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- Page 1 MSI RG54G2 (MS-6848) Wireless 11g Broadband Router User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Fcc Caution
FCC Caution 1. The 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, including interference that may cause undesired operation. - Page 3 Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating.
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Page 4: How To Use This Guide
MIS staff for help. Technical Support Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, driver and software updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/. Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................1 1.1 MSI RG54G2 - Wireless 11g Broadband Router ........... 1 1.2 Networking Options ..................3 1.3 Features and Benefits ..................5 1.4 Package Contents .................... 6 1.5 System Requirements ..................6 1.6 Specifications ....................7 2. -
Page 6: Introduction
System) that could repeat wireless signal and easily ex- tend your network coverage. Acting as a 10/100Mbps 4-port Ethernet switch as well, MSI RG54G2, with all ports support- ing MDI/MDI-X, allows you to use CAT5 cable to uplink to other routers/switches. - Page 7 It provides you the ultimate in networking flexibility. Wireless Access Point MSI RG54G2 acts as a communication hub for users of wireless 11b/g devices connected to a wired infrastructure, and relays data between devices on each side. It also connects all wireless devices together to create a wireless local area network, enabling wireless data transmission with one another.
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Page 8: Networking Options
It not only bridges communication between computers, access points, and routers, but also connects them to the Internet. You can take most out of the RG54G2 router in the following applications (see the figure in the following page): Home device connectivity: ( ) - Page 9 INTERNET BSS (Basic Service Set) ESS (Extend Service Set) Application of RG54G2 in Your Wireless Network...
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Page 10: Features And Benefits
>>> 1.3 Features and Benefits PRISM Nitro support: enhance performance for 50% greater throughput in 11g only network and 300% in mixed network co- existing 11g and 11b devices Enhanced security: authenticate and encrypt with advanced WPA, 802.1x, AES, TKIP and 64/128-bit WEP WDS support: extend wireless network coverage by function- ing as a bridge Auto MDI/MDI-X support: simplify wired network setup by... -
Page 11: Package Contents
- One Quick Start Guide - One CD-ROM including manual files >>> 1.5 System Requirements After installing the RG54G2, you need the followings to con- figure respective network settings: - Laptop or desktop PC with a wireless 11b or 11g client card installed. -
Page 12: Specifications
>>> 1.6 Specifications Hardware Wireless Data Rates - IEEE802.11b (auto-fallback) General CCK: 11, 5.5Mbps DQPSK: 2Mbps DBPSK: 1Mbps - IEEE802.11g (auto-fallback) OFDM: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6Mbps Standard Compliance - IEEE802.11g - IEEE802.11b - IEEE802.3/802.3u - IEEE802.3x Dimension 180 x 127.2 x 32 mm Antenna Requirement - Peak Gain = 2dBi... - Page 13 AGC (Auto Gain Control) Antenna Diversity Channel Frequency - 2.4 ~ 2.4835GHz - 14 channels Output Power - 11b Mode: 17 ± 1dBm (before antenna) - 11g Mode: 13.5 ± 1dBm (before antenna) Receive Minimum - 54Mbps OFDM @ 10% PER = -67dBm Input Level Sensitivity - 48Mbps OFDM @ 10% PER = -70dBm - 36Mbps OFDM @ 10% PER = -75dBm - 24Mbps OFDM @ 10% PER = -79dBm...
- Page 14 Numbers of PCs Up to 253 Supported Numbers of Ports Four RJ-45 10/100 switched Ethernet ports Auto Crossover Detection Numbers of Ports One RJ-45 port for a Cable/xDSL modem Management Tools Web-based browser; Event log; Login password Auto Crossover Detection Software - DHCP Server - Static IP...
- Page 15 - NAPT (one to many) Gateway - NAT - Firewall: Virtual DMZ, IP Filter, ICMP Blocking, DoS, SPI, VPN pass-through - DNS Relay - DDNS - Remote Management - Password Management - Time Zone Management & NTP Client - Firmware upgradeable - Status and Statistics - Event Log - Email Alarm...
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Page 16: Knowing Your Router
Knowing Your Router This chapter provides a quick introduction on the physical features of your RG54G2. >>> 2.1 Product View Connection Ports Antenna Antenna LEDs RG54G2... -
Page 17: Connections Ports
>>> 2.2 Connection Ports Reset Button WAN Port Power Connector RF Off Button LAN Ports 1~4 Reset Button Press and hold* this button longer than 1 second to restart the router. * Use a pointed object (e.g. a stretched clip) Press and hold* this button longer than 5 seconds to reload factory default settings of the router. -
Page 18: Leds
>>> 2.3 LEDs Power Off - no power. Steady Blue - the router is powered up. LAN 1~4 Off - no LAN connection. Steady Green - a computer/device is successfully connected to the port. Blinking Green - data is transmitted or received over the port. -
Page 19: Connecting Your Router
Easily to read LEDs clearly, so that you may monitor real-time networking status and take instant measures as problems arise. Tip: The location of RG54G2 should be the optimum position to obtain best signal quality; sometimes, you may adjust the direction of antennae. Connecting the Router 1. - Page 20 4. Power on your Cable/DSL modem by turning on power switch or re-connecting its power adapter. 5. Power up the RG54G2 by plugging the DC end of power adapter into the power receptor of RG54G2 and the AC end to an electrical outlet.
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Page 21: Configuring Your Pc
Configuring Your PC This chapter details how to configure your Windows clients for Internet connection through MSI RG54G2 Router. >>> 4.1 Configuring Windows 98SE/ME Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window appears as below. Select TCP/IP ->... - Page 22 To configure a dynamic IP address, choose IP Address tab and check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option. To configure a fixed IP address, choose IP Address tab and check the Specify an IP Address option. Then, enter an IP address into the empty field. Suggested IP Address Range is 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.253, and suggested Subnet Mask is...
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Page 23: Configuring Windows 2000/Xp
>>> 4.2 Configuring Windows 2000/XP Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Double-click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window. Right-click the IEEE802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu. When the Wireless Network Connection Proper- ties window appears, choose General tab and select Internet Protocol [TCP/IP], and click Properties to bring up the Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] Proper-... - Page 24 Check this 5.a Configuring a dynamic IP address Check this Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask 5.b Configuring a fixed IP address Click OK to complete the configuration.
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Page 25: Configuring Your Router - Basic
Configuring Your Router - Basic >>> 5.1 Web Configuration Utility The MSI RG54G2 provides you with a convenient utility to customize the network settings. Whenever you want to configure the respective settings, open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer), and type the default IP address 192.168.1.254... - Page 26 IP address that is allowed to enter the Configuration Utility. Otherwise, you have to assign a fixed IP address to this computer within the IP address range of the RG54G2. For example, you can assign a fixed IP address of 192.168.1.253...
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Page 27: Typical Configuration
>>> 5.2 Typical Configuration For a basic network setup, click Typical Configuration in the Home page. The Setup Wizard will appear to guide you through Typical Configuration steps one by one. You can return to Home page by clicking HOME button that is available in every page of the Utility, or exit the Utility by clicking Logout whenever you want. - Page 28 2 2 2 2 2 Setting the Connection Type STEP According to the connection type your ISP provides, select an appropriate option Choose your Connection Type. Cable Modem: If your broadband access is through a cable modem, or if your ISP supports DHCP (Dynamic Host Con- figuration Protocol), select this type.
- Page 29 3 3 3 3 3 Setting the Connection Type (continued) STEP Based on the preceding selection, you will be further asked for different configuration settings. Cable Modem: If you are required by ISP to use a particular Host Name or MAC Address, enter the data into the fields accordingly.
- Page 30 xDSL-PPPoE: Fill in the data in the User Name and Password fields, which are supplied by your ISP. Optionally, you might need to specify Service Name if your ISP provide it; otherwise, leave that field blank. Click Next to continue. xDSL-PPTP: Fill into the required fields with the data sup- plied by your ISP.
- Page 31 Service IP Address: the IP address on remote side of PPTP tunnel supplied by your ISP. My IP Address: the IP address on local side of PPTP tunnel supplied by your ISP. My Subnet Mask: the Subnet Mask on local side of PPTP tunnel supplied by your ISP.
- Page 32 You will now see two basic wireless settings: SSID and Channel. Setting SSID and Channel. SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the network name (by default: RG54G2). It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. To communicate, all wireless devices in the network should share the same SSID.
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Page 33: Configuring Your Router - Advanced
Configuring Your Router - Advanced Although your RG54G2 Broadband Router will function fine using the Typical Configuration from Chapter 5, you may wish to explore more advanced options. This chapter ex- plains each parameter and setting procedures for advanced network setup. -
Page 34: System Settings
>>> 6.1 System Settings Click System tab on the main menu to reach the screen as below, which lists a submenu of all advanced features relating to general system settings. This window includes: > Time Zone > Password Setting > Remote Management >... - Page 35 > Password Setting - Password: This option allows you to change the default password. The RG54G2 router is shipped with the default password admin. To change the setting, enter the old pass- word followed by the new password twice. - Authentication Expire: This option allows you to change your login idle time, which is the amount of idle time that elapses before the router automatically logs off the user.
- Page 36 Download the latest firmware file to your computer from MSI website. Click Browse button to locate your latest firmware file. Click Upgrade button to upgrade your RG54G2 router with the selected file. You are prompted with a dialogue window. Click OK to go on the firmware upgrade or Cancel to abandon it.
- Page 37 In addition to press RESET button for one second or unplug the power adapter, this screen provides you with another way to restart your RG54G2 router in the case you are unable to reach the hardware. Click Restart button to initiate your router rebooting.
- Page 38 IP for your connection. > Statistics This Statistics screen displays all necessary statistics of the RG54G2 router, providing you a full monitoring and control of this router’s performance. Click Refresh to reload your router’s most updated statistics data. > Event Log...
- Page 39 Save button: Since only a limited of system log entries can be stored in RG54G2 router, you can save the log file into your computer by clicking this button. Clear button: You can remove all bug entries from your RG54G2 router by clicking this button.
- Page 40 Point mode, only acting as a bridge between the computers attached to all Ethernet ports (LAN) and the clients on the wire- less LAN (WLAN). To operate at AP mode, your RG54G2 has to be configured to share the same subnet mask as other LAN and WLAN devices.
- Page 41 > Backup Settings This option allows you to save the current configuration profile of your RG54G2 router onto your computer. In time of need, you can restore an earlier profile onto your RG54G2 router. Save Settings: Click Save to download a copy of cur rent configuration profile and save that file to your computer.
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Page 42: Internet Settings
> MAC Clone > DNS > Dynamic DNS Click each item in the submenu and follow the instructions to manage advanced Internet settings of your RG54G2 broadband router. > Connection Type This screen provides you with a selection of Internet connection types. - Page 43 > MAC Clone A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification. You can find the MAC address of your RG54G2 router on the label on its bottom case. Sample of MAC address.
- Page 44 MSI RG54G2 router supports Dynamic DNS (DDNS) feature, which allows you to assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. Each time the MSI RG54G2 router is booted, it will re-register its domain-name-to-IP-address mapping with DDNS service provider. This is the reason Internet users can access your router using the domain name, but not the IP address.
- Page 45 First, check Enable in the Dynamic DNS field to activate the feature. Select your Dynamic DNS Provider in the drop- down menu. Enter the Host Name that you are used to register with your DDNS provider. Enter your User Name that is required to log into your DDNS account.
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Page 46: Lan Settings
> DHCP Client List > MAC Filter > UPnP Setting Click each item in the submenu and follow the instructions to manage advanced LAN settings of your RG54G2 broadband router. > IP Setting This option allows you to create your own private network. - Page 47 DHCP server settings of your RG54G2 router. Check Enable option to enable DHCP function in your RG54G2 router. If you already have a DHCP server running on your network or you do not want to enable it, select Disable option.
- Page 48 > DHCP Client List This screen is used to show you the current clients on your network that have been assigned IP addresses by your RG54G2 DHCP server. Click Refresh to obtain an updated list, or click Release to delete a certain client from the list or Release All to delete the entire listed clients.
- Page 49 > MAC Filter This option enables you to define a list of MAC addresses, controlling which device is permitted to access to your network. Select one rule from LAN MAC Filter Control field: Disable: Select to disable MAC Filter function if you do not want to filter users by MAC address.
- Page 50 “telling” the router which way it needs the firewall configured. 1. UPnP Service: Enable Turn on UPnP function in RG54G2. Disable Turn off UPnP function in RG54G2. 2. UPnP Internet Gateway Device Status: Enable PC will keep polling router’s status and...
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Page 51: Wireless Settings
> Wireless Bridge > Associated Client List Click each item in the submenu and follow the instructions to manage advanced Wireless settings of your RG54G2 broadband router. > SSID & Channel In this screen, you can make changes to your SSID and Channel. - Page 52 SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the network name (by default: RG54G2). It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. To communicate, all wireless devices in the network should share the same SSID. Channel: Select the channel in the pop-up menu (by default: 7).
- Page 53 Beacon Period (TUs, Time Units): The default value milliseconds. This value refers to the frequency interval that your router broadcasts a beacon to syn- chronize the wireless network. As broadcasting beacon do use additional bandwidth, lowering beacon period too much might adversely affect the wireless performance.
- Page 54 Basic Rate: The default rate is Default. The Basic Rate is not the same as the Transmission Rate, but a series of rates that the router broadcasts to clients to make them aware of over what rate they can transmit. With Default Basic Rate, the router will broadcast that it will automatically transmit at the best rate.
- Page 55 Method 1: Select Both from the drop-down menu of Network Authentication field. With this setting, your router will switch between two authentication subtypes, Open and Shared Key, based on your client’s request. - Open: Under this, it allows any wireless stations to access to the router without asking a shared secret key, but the wireless station can communicate only if its WEP key matches with the router’s.
- Page 56 - 128-bit WEP Key: Under this, it allows you to manually enter thirteen (13) digits of alphanumeric characters, ex. “1k8gf40kj1”. Example 2: Authentication - Both, Encryption - WEP. Click Apply to save the settings, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
- Page 57 Method 2: 1. Select Shared Key from the drop-down menu of Network Authentication field; then your router will use shared key mechanism to process all authentication requests. 2. WEP encryption is automatically enabled. 3. Enter your 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys into the entries. Click Apply to save the settings, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
- Page 58 Method 3: Select 802.1X from the drop-down menu of Network Authentication field, only if there is a Radius Server on your network for centralized authentication. It is typically used in business environment. Enter into RADIUS Server IP field with IP address of the Radius server used for 802.1x wireless authentication.
- Page 59 Example 5: Authentication - 802.1X, Encryption - WEP. Click Apply to save the settings, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
- Page 60 Method 4: Select WPA from the drop-down menu of Network Authentication field, only if there is a Radius Server on your network for centralized authentication. WPA (WiFi-Protected Access) is typically used in business environment. Enter into RADIUS Server IP field with IP address of the Radius server used for WPA authentication.
- Page 61 Note: All RG54G2 routers in Wireless Bridge mode must be set at the same channel as to communicate with each other. Note: An RG54G2 router in Wireless Bridge mode can maintain up to four different wireless connections to other routers.
- Page 62 INTERNET Cable/DSL Modem RG54G2 RG54G2 RG54G2 RG54G2 Figure 1. Star Configuration INTERNET Cable/DSL Modem RG54G2 RG54G2 RG54G2 RG54G2 Figure 2. Chain Configuration...
- Page 63 WDS MAC Address list. Click Delete whenever you want to remove a specified device. > Association Client List This screen displays a list of wireless stations, which are associ- ated with your RG54G2 router, by their MAC addresses. Click Refresh to update the list.
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Page 64: Nat Settings
> Virtual Server > Special Applications Click each item in the submenu and follow the instructions to manage advanced NAT settings of your RG54G2 broadband router. > Static NAT Setting This option allows you to configure your router’s virtual server setting based on IP forwarding. - Page 65 Input a Private IP, ex. 192.168.1.251, and a Public IP, ex. 213.18.18.253, into the respective fields. Click Add button to continue. Your new data entry will be displayed in the Current Settings list. Click Delete if you want to remove it. >...
- Page 66 2. Private IP: Manually input a private IP address for your server 3. Start Private Port: Manually enter a private port number, where the forwarded requests will arrive at. 4. Type: Select from the drop-down menu of either TCP or UDP protocol 5.
- Page 67 To choose a custom application: Trigger Port: Manually specify the range of the port numbers used by your application, opened for outbound data. Check the instructions in your application’s user manual. Trigger Type: Select UDP, TCP, or Both for the Trigger Port.
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Page 68: Firewall Settings
> Polices > Notification > Virtual DMZ Click each item in the submenu and follow the instructions to manage advanced Firewall settings of your RG54G2 broadband router. > Basic Setting This screen helps you configure basic rules of the firewall equipped... - Page 69 Firewall Protection: High Check High box only if your broadband bandwidth is > 2Mbps. It protects your network in high-level security, yet causes heavy network loads on your router. Check Low box if your broadband bandwidth is < 2Mbps. It protects your network in low- level security, yet causes only small network loads on your router.
- Page 70 This screen provides you with the ability to add custom service filters, up to 32 entries, which are not listed in the Well-Known Services list and are pre-set in your RG54G2 router already. To define a custom filter: 1. Specify Name of the custom service filter.
- Page 71 To modify a defined custom filter: 1. Click Service Name field of that particular custom service filter; then, the current entry data is automati- cally shown on Service Filter screen. 2. Change data into the necessary fields. 3. Click Edit button to confirm your changes; then the corresponding data entry in Custom Services list will be changed accordingly.
- Page 72 Select the desired action covered by this policy in Policy Action field. Check Deny option to block the data Deny that meets the selected settings. Check Pass option to permit the data Pass that meets the selected settings. Select from the drop-down menu of Source IP field. This defines the packets from which sources are covered by this policy based on their source IP(WAN) addresses.
- Page 73 Select from the drop-down menu of Destination IP field. This defines the packets to which PCs or servers are covered by this policy based on their destination IP (LAN) addresses. Select Any if all LAN IP addresses should be covered by this policy. Select Single if only a specific IP Single address is covered by this policy.
- Page 74 To define a LAN to WAN policy: Select LAN to WAN from the drop-down menu of Direction field. Here, LAN to WAN is defined as Outbound data control policy. Execute the step 2, 3, and 4 mentioned in “to define WAN to LAN policy”...
- Page 75 To modify a defined firewall policy: Click Policy Name field of that particular policy listed in Policies List screen; then, the current entry data is automatically shown on Policies screen. Change data into the necessary fields. Click Edit button to confirm your changes; then the corresponding data entry in Policies List will be updated accordingly.
- Page 76 Select the desired schedule from the drop-down menu in Send Notification field, defining sending Email notification by Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or When the log is full. Enter the IP address of the SMTP Server in Mail Server field. It defines the server used for this E-mail notification.
- Page 77 > Virtual DMZ This feature enables the PC/server on your LAN network to be exposed to all users on the Internet, allowing unrestricted 2-way communication between the PC/server and other Internet PC/ servers. The PC/server in DMZ (De-militarized Zone) will re- ceive all connections and requests without any restrictions.