEE 802.11b 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Ports...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 52 Troubleshooting 1 If you are using a cable or DSL modem and are experiencing problems connecting to the Internet, do the following: • Power off your cable or DSL modem, PC, and the router. • Power on your modem and wait a few minutes until the modem has established a con...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 53 2 My Wireless Access Point Router will not turn on. No LED’s light up. • The power is not connected. • Connect the power adapter to your AP and plug it into the power outlet. IMPORTANT! Only use the power adapter that came with your AP. Using any other adapter may damage...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 54 4 I can’t connect to other computers on my LAN. • The IP Addresses of the computers are not set correctly. Make sure that each computer has a unique IP Address. If using DHCP through the AP Router, makes sure that each computer is enable DHCP function and restart the com...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 55 6 I forgot my password. What do I do? • Press and hold the Reset button on the back of the router for 10 seconds. The router then resets to factory defaults. Reconfigure your router all over again. 7 What picture formats can I show with my ViewSonic router? • .JPG, GIF, ...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 56 Compliance Information FCC Interference Statement FCC (Federal Communication Commission) Interference Statement Class B Regulations USA This equipment complies with the limits for a class B digital device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules which provide reasonable prot...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 57 • Relocating the equipment with respect to the receiver. • Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician. • Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipm...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 59 Cleaning & Maintenance • To clean the unit, make sure the unit is turned off. • Clean the unit in a well-vented room. Allow enough room for air to circulate through the air holes on the unit. Do not pile or stack things on top of or around the unit to prevent air fro...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 60 Customer Support Before contacting ViewSonic Customer Support, check the Troubleshooting section for possible solutions to any setup problems you have. For Customer Support or product service, you will need to provide the product serial number. Country/Region Website T =...

ViewSonic Wireless Router 61 Limited Warranty Wireless Router Products What the warranty covers: ViewSonic ® warrants its Wireless Router products to be free from defects in material and workmanship during the warranty period. If a ViewSonic Wireless Router product proves to be defective in material...