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ViewSonic 3-in-1 Access Point 3

Canada (Industry Canada)

The device is certified to the requirements of RSS-210 for 2.4 GHz spread spectrum devices.

To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors

and away from windows to provide maximum shielding. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is

installed outdoors is subject to licensing.

Health Canada’s address is: 775 Brook field Road, Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 1C1; Tel: (613)

954-6699 / Fax: (613) 941-1734; e-mail: [email protected]

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Summary of Contents for WAPBR-100

Page 1: ...ViewSonic User Guide WAPBR 100 802 11g 3 in 1 Access Point ...

Page 2: ...Step 1 Connect the Access point 10 Step 2 Configure your PC 11 For Windows 2000 or XP 11 For Windows 98 or Me 14 Chapter 4 Web Management Settings 16 Start Up Login 16 4 1 Primary Setup 17 4 2 System 22 4 3 Operating Mode 23 4 4 Status 24 4 5 Traffic Log 25 4 6 Access Control 26 4 7 Advanced Wireless 27 4 8 SNMP INFO 29 4 9 Firmware Upgrade 30 Appendix 32 Specifications 33 Wireless Security Glossa...

Page 3: ...ng this material or the performance or use of this product In the interest of continuing product improvement ViewSonic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications without notice Information in this document may change without notice No part of this document may be copied reproduced or transmitted by any means for any purpose without prior written permission from ViewSonic Corpo...

Page 4: ...and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received includi...

Page 5: ...nterference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding Equipment or its transmit antenna that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing Health Canada s address is 775 Brook field Road Ottawa Ontario Canada K1A 1C1 Tel 613 954 6699 Fax 613 941 1734 e mail alice_mackinnon hc sc gc ca ...

Page 6: ...C in your office or home The WAPBR 100 boasts a stylish compact design that offers high performance wireless 802 11g 802 11b and wired Ethernet connectivity The WAPBR 100 3 in 1 Access Point is the cost effective and security conscious networking solution for your home or office Freedom of a wireless network Create a wireless network for your home or office Create a local area network LAN with the...

Page 7: ... 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 such as the ViewSonic WPCC100 PC Card Adapter Easy set up User friendly set up wizard on the Network Companion CD makes installation a snap Using the AP with a ViewSonic Wireless Network Adapters ena...

Page 8: ...500mA Cradle Ethernet Cable If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller Note Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the WAPBR 100 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product For information on optional accessories and products go to www viewsonic com WAPBR 100 3 in 1 Access Point Network Companion CD AC Power Adapter Ethe...

Page 9: ...g 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 ...

Page 10: ...AN LED Blink green light indicates wireless activity Link Act LED Blinking LED indicates an active connection to Ethernet port Antenna DC in power jack to AC power wall outlet or power strip with purge suppress Reset button Reset the router back to factory default settings Ethernet port You can insert a RJ45 cable in this port in order to connect the WAPBR 100 to a PC or switch on the local networ...

Page 11: ... up the Access Point This guide shows how to set up the ViewSonic 3 in 1 Access Point to work with multiple devices in three steps 1 Connect the Access Point 2 Configure your PC 3 Configure the Access Point A typical setup may look like the following ...

Page 12: ...nnect a standard Ethernet network cable to the Access Point Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a Switch or Router The Access Point will then be connected to your 10 100 Network 4 Connect the AC power adapter from the power jack on the back of the Access Point to an AC wall outlet as shown or to a power strip with surge protection The power LED on the front of the AP turns blue when the...

Page 13: ...s 2000 or XP 1 Click the Windows Start button Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Local Area Connection The Local Area Connection Status screen appears as shown on the right 2 From the General tab usually appears selected by default click Properties The Local Area Connection Properties screen appears in the next step ...

Page 14: ...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 next step ...

Page 15: ...ViewSonic 3 in 1 Access Point 13 4 Select Use the follow IP address and set IP address as 192 168 1 X Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Click OK OK Close to complete the PC configuration ...

Page 16: ...ouble click on Network The Network screen appears as shown on the right 2 Select the Configuration tab if it is not already selected by default In the list of installed network components click the TCP IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter Click Properties The TCP IP Properties screen appears as shown in the next step ...

Page 17: ...8 1 X subnet mask 255 255 255 0 and 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 the correct file location for example if your CD ROM is D go to D win98 or D win9x 6 Restart your PC if prompted ...

Page 18: ...ield enter http 192 168 1 2 and press Enter A logon window appears like the one shown on the next page User name leave it blank Password Enter the default password admin in all lowercase letters Later on we recommend you change the default to your own password for added security Click OK The Primary Setup screen appears as shown in the next step ...

Page 19: ...r To change the configuration use Microsoft Internet Explorer IE Communicator to connect the WEB management 192 168 1 2 Primary Setup This screen contains all of the AP s basic setup functions Most users will be able to configure the AP and get it working properly using the settings on this screen ...

Page 20: ...tings for your WLAN Wireless Settings 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 APs that will be communicating with mobile wireless stations Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings You ...

Page 21: ...of the letters A through F and the numbers 0 through 9 Important Notice In order to make right use of WPA please ensure that your current Wireless Adapter s driver and Wireless Utility can support it 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 The ...

Page 22: ... which utilizes a symmetric 128 Bit block data encryption To use WPA 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 Algorithms Please choose your algorithms method You can select between TKIP or AES WPA Shared Key Please input the Pre Shared Key The key should be 8 ch...

Page 23: ...ave your settings WPA Algorithms Please choose your algorithms method You can select between TKIP or AES Radius Server Address Please input your RADIUS Server IP address Radius Server Port Please input the Authentication port of your RADIUS server The default port being used is 1812 Radius Shared Key The RADIUS server will accept the authentication if both Shared Key matched Group Key Renewal Plea...

Page 24: ...Password screen This will increase security protecting the AP from unauthorized changes Restore Factory Defaults Click the Yes button to reset all configuration settings to factory default values Note Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored Click the No button to disable the Restore Factory Defaults feature Click the Apply button to save the setting Backup R...

Page 25: ...ld use this mode to allow an AP to communicate with another AP Wireless cards will not communicate with access points in AP Client Wireless Client mode AP Repeater This mode allows the AP to keep the AP function role and at the same time performing a communication with other 802 11g AP to establish and extend your Wireless Network cover Please enter the Remote Access Point s MAC address to enable ...

Page 26: ...l auto re flash every 5 seconds to keep most update information LAN Displays all information related on AP such as the IP address and the current configuration type Wireless Displays information related on the Wireless interface such as SSID Channel Encryption and statistics of network traffic Click the Refresh button to refresh the AP s status and settings ...

Page 27: ...vity logs select Enable To keep a permanent record of activity logs as a file on your PC s hard drive Log viewer software must be used In the Send Log to field enter the fixed IP address of the PC running the Log viewer software The AP will send updated logs to that PC To see a temporary log of the AP s most recent traffic click the View Log button Click the Apply button to save the setting ...

Page 28: ...ient stations When Enable this function two new options will show up Depend on the filtering propose it can be selected to Deny or Allow Fill the client stations MAC list to complete the configuration The table could store up to 40 different MAC addresses Please follow the format that it required when an address is input Click Apply to save your settings ...

Page 29: ... be successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client Shared Key Shared Key is only available if the WEP option is implemented Shared Key authentication supports authentication of clients as either a member of those who know a shared secret key or a member of those who do not IEEE 802 11 Shared Key authentication accomplishes this without the need to transmit t...

Page 30: ...e AP sends Request to Send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame After receiving an RTS the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send CTS frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission Fragmentation Threshold This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets It should remain at its default...

Page 31: ...t field enter contact information for the AP Unit Name and description In the Unit Name and description field enter the name of the AP or AP description Physical Location In the Physical Location field specify the area or location where the AP resides SNMP Community Public You may change the SNMP Community s name from its default public Then configure the community s access as either Read Only or ...

Page 32: ...culties then there is no need to download a more recent firmware version unless that version has a new feature that you want to use Note When you upgrade the AP s firmware you may lose its configuration settings so make sure you write down the AP s settings before you upgrade its firmware To upgrade the AP s firmware 1 Download the firmware upgrade file from the internet 2 Extract the firmware upg...

Page 33: ...creen click the Browse button to find the firmware upgrade file 5 Double click the firmware upgrade file 6 Click the Upgrade button and follow the on screen instructions Note Do not power off the AP or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded ...

Page 34: ...ewSonic 3 in 1 Access Point 32 Appendix The Appendix has the following sections Specification Wireless Security Glossary Troubleshooting Compliances Cleaning Maintenance Customer Support Limited Warranty ...

Page 35: ...n Board Memory SDRAM 8 Mbytes Flash 2 Mbytes Networking Interface 1 Ethernet port IEEE 802 11g 2 4Ghz DSSS Ethernet Interface IEEE 802 3 10 base T IEEE 802 3u 100 base T Power Source and Cord An external linear power adapter 12V 500mA will be applied to North America area LED The Device shall contain the following activity lights Power Wireless LAN Link Status Ethernet port Status Dimension Produc...

Page 36: ...bps Another standard 802 11g is for WLANS operating in the 2 4 GHz frequency but with a bandwidth of 54 Mbps 802 11a An IEEE specification for wireless networking that operates in the 5 GHz frequency range 5 725 GHz to 5 850 GHz with a maximum 54 Mbps data transfer rate The 5 GHz frequency band is not as crowded as the 2 4 GHz frequency because the 802 11a specification offers more radio channels ...

Page 37: ...gh an AP Applet An application or utility program that is designed to do a very specific and limited task Backbone The central part of a large network that links two or more subnet works and is the primary path for data transmission for a large business or corporation A network can have a wired backbone or a wireless backbone Bandwidth The amount of transmission capacity that is available on a net...

Page 38: ...I or ISA Card radios that install directly into an open PC or ISA slot Cable modem A kind of converter used to connect a computer to a cable TV service that provides Internet access Most cable modems have an Ethernet out cable that then attaches to the user s Wi Fi gateway Client Any computer connected to a network that requests services files print capability from another member of the network Cl...

Page 39: ...ransmitting If an ACK packet is not received the transmitting station will wait for a subsequent opportunity to retry transmission CSMA CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detection A method of managing traffic and reducing noise on an Ethernet network A network device transmits data after detecting that a channel is available However if two devices transmit data simultaneously the sending ...

Page 40: ...omatically decrypt the information so it can be read ESSID Extended Service Set ID The identifying name of an 802 11 wireless network When you specify your correct ESSID in your client setup you ensure that you connect to your wireless network rather than another network in range See SSID The ESSID can be called by different terms such as Network Name Preferred Network SSID or Wireless LAN Service...

Page 41: ... and students in electronics and allied fields It has more than 300 000 members and is involved with setting standards for computers and communications IEEE802 11 A set of specifications for LANs from The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Most wired networks conform to 802 3 the specification for CSMA CD based Ethernet networks or 802 5 the specification for token ring network...

Page 42: ...sed for additional error recovery services SPX is a transport layer protocol layer 4 of the OSI Model used in Novell Netware networks The SPX layer sits on top of the IPX layer layer 3 and provides connection oriented services between two nodes on the network SPX is used primarily by client server applications Whereas the IPX protocol is similar to IP SPX is similar to TCP Together therefore IPX S...

Page 43: ...ranslation A network capability that enables a houseful of computers to dynamically share a single incoming IP address from a dial up cable or xDSL connection NAT takes the single incoming IP address and creates new IP address for each client computer on the network NAT provides a type of firewall by hiding internal IP addresses Network name Identifies the wireless network for all the shared compo...

Page 44: ...on of the raw bit stream over the Physical transport medium In the case of wireless LANs the transport medium is free space The PHY defines parameters such as data rates modulation method signaling parameters transmitter receiver synchronization etc Within an actual radio implementation the PHY corresponds to the radio front end and base band signal processing sections Proxy server Used in larger ...

Page 45: ... from a packet it does not supply any security to the network An SSID is also referred to as a Network Name because essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless network SSL Secure Sockets Layer Commonly used encryption scheme used by many online retail and banking sites to protect the financial integrity of transactions When an SSL session begins the server sends its public key to the brows...

Page 46: ... network as well as the address of the destination station This enables TCP IP messages to be transmitted to multiple networks subnets within an organization or worldwide UPnP A networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment software and peripherals of the 400 vendors that are part of the Universal Plug and Play Forum UPnP works with wired or wireless networks and c...

Page 47: ... called 64 bit or in 108 bit also called 128 bit encryption modes As 108 bit encryption provides a longer algorithm that takes longer to decode it can provide better security than basic 40 bit 64 bit encryption Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity An inter operability certification for wireless local area network LAN products based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 11 standard W...

Page 48: ...e a compatible IP Address Resolution Make sure your AP is powered on Make sure that your computer has a compatible IP Address Be sure that the IP Address used on your computer is set to the same subnet as the AP For example if the AP is set to 192 168 1 2 change the IP address of your computer to 192 168 1 15 or another unique IP Address that corresponds to the 192 168 1 X subnet Use the Reset but...

Page 49: ...work settings Wireless Troubleshooting I can t access the Wireless AP from a wireless network card Cause Out of range IP Address is not set correctly Resolution Make sure that the Mode SSID Channel and encryption settings are set the same on each wireless adapter Make sure that your computer is within range and free from any strong electrical devices that may cause interference Check your IP Addre...

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Page 51: ...IS FREE OF DEFECTS MERCHANTABLE FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NON INFRINGING OR COMPATIBLE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES PLEASE SEE THE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA CONTAINED WITHIN THE SOFTWAREYOU RE YOUR PRODUCT How long the warranty is effective ViewSonic Wireless Router products are warranted for one 1 year for all parts and one 1 year for all labor from the dat...

Page 52: ...WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION CONTAINED HEREIN INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Exclusion of damages VIEWSONIC S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE COST OF REPAIR OR EPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT VIEWSONIC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR 1 DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT DAMAGES BASED UPON INCONVEN...

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