ViewSonic WR100 manuale d’uso

User Guide 802.1 1g W ireless Router WR100[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router i Copyrigh t © ViewSo nic Cor poration, 200 4. All rig hts are reser ved. ViewSo nic and t he three b irds logo a re regis tered tra demarks o f ViewSoni c Corpora tion. UPnP™ i s a tradema rk of UPnP™ Implement ers Corpor ation (UIC) . The ‘W i-Fi CERT IFIED’ logo is a certi fication mark of the Wi-Fi All iance[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router ii T able of Contents Product Regist ration ........... ........................... ...................... ...................... ................ ....... i For Your Records ............... ...................... ........................... ...................... ....................... i Chapter 1: Getting Started Overv[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router iii T abl e of Conten ts, continued MAC Cloning ...................... ...................... ........................... ...................... ...................... . 29 DHCP Server ..................... ...................... ........... ................. ..................... ............................ . 32 Status[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 1 Freedom o f a wireless networ k • Create a wireless n etwork for your home o r office Create a local area network (L AN) with the WR100 Wireless Router and share a single high- speed broadband connection, files, printers and other per ipherals among all your computers. • Robust securi ty keep s your dat a secure Ne[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 2 • Support s 125 High Speed Mo de™ * T ransfer data up to 10 times the speed of standard 802.1 1b wireless networks. Share your files, videos, music and pictures almost inst antly with the 125* high speed mode within your network. * The WR100 Wi reless Router performs at 125 High S peed Mode only with wireless adapt[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 3 Package Contents Check to make sure all of the items shown below are included in the package. For informatio n on optional accessories and product s, go to www .viewsonic.com. Wireless WR100 Router Network Companion CD Quick Start Guide AC Power Adapter Ethernet LAN Cable (6 feet)[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 4 Safety Notice T o ensure safe operation, following these simply rules: • Place device in a safe, secure location. • Read the user guide thoroughly befo r e insta l ling the device. • The device should only be rep aired by authorized and qualified personnel. Do not try to open or repair the device yourself as this[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 5 This chapter describes the p arts of the router on the Front and Back p anels. Front of router POWE R LED ON – Blue WA N L E D Cable or DSL modem Blinking means data is transferring WLA N LE D ON – Green Link/Act LEDs Blinking LED indicates an active connection to Port 1, 2, 3, and/or 4 10 Mbps = OFF 100 Mbps = ON [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 6 Back of router W AN port T o modem (DSL or cable) LAN ports: 1,2,3,4. 10/100 Mbps. Connect up to four PC s. LEDs on the front of the router indicate which Ethernet port is active. RESET button 1 Resets the router back to factory default settings 2 Factory default settings DC-in power jack to AC power wall outlet or pow[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 7 This chapter shows how to set up the ViewSonic wireless router to work with multiple devices in three step s: (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 WR100 Wireless router USB 2. 0 Adapter PC PC Car[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 8 Step 1 Connect the wireless router . 1 Make sure you have all the setup information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP ). 2 Make sure that all network ha rdware is turned off, including the router , computer(s), and cable or DSL mode l . 3 Connect one end of an E thernet cable to one of the LAN ports as shown on [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 9 4 Connect the AC Power Adapte r from the Power Jack on the back of the router to an AC W all Outlet as shown or to a power strip with surge protection. The P ower LED on the front of the router turns blue when ther e is power . P o w e r j a c k A C P o w e r A d a p t e r A C W a l l O u t l e t P o w e r L E D : b l [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 10 Step 2 Configure your PC Make sure that your computer is set to DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to ob tain an IP address automatically as follows: For Windows 2000 or XP 1 Click the Windows ® Start button > Control Panel > Net work and Inter net Connec tions > Local Area Conn ection . The Local Ar[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 11 3 Check the box next to Inter net Protocol (TCP/IP) if it isn ’t already checked by default. Highlight In ternet Protocol ( TCP/ IP) if it isn’t already highlighted automatically . C lick Propert ies . The Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) Properties scr een appears as shown in the next step.[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 12 4 Select Obt ain an IP address au tomatically . Click OK > OK > Close to complete the PC configur ation. 5 Restart your PC if prompted.[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 13 For Windows ® 98 or Me 1 Click the Windows ® St ar t button > Select Setting s > Click Control Panel > double-click on Network . The Net wo rk screen appears as shown on the right. 2 Select the Config uration t ab if it isn’t already selected by default. In the list of installed n etwork components, click[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 14 3 From the TCP/IP Properti es screen, select the IP Addr ess t ab (1) . Select Obt ain an IP addr ess automatically (2) . Select the Gateway tab (3) . The TCP/IP Properties scr een with the Gateway t ab appears as shown on the next p age. (1) (3) (2)[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 15 4 V erify 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:windowsoptionsca bs or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CD -ROM drive and check the correct file location: for example if your [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 16 Step 3 Configure the wireless router Y ou only need to configure the router once on any computer that is already set up using W eb-based utility screens on the next few pages. Default settings in the table on the right may be help ful during the configuratio n process. 1 Open your web browser . In the address field, e[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 17 2 The Logon screen : User name : leave blank. Password : enter the default p assword admin in all lowercase letters. (Later on, we recomm end changing the default to your own password for added security using the Password t ab of the following web-based utility .) Click OK . The Primary S etup screen appears as shown [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 18 3 The Pr imary Setup screen: Host Name: if requested by you r ISP (usually cable ISPs). Otherwise, leave this field blank. Domain Name: if required by your ISP . Oth erwise, leave this field blank. Connectio n T ype : Click the down arr ow for a drop-down menu with several Connection T ypes. IMPORT ANT! The Primary S [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 19 Wireless: Mod e: click the do wn arrow for the drop-down m enu with a list of wireless networking modes. Select one of the following modes based on your environme nt setting: • Disable: T o disable wireless networking for 802.1 1g and 802.1 1b, select Disable. • 11 b + g : If you have 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g devices[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 20 4 Config ure the Security Mode Security Mode: WEP Security Mo de: to customize the Security settings, click the down arrow for the pull-down men u. Select WEP . WEP Encryp tion: W ired E quivalent P rotection. This field automatically default s to 64bit s/10 hex digital when W EP is selected in the Secu rity Mode fiel[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 21 Restart your computer(s) to get the router ’s n ew settings if prompted. T est the setup by opening your web browser from any compu ter and entering http: //www.viewso nic.com For more det ailed information, see the WR100 User Guide T roub leshoo ting section on the Networking Com panion CD . Then, if you still need[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 22 Security Mode: WP A Pre-shared K ey Import ant Notice: In order to use the WP A correctly , make sure that your current wireless route r ’s driver , and Wireless Utility can support the WP A. The WP A needs 802.1x authentication (when RADIUS mode is chosen) , though the Operating System must also support 802.1x prot[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 23 Security Mod e: WP A Radius 1 Security Mode: WP A RADIUS: uses an external RADIUS server to perform user authentication. T o use WP A RADIUS, enter the IP address of th e RADIUS server , the RADIU S Port (default is 1812) and the shared secret from the RADIUS server . 2 WP A Algorithms: Choose your algorithm method: T[...]

View Soni c Wireless Media Adapter 24 Security (Firewall) Wireless router Password: Chang e the password for the Wireless router by typing the p assword in the Enter New Password field. Then, type it again in to the Re-enter field to confirm. Click the App ly button to save the s etting. Use the default password ( “admin”) when you first open t[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 25 tunnels to pass thro ugh the Wireless router , L2TP Pass- Through is enabled by default. T o disable L2TP Pass- Through, uncheck the box next to L2TP . • PPTP - Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol is the m ethod used to enable VPN sessions to a Windows NT 4.0 or 2 000 server . T o allow PP TP tunnels to pass through [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 26 the port s at the same time to one PC. T he Port For w arding feature is more secure because it only opens the port s you want to have opened, while DMZ hosting opens all the por ts of on e computer , exposing the computer so the Inter net can see it. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have it s DHCP client fun[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 27 System Restore Factory Default: Click the Y es button to reset all configuration settings to factory default value s . IMPORT ANT : Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. Click the No button to disable the Restore Factory Default s feature. Click the Apply button to save the s[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 28 T o upgrade the W ireless router ’ s firmware: 1 Download the firmware upgrade file fr om the internet. 2 Extract the firmware upgrade file. 3 Click the Upgr ade button. 4 On the Firmware Upgrad e screen, click the Bro wse button to locate the firmware upgrade file. 5 Double-click the firmware upgrad e file. 6 Click[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 29 MAC Clo ning The Wireless router ’s M AC address is a 12-digit code assigned t o a unique piece of h ardware for identification. Some ISP s require tha t you register the MAC address of your network card/adapter , which was connected to your cable or DSL m odem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC add ress [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 30 For Wind ows 2000 and XP: 1 Click the Start button and select Run . 2 T ype cmd in the field provid ed, and press the OK key . 3 At the command prompt, r un ipconfig /all , and look at your wireless router ’s physical addre ss. 4 W rite down your wireless router ’ s MAC address . T o clone your network wireless ro[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 31 of your own, if you haven’t already . A unique passwor d increases security . T o remotely manage the wireless router , enter http:// xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080 (the x’ s represent th e wireless router ’s Intern et IP address, and 8080 rep resents the specified port) in your web browser ’s address field. Y ou will b[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 32 T o see a temporary log of the wireless router’s most recent incoming traf fic, cl ick the Incoming Access Log button. T o see a temporary log of the wireless rout er ’ s most recent outgoin g traffic, click the Outgoing Access L og button. Click the Apply button to save the setting. DHCP Se rver The DHCP Server s[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 33 St arting IP Ad dress: 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 S tar ting IP Address must be 192.168.1.2 or gre ater , but smaller than192.168.5.25 3. The default S tarting IP Address is 19 2.168.1.100.[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 34 Currently Assigned: Click the DHCP Clients T able button to see a list of PCs assigned IP add resses 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 lef t. Cli ck the Refresh button to display the most current info rmation. Cl[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 35 Advanced Wireless Wireless MAC Filters: This function allows the administrator to have access control by enter i ng the MAC address of client st ations. 1 When you select Enable , two new options appear under Wireless MAC Filters: Prevent or Permit . 2 Select Prevent or Per mit . 3 Click on Edit MAC Filter List to add[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 36 The list could store up to 40 dif ferent MAC addresses. When entering an address, use the for m at shown under the t i tle of the screen.[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 37 Authen tication T ype: Auto : Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its authentication type automatically to fulfill client’s re quirement. Open System: Open System authentication is not req uired to be successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client. Sha[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 38 the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Access Point Clients hear the beacons and awaken to re ceiv e the bro adcast and multicast messages. Beacon Interval: The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. Enter a value between 20 and 1000. A beacon is a p acket broadcast by the wireless ro[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 39 join network point. The Wireless Bridge Mode will be able to join different wir eless 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 usage. Y ou can set up Internet access policie[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 40 Add service to lis t[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 41 INTERNET ACCE SS POLICY This feature allows you to customize up to ten (10) different Internet Access Policies for p articular PCs, which are identified by their IP or MAC addresses. For each policy’ s designated PCs, the wireless router can do one or m ore of the following: • Block or allow Internet access or inb[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 42 4 Select Deny or Allow , depending on how you want to control access for specific PCs. 5 Click the Edit List button next to PCs or In ternet PCs. (1). On the List of PCs or List of Interne t P Cs screen, specify PCs by IP add ress or MAC addres s. Enter the appropriate IP addr esses into th e IP fields. If you have a [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 43 you want to change the ran ge of port s, enter the ne w numbers in the Blocking S ervices fields, or edit the service’ s settings. T o add a service or edit a service's settings (1). Click the Add Ser vice button. (2). T o create a new service, enter the n ame of the service in the Servi ce Name field. T o edit[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 44 Blocking by Keyword field. Y ou can enter up to six keywords. (This feature is not available if you chose Inboun d Tr affic for the Policy T ype.) 11 Click the Apply button to save your settings for an Internet Access Policy . Click the Cancel button to cancel your unsaved changes. 12 T o create or edit additional pol[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 45 V irtual Server The Vi rt ua l S er ve r screen sets up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (S pecialized Internet applica tions are any applications that use I nternet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or on[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 46 5 IP Address. Enter the IP Address of the PC running the application. Enable. Click the Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the application. 6 Port T riggering. Port T riggering is used for special Inte rnet applications whose outgoing port s differ from the incoming ports . For this feature, the wireless ro[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 47 Routing T able On the Routing T a ble screen, you can set the routing mode and settings of the wireless r outer . Gateway mode is recommended for most users. Operating Mode 1 Dynamic Routing (RIP). IMPORT ANT! This fe ature is not available in Gateway mode. The default setting is Disable . Dynamic Rout ing enables the[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 48 5 Gateway: the IP ad dress of the gateway device that allows for contact between the wire l ess router and the network or host . 6 Interface: Depending on where the Destination IP Address is located, select LAN & Wireless or Internet (W AN) from the Interfa ce drop-down menu. 7 T o save your changes, click the App[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 49 Gateway: the IP address of the gate w ay device that allows for contact between the wire l ess router and the network or host. Interfa ce: this inter face tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the L AN & Wireless (internal wired and wireless networks), the WA N (Internet), or Loopba ck (a dummy networ[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 50 Appendix The Appendix has the following sections: • S pecification • T roubleshooting • Customer Support • Compliance Information • Cleaning & Maintenance • Limited W arranty[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 51 Specifications *This m ode requi res the sa me technol ogy fro m the client devices s uch as the ViewSonic WPCC100 PC Card Adapter . †Perfo rmance varies dependent on environ ment. WLAN S tan dards IEEE 8 02.1 1g* IEEE 80 2.1 1b 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 1 2, 9, 6 Mbps 1 1, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Ports W AN LAN 1 4 Comp a tibilit[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 52 T roubleshooting 1 If you are using a cable or DSL mode m and are experi encing problems connecting to the Interne t, do the following: • Power off yo ur cab l e or DSL mo dem, PC, an d the ro uter . • Power on your modem and wait a fe w minute s until the modem h as estab lished a co nnect ion w ith your ISP . ?[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 53 2 My Wir eless Access Point Route r will not turn on. No LED’ s light up. • The power is no t connec ted. • Connect th e power adapter to your AP and plug it into t he power o utlet. IMPORT ANT! Only use the power adapter that cam e with your AP . Using any other adapter may damage your AP Router . 3 LAN Connect[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 54 4 I can’ t connect to othe r computers on my LAN. • The IP Addre sses of the compute rs are not set cor rectly . Make s ure that e ach com puter has a unique IP Addres s. If using DH CP t hrough th e AP Router , make s sure that eac h computer is e nable DHCP fu nction and resta rt the compute r . • Network cabl[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 55 6 I forgot my p assword. 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 default s. Reconfigure your router all over again. 7 What pictur e formats can I show with my V iewSonic router? • .JPG , GIF , TIF , and BMP[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 56 Compliance Information FCC Int erference S t atemen t FCC (Fede ral Commun ication Co mmission ) Inter ference S tatemen t Clas s B Reg ulat ions USA This equ ipment co mplies with the lim it s for a clas s B di gital device a s specified in Part 15 o f FCC Ru les whi ch pr ovide reasonab le protectio n against harm f[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 57 • Relocatin g the equi pment with respe c t to t he receiver . • Consul t your d ealer or an ex perie nced radi o/televisi on techni cian. • Any ch anges or mo difica tions to the eq uipment not express ly approved by the manufac tur er cou ld void the user’ s autho rity to o perate th is equipmen t. • Use o[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 58 Cet ap par eil num érique respecte les l imites de bru it s radioé lectriqu es applica bles aux appa reils numé riques de Classe B prescrites d ans la norme sur le matéri el brou illeur : “App areils N uméri ques, ” NMB-003 édi ctée p ar le mini stèr e des Commu nicati ons. This pro duct is in compl iance [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 59 Cleaning & Maintenance • T o clean the unit, make sure the unit is turn ed off. • Clean the unit in a w e ll- vented room. Allow e nough room for air to circulate thr ough t he air h oles on the unit. D o not pile or st ack things on top of or around the unit to pr event air from circulatin g. This increa ses [...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 60 Custom er Support Before cont acting ViewSonic Customer Supp ort, check the T roub leshoo ting section for possible solutions to a ny setup problems you have. For Custom er Support or pr oduct service, you will need to provide the product serial num ber . Country/R egion We bsi te T = T elephone F = F AX United States[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 61 Limited W arranty Wireless Router Pr oducts What the w arranty covers: ViewSonic ® wa rrants its Wire less Rou ter prod ucts to be free f rom defe cts in m aterial a nd workma nship du ring the wa rranty peri od. If a V iewSoni c Wirel ess Rou ter prod uct proves to be defect ive in ma terial or work manship during t[...]

View Soni c Wireless Router 62 How to get service : 1. For i nformat ion about r eceivi ng se rvice under war ran ty , cont act Vi ewSoni c Custom er Support . Y o u will nee d to pro vide you r produ ct’ s seria l num ber . 2. T o obtain s ervice un der warr anty , you wil l be requ ired to provide (a) the o riginal da ted sale s slip, (b) your [...]