ViewSonic ® WAPBR-100 802.
Table of Contents Product Registration.......................................................................... 1 Regulatory Information...................................................................... 2 Chapter 1: Getting Started .......................................................... 4 Overview ........................................................................................... 4 Package Contents............................................................................. 6 Safety Notice.
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Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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.
Chapter 1: Getting Started This chapter provides an Overview of the ViewSonic WAPBR-100 Wireless 3-in-1 Access point, Package Contents, and Safety Notice. Overview Congratulations on purchasing the ViewSonic 802.11g 3-in-1 Access point! The WAPBR-100 is capable of operating in one of 4 different modes to meet your wireless networking needs. The WAPBR-100 can operate as an Access Point mode; Bridging mode; Repeater mode; Wireless Client mode.
The WAPBR-100 3 in 1 Access Point performs at 125 High Speed Mode only with wireless adapters that support this protocol, such as the ViewSonic WPCC100 Wireless PC Card. If your wireless adapter does not support this protocol, however, the WAPBR-100 3-in-1 Access Point will still work at standard 802.11g speed. When operating at highest speeds, the WAPBR-100 3-in-1 Access Point achieves a throughput of up to 34 Mbps, which is the equivalent throughput of a system following 802.
Package Contents Check to make sure all of the items shown below are included in the package. • ViewSonic 802.11g WAPBR-100 3-in-1 Access Point • Quick Start Guide • Network Companion CD • Power Adapter-DC 12V, 500mA • Cradle • Ethernet Cable Network Companion CD WAPBR-100 3-in-1 Access Point Quick Start Guide AC Power Adapter Cradle Ethernet Cable If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
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.
Chapter 2: Installation This chapter describes the parts of the Access Point on the Front and Back panels.
Chapter 3: Setting 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.
Step 1. Connect the Access point. 1. Make sure you have all the setup information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). 2. Make sure that all network hardware is turned off, including the Router, computer(s), and cable or DSL modem. 3. Connect 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.
Step 2. Configure your PC Make sure that your computer is set to Static IP as follows: For Windows® 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.
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 next step.
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.
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 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.
3. From the TCP/IP Properties screen, select the IP Address tab. 4. Select Specify an IP address and set IP address as 192.168.1.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.
Chapter 4: Web Management Settings Start Up & Login Open Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) web browser. In the address field, 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.
4.1. Primary Setup Make Correct Network Settings Of Your Computer. 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.
LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask: This is the AP's IP Address and Subnet Mask as seen on the internal LAN. The default value is 192.168.1.2 for IP Address and 255.255.255.0 for Subnet Mask. Wireless: This section provide the Wireless Network settings 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.
• Security: There are 3 types of security to be selected. To secure your Wireless Networks, it is strongly recommended to 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." 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.
WPA-Pre-shared key: There are two encryption options for WPA Pre-Shared Key, TKIP and AES. TKIP stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP utilizes a stronger encryption method and incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. AES stands for Advanced Encryption System, 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.
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. 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.
4.2. System • AP Password: Changing the password for the AP is as easy as typing the password into the Enter New Password field. Then, type it again into the Re-enter to confirm. • Click the Apply button to save the setting. • Use the default password when you first open the configuration pages, after you have configured these settings, you should set a new password for the AP (using the Password screen). This will increase security, protecting the AP from unauthorized changes.
4.3. Operating Mode • Access Point: This mode provides access for wireless stations to wired LANs and from wired LANs to wireless stations. • AP Client: AP Client or Wireless Client mode allows the WAPBR-100 to become a wireless client to another AP. In essence the AP has now become a wireless adapter card. You would 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.
4.4. Status This screen displays the IEEE 802.11g AP's current status and settings. This information is read-only. This page will 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.
4.5. Traffic Log • Traffic Log: The AP can keep logs of all incoming or outgoing traffic for your network traffic. This feature is disabled by default. To keep activity 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.
4.6. Access Control • Access Control: This function will allow administrator to have access control by enter MAC address of client 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.
4.7. Advanced Wireless • 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 authenticate with any particular other client. • Shared Key: Shared Key is only available if the WEP option is implemented.
• Transmission Rate: The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select AUTO to have the AP automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the AutoFallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the AP and a wireless client. The default setting is AUTO.
4.8. SNMP INFO The SNMP screen allows you to customize the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) settings. SNMP is a popular network monitoring and management protocol. To enable the SNMP support feature, select Enable. Otherwise, select Disable. SNMPv2c Identification Contact In the contact 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.
4.9. Firmware Upgrade To perform the firmware upgrade action, please go to the System section. Firmware Upgrade: Click the Firmware Upgrade button to load new firmware onto the AP. If the AP is not experiencing difficulties, then there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use.
4. On the Firmware Upgrade screen, 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.
Appendix The Appendix has the following sections: • Specification • Wireless Security & Glossary • Troubleshooting • Compliances • Cleaning & Maintenance • Customer Support • Limited Warranty ViewSonic 3-in-1 Access Point 32
Specifications WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11g: 54, 48,36,24,18,12,9,6 Mbps IEEE 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps Operating Channels 1-11 United States, Canada Antenna Single external antenna - Color is Black Modulation 802.11g: OFDM; 802.11b: CCK (11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps), DQPSK (2 Mbps), DBPSK (1 Mbps) Channel Selection 802.11b US =11 Channel 801.11g US = 11 Channel Output Power Max. 100 mW (after antenna) Coverage area Indoor environment estimated at 30 - 50m.
Wireless Security & Glossary 10BaseT. An IEEE standard (802.3) for operating 10 Mbps Ethernet networks (LANs) with twisted pair cabling and a wiring hub. 802.11 standard. 802.11 or IEEE 802.11 is a type of radio technology used for wireless local area networks (WLANs). It is a standard that has been developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), http://standards.ieee.org.
them are not always precise, because certain capabilities associated with one can also be added to another. For example, a router can do bridging, and a hub may also be a switch. But they are all involved in making sure data is transferred from one location to another. A bridge connects devices that all use the same kind of protocol. A router can connect networks that use differing protocols.
Bluetooth wireless technology. A technology specification for linking portable computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile phones for short-range transmission of voice and data across a global radio frequency band without the need for cables or wires. Bluetooth is a frequency-hopping technology in the 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum, with a range of 30 feet. Bridge.
up on pin eight at the other end. They "cross-over" from one side to the other. CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance). The principle medium access method employed by IEEE 802.11 WLANs. It is a "listen before talk": method of minimizing (but not eliminating) collisions caused by simultaneous transmission by multiple radios. IEEE 802.
Diversity antenna. A type of antenna system that uses two antennas to maximize reception and transmission quality and reduce interference. DNS (Domain Name System, or Service, or Server). A program that translates URLs to IP addresses by accessing a database maintained on a collection of Internet servers. The program works behind the scenes to facilitate surfing the Web with alpha versus numeric addresses. A DNS server converts a name like mywebsite.com to a series of numbers like 107.22.55.26.
Corporations and campuses are also implementing Hotspots to provide wireless Internet access to their visitors and guests. In some parts of the world, HotSpots are known as Cool Spots. Hub. A multipart device used to connect PCs to a network via Ethernet cabling or via WiFi. Wired hubs can have numerous ports and can transmit data at speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to multi-gigabyte speeds per second. A hub transmits packets it receives to all the connected ports.
information management applications. An Internet appliance can be Wi-Fi enabled or it can be connected via a cable to the local network. IP (telephony). Technology that supports voice, data and video transmission via IP-based LANs, WANs, and the Internet. This includes VoIP (Voice over IP). IP address. A 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet.
The IEEE 802.11 Standard encompasses the physical layer (PHY) and the lower portion of the data link layer. The lower portion of the data link layer is often referred to as the Medium Access Controller (MAC) sub layer. ISS (Internet Security Services). A special software application that allows all PCs on a network access to the Internet simultaneously through a single connection and Internet Service Provider (ISP) account. LAN (Local Area Network).
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect). A high-performance I/O computer bus used internally on most computers. Other bus types include ISA and AGP. PCIs and other computer buses enable the addition of internal cards that provide services and features not supported by the motherboard or other connectors. PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association). Expansion cards now referred to as "PC Cards" were originally called "PCMCIA Cards" because they met the standards created by the PCMCIA.
Roaming. Moving seamlessly from one AP coverage area to another with no loss in connectivity. Router. A device that forwards data packets from one local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) to another. Based on routing tables and routing protocols, routers can read the network address in each transmitted frame and make a decision on how to send it via the most efficient route based on traffic load, line costs, speed, bad connections, etc. Server.
handling the actual delivery of the data, TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet. For example, when a web page is downloaded from a web server, the TCP program layer in that server divides the file into packets, numbers the packets, and then forwards them individually to the IP program layer. Although each packet has the same destination IP address, it may get routed differently through the network.
computer, through the local wireless network, through the Internet, all the way to the corporate servers and database. WAN (Wireless Area Network). A communication system of connecting PCs and other computing devices across a large local, regional, national or international geographic area. Also used to distinguish between phonebased data networks and Wi-Fi. Phone networks are considered WANs and Wi-Fi networks are considered Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
Troubleshooting My Wireless AP will not turn on. No LED's light up. Cause: • The power is not connected. Resolution: • Connect the power adapter to your AP and plug it into the power outlet. Note: Only use the power adapter provided with your AP. Using any other adapter may damage your AP. LAN Connection Problems I can't access my AP. Cause: • The unit is not powered on. • There is not a network connection. • The computer you are using does not have a compatible IP Address.
Resolution: • Make sure that each computer has a unique IP Address. And the IP must be in the same subnet as the AP. • Make sure that the Link LED is on. If it is not, try a different network cable. • Check each computer for correct network 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.
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 (with email address) T = Telephone F = FAX United States service.us@viewsonic.com T= (800) 688 6688 F= (909) 468 1202 Canada service.us@viewsonic.com T= (886) 463 4775 F= (909) 468 1202 United Kingdom service.eu@viewsoniceurope.
Limited Warranty Wireless Access Point Product What the warranty covers: ViewSonic® warrants its Wireless Access Point products to be free from defects in material and Workmanship during the warranty period. If a ViewSonic Wireless Access Point product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, ViewSonic will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a like product. Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components.
• Causes external to the product, such as electrical power fluctuations or failure. • Use of supplies or parts not meeting ViewSonic's specifications. • Normal wear and tear. • Any other cause which does not relate to a product defect. 4. Removal, installation, and set-up service charges. How to get service: 1. For information about receiving service under warranty, contact ViewSonic Customer Support. You will need to provide your product's serial number. 2.
