MSI Router RG54G3 User Manual

							 
6  2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation  
 
2.  Decide where to place your Wireless Broadband Router  
You can place your Wireless Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall. 
For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the center of your office (or your home) in a 
location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This 
location must be close to power and network connection. 
2.   Setup LAN connection  
a.  Wired LAN connection: connects  an Ethernet cable from your computer ’s Ethernet port to one of the LAN 
ports of this product. 
b.  Wireless LAN connection: locate this product at a proper position to gain the best transmit performance    
Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN and WAN connections for this product.   
3.  Setup WAN connection  
Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone. Figure 
2-3 illustrates the WAN connection. 
4.  Power on   Connecting the power cord to power inlet and turning the power switch on, this product will automatically enter 
the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators M1 will be lighted ON for about 10 seconds, 
and then M1 will be flashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, the M1 will be 
continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation. 
 
  
						

							 
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To use this product correctly, you have to properly configure the network settings of your computers and install the 
attached setup program into your MS Windows platform (Windows 95/98/NT/2000). 
 
3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer  
 
The default IP address of this product is 192.168.1.254, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. These 
addresses can be changed on your need, but the default values are used in this manual. If the TCP/IP environment of 
your computer has not yet been configured, you can refer to  Appendix A to configure it. For example, 
1.  configure IP as 192.168.1.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 and gateway as 192.168.1.254, or more easier, 
2.  configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting automatically, that is, via DHCP server of this product. 
After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the  ping command to check if your computer has 
successfully connected to this product. The following example shows the ping procedure for Windows 95 platforms. 
First, execute the  ping command 
ping 192.168.1.254 
If the following messages appear:  
Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data: 
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64  
a communication link between your computer and this product has been successfully established. Otherwise, if you 
get the following messages, 
Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data: 
Request timed out.  
There must be something wrong in your installation procedure. You have to check the following items in sequence: 
1.   Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your computer? 
Tip : The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of network card on your computer must be lighted. 
2.   Is the TCP/IP environment of your computers properly configured? 
Tip : If the IP address of this product is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.1.X 
and default gateway must be 192.168.1.254. 
 
 
  
						

							 
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This product provides Web based configuration scheme, that is, configuring by your Web browser, such as Netscape 
Communicator or Internet Explorer. This approach can be adopted in any MS Windows, Macintosh or UNIX based 
platforms. 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							 
9  4.1 Start-up and Log in  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Activate your browser, and  disable the proxy or add the IP address of this product into the exceptions . Then, 
type this product ’s IP address in the Location (for Netscape) or Address (for IE) field and press ENTER. For 
example:  http://192.168.1.254 . 
After the connection is established, you will see the web user interface of this product. To log in as an administrator, 
enter the system password (the factory setting is   ”admin ”) in the  Password  field and click on the  OK button. If 
the password is correct, the web appearance will be changed into administrator configure mode. As listed in its main 
menu, there are several options for system administration. 
4.2 Wizard  
   
Setup Wizard will guide you through a basic configuration procedure step by step.Press   ”Next > ”  
						

							 
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Setup Wizard - Select WAN Type : For detail settings, please refer to 4.3.1 IP Setting. 
4.3 Setup  
    
						

							 
11  4.3.1 IP Setting 
– WAN Type, IP Mode   
Press  “Change ”   
This option is primary to enable this product to work properly. The setting items and the web appearance depend on 
the WAN type. Choose correct WAN type before you start.  
						

							 
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  LAN IP Address :  the local IP address of this device. The computers on your network must use the LAN IP 
address of your product as their Default Gateway. You can change it if necessary.  
2.   WAN Type : WAN connection type of your ISP. You can click  Change button to choose a correct one from the 
following four options: 
A.  Static IP Address: ISP assigns you a static IP address. 
B.  Dynamic IP Address: Obtain an IP address from ISP automatically. 
C.  Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner Session Management.(e.g. Telstra BigPond) 
D.  PPP over Ethernet: Some ISPs require the use of  PPPoE to connect to their services. 
E.   PPTP: Some ISPs require the use of  PPTP to connect to their services. 
F.  L2TP: Some ISPs require the use of  L2TP to connect to their services 
 
4.3.1.1 Static IP Address 
WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS: enter the proper setting provided by your 
ISP. 
4.3.1.2 Dynamic IP Address 
1.   Host Name: optional. Required by some ISPs, for example, @Home. 
2.   Renew IP Forever: this feature enables this product to renew your IP address automatically when the lease time 
is expiring-- even when the system is idle. 
4.3.1.3 Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner Session Management.(e.g. Telstra BigPond) 
1.   LAN IP Address is the IP address of this product. It must be the default gateway of your  
computers.  
2.    WAN Type is Dynamic IP Address. If the WAN type is not correct, change it!  
3.    Host Name: optional. Required by some ISPs, e.g. @Home.  
4.    Renew IP Forever: this feature enable this product renew IP address automatically when the lease time is  being expired even the system is in idle state.  
4.3.1.4 PPP over Ethernet 
1.    PPPoE Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. For security,     
this field appears blank. If you dont want to change the password, leave it empty. 
2.    PPPoE Service Name: optional. Input the service name if your ISP requires it. Otherwise, leave  
it blank. 
3.    Maximum Idle Time: the amount of time of inactivity before disconnecting your PPPoE session.  
Set it to zero or enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature.  
						

							 
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  Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) : Most ISP offers MTU value to users. The most common MTU value is 
1492.  
5.   Connection Control:There are 3 modes to select: 
Connect-on-demand:The device will  link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. 
Auto-Reconnect(Always-on):The device will link upw with ISP until the connection is established. 
Manually:The device will not make the link until someone clicks the connect-button in the Staus-page.   
 
4.3.1.5 PPTP 
1.   My IP Address and My Subnet Mask: the private IP address and subnet mask your ISP assigned   to you.  
2.    Server IP Address: the IP address of the PPTP server.  
3.   PPTP Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. If you dont  want to change the password, keep it empty.  
3.   Connection ID: optional. Input the connection ID if your ISP requires it.  
4.   Maximum Idle Time: the time of no activity to disconnect your PPTP session. Set it to zero or   enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature. If Auto-reconnect is enabled, this product will  
connect to ISP automatically, after system is restarted or connection is dropped. 
5.   Connection Control:There are 3 modes to select: 
Connect-on-demand:The device will  link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. 
Auto-Reconnect(Always-on):The device will link upw with ISP until the connection is established. 
Manually:The device will not make the link until someone clicks the connect-button in the Staus-page.    
						

							 
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4.3.1.6 L2TP 
First,Please check your ISP assigned and Select Static IP Address or Dynamic IP Address. 
For example:Use Static 
1.   My IP Address and My Subnet Mask: the private IP address and subnet mask your ISP assigned  
to you.  
2.    Server IP Address: the IP address of the PPTP server.  
3.   PPTP Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. If you dont  want to change the password, keep it empty.  
3.   Connection ID: optional. Input the connection ID if your ISP requires it.  
4.   Maximum Idle Time: the time of no activity to disconnect your PPTP session. Set it to zero or   enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature. If Auto-reconnect is enabled, this product will  
connect to ISP automatically, after system is restarted or connection is dropped.  
						

							 
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  Connection Control:There are 3 modes to select: 
Connect-on-demand:The device will  link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. 
Auto-Reconnect(Always-on):The device will link upw with ISP until the connection is established. 
Manually:The device will not make the link until someone clicks the connect-button in the Staus-page.     
4.3.2 Wireless Setting, and 802.1X setting