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Wall Mounting

The CVR100W can be wall-mounted. The wall-mounting hardware is

user-supplied. The ports on the back panel must face either upward or downward

when mounting the CVR100W to a wall.

WARNING

Insecure mounting might damage the device or cause injury. Cisco is not

responsible for damages incurred by insecure wall-mounting.

Connecting the CVR100W

By default, the wireless module of the CVR100W is enabled. For the initial

configuration, we recommend that you connect to the CVR100W with an Ethernet

cable. Of course, you can also use a wireless connection. To connect the PC to the

CVR100W's wireless network for the first time, use the default SSID name and

pre-shared key that are provided on the product label at the bottom of the

CVR100W. See

Connecting to Your Wireless Network

for more information.

STEP 1

Power off all equipment, including the cable or DSL modem, the PC that you will

use to connect to the CVR100W, and the CVR100W itself.

STEP

2

Connect the supplied power adapter to the

12VDC

port on the back panel of the

CVR100W. Plug the other end of the power adapter into an electrical outlet. Make

sure that the

POWER

button is turned off.

CAUTION

Use only the power adapter that is supplied with the unit. Using a different power

adapter could damage the unit.

STEP

3

Connection one end of an Ethernet cable to your cable or DSL modem. Connect

the other end to the WAN port on the back panel.

STEP

4

Connect one end of a different Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on the back

panel. Connect the other end to an Ethernet port on the PC that you will use to run

web-based Configuration Utility.

NOTE

Skip this step if you want to connect the PC to the CVR100W through a

wireless connection.

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STEP

5

Power on all connected devices, including the cable or DSL modem and the PC,

and wait until the connections are active.

STEP

6

Press the

POWER

button on the back panel to power on the CVR100W.

STEP

7

To connect the PC to your wireless network for the first time, you must configure

the wireless connection using the default SSID name and pre-shared key. See

Connecting to Your Wireless Network

for more information.

A sample configuration is illustrated here.

Getting Started with the Configuration

The Setup Wizard and web-based Configuration Utility are supported on

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or later, Apple Safari 3.0

or later, and Google Chrome 5.0 or later.

To log in to web-based Configuration Utility and complete the initial configuration

by using the Setup Wizard:

STEP 1

Start a computer that you connected to the CVR100W. The computer becomes a

DHCP client of the CVR100W and receives an IP address in the 192.168.1.xxx

range.

STEP

2

Launch a web browser and enter

192.168.1.1

in the address bar. This is the

default IP address of the CVR100W.

Power

Supply

Internet

Access

Devices

Network

Devices

Wireless

Devices

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NOTE

The CVR100W automatically changes its IP address to 10.10.10.1 when its

default IP address conflicts with another device in your network.

STEP

3

When the login page appears, choose the language that you prefer to use in the

utility, and then enter the username and password.

The default username is

cisco

. The default password is

cisco

. Both username and

password are case sensitive.

STEP

4

Click

Log In

. The Setup Wizard will now launch.

STEP

5

Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the initial configuration. See

Running

the Setup Wizard

for more information on completing the Setup Wizard

configuration.

For security reasons, you must change the password from its default setting at

your first login. Please write this password down for future reference. A blank

password is not recommended.

Passwords should not contain dictionary words from any language or be the

default password. They should contain a mixture of uppercase and lowercase

letters, numbers, and symbols. Passwords must be at least 8 but no more than 64

characters in length.

After the Setup Wizard is complete, the Connection Status page appears. See

Using the Connection Status Page

for more information.

Changing the Default Administrative Password

The administrative password protects your CVR100W from unauthorized access.

For security reasons, you must change the password from its default setting at

your first login.

You can change the default administrative password as instructed by the Setup

Wizard (see

Running the Setup Wizard

) or by following the instructions in the

Configuring Administrator Account Settings

section. If you exit the Setup

Wizard without saving your settings at your first login by clicking

Exit

, the Change

Password window opens.

By default, the password strength enforcement is enabled on the CVR100W. The

Change Password window displays the minimum password complexity

requirements as follows:

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Passwords cannot be the same as the username.

•

Passwords cannot be the same as the current password.

•

Passwords must be at least 8 but no more than 64 characters in length.

•

Passwords must contain at least three of these character classes:

uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.

NOTE

You can modify the minimum password complexity requirements in the

Administration

>

Password Complexity

page. See

Configuring Administrator

Account Settings

.

To enter a new password in the Change Password window:

STEP 1

Enter the following information:

•

Old Password:

Enter the current password.

•

New Password:

Enter a new password.

•

Confirm Password:

Enter the new password again for confirmation.

•

Password Strength Meter:

Displays the strength of the password that you

entered.

-

Red:

Password fails to meet the minimum complexity requirements.

-

Yellow:

Password meets the minimum requirements but the password

strength is weak.

-

Green:

Password is strong.

•

Disable Password Strength Enforcement:

Check to disable password

strength enforcement (nor recommended).

STEP

2

Click

Save and Exit

to save your changes.

The Connection Status page opens. You are required to log into the utility with the

new password before you do any other tasks.

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Using the Connection Status Page

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Using the Connection Status Page

The Connection Status page displays the current WAN, LAN, and WLAN status of

the CVR100W.

You can perform the following actions:

•

To refresh the data on the screen, click

Refresh

.

•

To log out the utility, click

Log out

.

•

To launch the Setup Wizard, click

Setup Wizard

.

Field

Description

WAN

Status

Shows whether the WAN port obtains an IP address

successfully or not. If the WAN port is connected to the

Internet, the network addressing mode that you use to

connect to the Internet will be displayed.

IP

IP address of the WAN port that is accessible from the

Internet.

Mask

Subnet mask for the WAN port.

Gateway

Default gateway for the WAN port.

DNS

IP addresses for the primary DNS server and the

secondary DNS server.

LAN

Host

Name of the LAN host that is connected to the

CVR100W.

IP

IP address of the connected LAN host.

MAC

MAC address of the connected LAN host.

WLAN

Wi-Fi Power

Shows whether the Wi-Fi signal strength is 100%,

50%, or off.