ViewSonic VS10276 User Manual

WR100

802.11g Wireless Router

User Guide

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Table of Contents

Product Registration......................................................................................................... i

For Your Records............................................................................................................. i

Overview .......................................................................................................................... 1

Finally, networking made easy......................................................................................... 1

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Freedom of a wireless network.............................................................................................. 2

Package Contents ................................................................................................................. 3

Safety Notice ......................................................................................................................... 4

Front of router........................................................................................................................ 6

Chapter 2: Product Description

Back of router ........................................................................................................................ 7

Chapter 3: Setting up the wireless router

Configuring the wireless router using Web-based utility screens .......................................... 14

Wireless................................................................................................................................. 19

Security.................................................................................................................................. 21

System................................................................................................................................... 24

DHCP Server ......................................................................................................................... 30

Status..................................................................................................................................... 33

Advanced Wireless ................................................................................................................ 34

Access Filters ........................................................................................................................ 38

Virtual Server ......................................................................................................................... 44

Routing Table ........................................................................................................................ 47

Operating Mode ............................................................................................................... 47

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Table of Contents, continued

Dynamic Routing (RIP) .................................................................................................... 47

Static Routing, Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface.............. 48

Appendix

Specifications......................................................................................................................... 51

Wireless Security & Glossary ................................................................................................ 52

Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................... 73

Compliances .......................................................................................................................... 77

Cleaning & Maintenance........................................................................................................ 80

Customer Support.................................................................................................................. 81

Limited Warranty.................................................................................................................... 82

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Chapter 1: Getting Started

This chapter provides an Overview of the ViewSonic WR100
Wireless Router, Package Contents, and Safety Notice.

Overview

Congratulations on purchasing the ViewSonic Wireless Router!

Finally, networking made easy.

Networking your home or small business is easy with ViewSonic’s
WR100 Wireless Router. The WR100 functions as the CENTRAL
GA TEWAY IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE NETWORK, allowing you
to share your broadband, files and printers with any PC in your
office or home. The WR100 boasts a stylish, compact design that
offers high performance wireless 802.11g, 802.11b and wired
Ethernet connectivity. HIGH-LEVEL SECURITY FEATURES
include Virtual Private Network (VPN) support, parental controls,
firewall, and strong wireless security. The WR100 Wireless
Network Router is the cost-effective, and security-conscious
networking solution for your home or office.

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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 security keeps your data secure

Network Address Translation (NAT) and Stateful Packet
Inspection (SPI) firewall ensures your networked data is safe from
Internet intruders. Wireless security includes 64-bit/128-bit Wired
Equivalency Privacy (WEP), 256-bit Wi-Fi Protected Access™
(WPA) and Medium Access Controller (MAC) address filtering.

• Superior performance and speed Zero waiting time.

Transfer data at up to 10 times the speed of standard 802.11b
wireless networks. Share your files, videos, music and pictures
almost instantly with the 125* high speed mode within your
network.

* When operating at highest speeds, this WiFi device achieves an
actual throughput of up to 34 Mbps, which is the equivalent
throughput of a system following 802.11g protocol and operating
at a signaling rate of 125 Mbps. This mode requires the same
technology from the client devices.

• Easy set up

User-friendly set up wizard on the Network Companion CD makes
installation a snap.

Using the router with a ViewSonic Wireless Network Adapters enables you to
connect notebooks and/or desktop PCs to your high-speed network in your
home or office. Enjoy the flexibility and freedom of a wireless network in your
home or small business with a ViewSonic Wireless Router.

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Package Contents

Check to make sure all of the items shown below are included in
the package.

Network Companion CD

Wireless WR100 Router

Quick Start Guide

AC Power Adapter

For information on optional accessories and products, go to
www.viewsonic.com.

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Ethernet LAN Cable

(6 feet)

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 or repair the device yourself as
this voids the warranty.

• Do not place the device in a damp, wet, or humid location like a

bathroom.

• Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or other heat

sources. The housing and electronic components may be
damaged by direct sunlight or heat sources.

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Chapter 2: Product Description

This chapter describes the parts of the router on the Front and Back panels.

Front of router

Antenna

POWER LED

ON – Blue

WAN LED

Modem (cable or DSL)

ON (green)

WLAN LED

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Link/Act LEDs
LED on indicates an
active connection to
Port 1, 2, 3, and/or 4

10/100 LEDs
Blinking LEDs indicate
data is transferring

Back of router

Antenna

To modem (DSL or cable)

WAN port

DC-in power jack to AC power
wall outlet or power strip with
purge suppress

10/100Mbps. Connect up to four PCs. LEDs

LAN ports: 1,2,3,4.

on the front of the router indicate which

Ethernet port is active.

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RESET button
Resets the router back to
factory default settings

Chapter 3: Setting up the wireless router

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 (by CD or manually). 3. Configure the
wireless router. A typical setup may look like the following:

Internet

Modem

WR100

Wireless router

PC Wired

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USB 2.0

Adapter

PC Card

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Laptop

Step 1. Connect the wireless router.

1 Make sure you have all the setup information from your Internet

Service Provider (ISP) and/or Network IT Administrator.

2 Make sure that all network hardware is turned off, including the

router, computer(s), and modem (cable or DSL).

3 Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports

(labeled 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the back of the router). Plug the other
end of the cable to the Ethernet port on your computer. To
connect more computers or network devices to the router,
repeat this step.

Optional: Connect another Ethernet cable from yoru modem
(cable or DSL) to the WAN port on the back of the router.

4 Connect your modem to the WAN port of the router . Make sure

the modem (cable or DSL) power is on.

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Step 2 Configure your PC

Make sure that your computer is set to DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) to obtain an IP address automatically. By
default, your computer should already be set to Obtain an IP
Address Automatically. But, if you’ve changed these settings and
want to obtain an IP Address automatically now, do the following:

For Windows 2000 or XP

1 Click the Windows Start button > Control Panel > Network

and Internet Connections > Local Area Connection. The
Local Area Connection screen appears as shown on the right.

2 Click Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties

screen appears on the next page.

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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.

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4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK > OK >

Close to complete the PC configuration.

5 Restart your computer if prompted to do so.

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Configuring the wireless router
using Web-based utility screens

You only need to configure the router once on any computer that
you already have set up. Default settings in the table on the right
may be helpful during the configuration process.

1 Open your web browser. In the address field, enter

http://192.168.1.1 and press Enter. A log on window appears
like the one shown on the next page.

Basic Settings Default

Internet Configuration Type Automatic

Router* IP Address 192.168.1.1
Router Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Router Password admin (lowercase)

DHCP Settings

DHCP Server Enable
DHCP Starting IP Address 192.168.1.100
Number of DHCP Client

Users

2.4GHz Wireless Setting

SSID viewsonic
Channel 6
WEP (Encryption) Disable

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Leave the User name field empty . In the Password field, ente r
the default password “admin” in all lower case letters. (Later on,
for added security, change the password to your own using the
password tab with the Password tab of the web-based utility.)
Click OK. The Primary Setup screen appears as shown on the
next page.

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2 If requested by your ISP (usually cable ISPs), complete the

Host Name and Domain Name fields. Otherwise, leave them
blank. Click the down arrow next to the Connection Type
field. A drop-down menu appears with several conne ction types
as described below. Select a Connection Type. The Primary
Setup screen offers different features depending on the
connection type you select. Click Apply.

Connection Type:

Automatic Configuration - DHCP. If you are connecting

through DHCP or a dynamic IP address from your ISP, keep
this default setting.

Static IP. If your ISP assigns you a static IP address, select

Static IP from the drop-down menu. Complete the Internet IP
Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS fields.
Enter at least one DNS address.

PPPoE. If you are connecting through PPPoE, select PPPoE

from the dropdown menu. Complete the User Name and
Password fields.

PPTP. PPTP is a service used in Europe only. If you are using a

PPTP connection, check with your ISP for the nece ssary setup
information.

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3 To configure the router for your wireless network, select one of

the following network modes:

2.4GHz Wireless Mode

Mixed: If you have Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in

your network, then keep the default setting,

Mixed.

G-Only: If you have only Wireless-G devices, select G-

Only.

Disable: To disable wireless networking for 54g and

802.11b, select Disable.

4 Customize the SSID and Channel settings as needed. For

added security, change the default SSID (viewsonic) to a
unique name and enable WEP encryption (recommended).To
enable WEP encryption, click the Security tab from the
Primary Setup screen. The Security screen appears.

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5 Click Enable next to WEP. Click Edit WEP Settings. A screen

like the one on the right appears. Customize the WEP
encryption settings as needed. To save your settings, click
Apply.

6 On the Setup screen, click Apply to save your settings. Close

the web browser.

7 Restart your computer(s) to get the router’s new settings if

prompted.

8 Test the setup by opening your web browser from any computer

and entering http://www.viewsonic.com. The ViewSonic web
site should appear.

For more detailed information, see the Troubleshooting section in
this guide. If needed, contact ViewSonic for additional assistance .
For contact information, see the Appendix – Customer Support.

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This section provides the Wireless Network settings for your
WLAN.

SSID: The service set identifier (SSID) or network name. It is case
sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any
keyboard character. You shall have selected the same SSID for all
the wireless routers that will be communicating with mobile
wireless stations.

Domain: The displaying information is related with each domain
regulation.

Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to
correspond with your network settings. You shall assign a different
channel for each wireless router to avoid signal interference.

Security: There are 3 types of security to be selected. To secure
your Wireless Networks, it’s strongly recommended that you
enable this feature.

WEP: Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are
using the same encryption level and key. WEP keys must consist of
the letters "A" through "F" and the numbers "0" through "9."

TBD. Writer to fix a screen
showing Security ENABLED
add “viewsonic”, change
channel numer to a shadow,

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Important Notice: In order to make the correct use of the WPA,
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 System
must also support 802.1x protocol. For Microsoft’s OS family, only
Windows XP has incorporated this by default. Other operating
systems must install a third-party client software such as Funk
ODySSey.

WPA-Preshared key: There are two encryption options for WPA
Pre-Shared Key; TKIP and AES.

• TKIP stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP uses a

stronger encryption method and incorporates Message Integrity
Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers.

• AES stands for Advanced Encryption System, which uses a

symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption.

To use WP A Pre-Shared Key , enter a password in the WPA Shared
Key field between 8 and 63 characters long. You may also enter a
Group Key Renewal Interval time between 0 and 99,999 seconds.

WPA RADIUS: 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.

Click Apply to save your settings.

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Choose your algorithm method: TKIP or AES.

Radius Server Address

Input your RADIUS Server IP address.

RADIUS Server Port

Input the Authentication port of your RADIUS
server; the default port being used is 1812

RADIUS Shared Key

The RADIUS server accepts the authentication if
both Shared Keys match.

Group Key Renewal

Input the period of renewal time; the default
selection is 300 seconds

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Security

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 password (“admin”) when you first open the
configuration pages. After you have configured these settings, set
a new password for the Wireless router (using the Security screen).
This increases security by protecting the Wireless router from
unauthorized changes.

VPN Pass-Through: Virtual Private Networking (VPN) is typically
used for work-related networking. For VPN tunnels, the Wireless
router supports IPSec Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, and
PPTP Pass-Through.

• IPSec - Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols

used to implement secure exchange of packets at the IP layer.
To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Wireless router,
IPSec Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable IPSec
Pass-Through, uncheck the box next to IPSec.

• L2TP - Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is a protocol used to tunnel

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over the Internet. To allow L2TP
tunnels to pass through the Wireless router, L2TP Pass­Through is enabled by default. To disable L2TP Pass-Through,
uncheck the box next to L2TP.

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• PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is the m ethod used to

enable VPN sessions to a Windows NT 4.0 or 2000 server. To
allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Wireless router, PPTP
Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable PPTP Pass­Through, uncheck the box next to PPTP.

Web Filters: Using the Web Filters feature, you may enable up to
four different filters.

• Proxy - Use of WAN proxy servers may compromise network

security. Denying Proxy will disable access to any WAN proxy
servers. To enable proxy filtering, click the box next to Proxy.

• Java - Java is a programming language for websites. If you

deny Java, you run the risk of not having access to Internet
sites created using this programming language. To enable Java
filtering, click the box next to Java.

• ActiveX - ActiveX is a programming language for websites. If

you deny ActiveX, you run the risk of not having access to
Internet sites created using this programming language. To
enable ActiveX filtering, click the box next to ActiveX.

• Cookies - A cookie is data stored on your PC and used by

Internet sites when you interact with them. To enable cookie
filtering, click the box next to Cookies.

DMZ: The DMZ hosting feature allows one local user to be
exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such
as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwa rds all
the ports at the same time to one PC. The Port Forwarding feature
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opened, while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer,
exposing the computer so the Internet can see it.

Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client
function disabled and should have a new static IP address
assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the
DHCP function.

1 To expose one PC, select Enable.
2 Enter the computer's IP address in the DMZ Host IP

Address field.

3 Click the Apply button.

Block WAN ICMP Request: By enabling the Block WAN Request
feature, you can prevent your networ k fro m bein g "pin g ed ," or
detected, by other Internet users. The Block WAN Request feature
also reinforces your network security by hiding your network ports.
Both functions of the Block WAN Request feature make it more
difficult for outside users to work their way into your network. This
feature is enabled by default. Select Disable to disable this feature.

* Check all the settings and click Apply to save them.

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