Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto RG300EX LITE del fabbricante MSi
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MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) RG300EX - 300Mbps 1 1 n/g/b W ireless Router with gigabit switch RG300EX Lite - 150Mbps 1 1 n/g/b W ireless broadband router . 1.T able of contents ……………………………………………………………………………1 2.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 2.0 Introduction Thank you for purc hasing MSI RG300EX （ Lite) rout er . W e would like bri efly introduce how to setup our N router to you with follow ing charters. After this configuratio n, you can enjoy the spee d brings by RG300EX （ Lite) series pr oducts.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) which you co nnected the UTP networking cable, is lit. The LED on the ne twork adapter of your computer should also be lit.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 6. The logi n s creen is show n. 3.3 Determining the connection method T o quickly configure the RG 300EX （ Lite) for a conne ction to the Interne t through your provider you will first need to determine which connec tion method your provider is using (‘ DHCP’, ‘Static IP’, or ‘PPPoE’ ).
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 2. Select ‘Manual In ternet Configuration’. 3. Select ‘DHCP Method’. Page 5 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 4. Click ‘Next ’. 5. Click ‘Next ’. Page 6 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 6. Click ‘Save’ and ‘Close’. 3.3.2 Configuring the RG300EX （ Lite) for a S tatic Internet connection If your provider requires yo u to make a connection by using a S tatic IP-address, then use the following ste ps.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 2. Select ‘Manual In ternet Configuration’. 3. Select ‘Static IP’. Page 8 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 4. Click ‘Next ’. 5. Fill in the data as provided by your Inte rnet Service Provider . Page 9 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 6. Click ‘Next ’. 7. Click ‘Save’ and ‘Close’ . Page 10 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 3.3.3 Configuring the RG300EX （ Lite) for a PPPoE Internet If your provider requires you to make a connection by using PPPoE (w ith username and password), then use the follow ing steps. 1. Click ‘Internet W izard’. 2.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) . 3. Select ‘PPPoE’. 4. Click ‘Next ’. Page 12 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 5. Fill in the data as provided by your Inte rnet Service Provider . 6. Click ‘Next ’. Page 13 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 7. Click ‘Save an d Close’. 3.4 Securing a wireless network T o avoid having uninvite d guests probing y our wireless network w e strongly recomm end securing your wireless network. There are several security methods w hich can secure th e network at dif ferent levels.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) WEP security , continue with paragraph 3.4 .2. 3.4.1 WP A security (recommended) 1. Click ‘W ireless W izard’. 2. The wizard appears in a p op-up screen. Click ‘Nex t’. 3. Choose you count ry/region and click ‘Nex t ’.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 4. Click ‘Next ’. 5. The RG300EX （ Lite) will autom atically scan for a suita ble wireless channel. Page 16 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 6. Choose ‘WP APSK’ and click ‘Next’. 7. Choose ‘TKIP’ and click ‘Next’. Page 17 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 8. Fill in a password in the ‘ Network Key’ field (e.g. ‘yournam e1’). Do not use any punctuation m arks and make sure the password is at least 8 characters long! 9. W rite down the network name and th e chosen password.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 10. Click ‘Next’. 1 1. Click ‘Finish’. Page 19 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 12. The wizard will no w save the se ttings and wi ll close t he screen au tomatic ally . Hint: WP A security is supported by W indows 2000 and up (wit h all updates installed).This se curity method is not supported by W indows 98, unless your w ireless network adapter software sup ports WP A.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 3. Fill in the desired name for your wireless networ k in the field ‘SSID’. (Use the ‘ Check SSID’ option to ensure this nam e is not already in use.) 4. The RG300EX （ Lite) will autom atically scan for a suita ble wireless channel.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 5. As a choice, the most suitable wirel ess channel will appear on your screen. 6. Choose ‘WEP’ and click ‘Next’. Page 22 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 7. Choose ‘Use a 128 bit key’ and click ‘Next’. Fill in a pas sword in the field ‘Network Key’. For this WEP key you are only allowed to use numbers from 0 till 9 and the letters a till f. Do not use any punctuation marks and make sure the password is exactly 26 characters long.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 9. Click ‘Next ’. 10. Click ‘Finish’. Page 24 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) The wizard will now save the settings and will close the screen automatically . 3.5 Finishing the inst allation procedure of your wireless router After following c hapter 3, you can fin ish the installation proc edure by following the next steps: 1.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 3.7 Connecting the RG300EX （ Lite) 1. T urn off t he computer . 2. Connect the RG300EX （ Lite) to a wall outlet using the suppli ed power adapter . 3. Connect the supplied UTP network cable to the ‘LAN 4’ port of th e RG300EX （ Lite).
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 6. Click ‘Advance d Setup’ in the left menu. 7. Click ‘Network’ in the left m enu. 8. Click ‘LAN/DHCP Server ’.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 10. Click ‘Apply’ at the right side in the menu ‘DHCP Server ’. 1 1. T ype ‘192.168.0.200’ in the ‘LAN IP address’ field. 12. T ype ‘255.255.2 55.0’ in the ‘Sub net mask’ field. 13. Click the button ‘Apply & Restart’.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 3. Right click the appropriate ’LAN Connection’ . 4. Click ‘Properties’. Page 29 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 5. Select ‘Internet-p rotocol (TCP/IP)’. 6. Click ‘Properties’. Page 30 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 7. Select ‘Use the f ollowing IP Address’. 8. Enter ‘192.168.0.2 5’ in the ‘IP Address’ field. 9. Enter ‘255.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 1 1 . Enter ‘http:/ /192.168.0.200’ in the address bar to log in to the RG 300EX （ Lite). 3.9 Securing a wireless network T o avoid having uninvite d guests probing y our wireless network w e strongly recomm end securing your wireless network.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 2. The wizard appears in a p op-up screen. Click ‘Nex t’. 3. Fill in the desired name for your wireless networ k in the field ‘SSID’.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 4. The RG300EX （ Lite) will autom atically scan for a suita ble wireless channel. As a choice, the most suita ble wireless channel will appear on your screen.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 6. Choose ‘Use a 128 bit key’ and click ‘Next’. Fill in a pas sword in the field ‘Network Key’. For this WEP key you are only allowed to use numbers from 0 till 9 and the letters a till f. Do not use any punctuation marks and make sure the password is exactly 26 characters long.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 8. Click ‘Next ’. 9. Click ‘Finish’. Page 36 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) The wizard will now save the settings and will cl ose the screen autom atically . Finishing the instal lation procedure of your Access Point After following c hapter 4, you can fin ish the installation proc edure: 1. Remove the UTP network cable from your computer .
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 4.2 Configuring the RG300EX （ Lite) signal booster (2) 1. T urn on your com puter . 2. Open your internet brow ser (e.g. Internet Explorer , Netscape of Fir efox). 3. T ype ‘ http://192.168. 0.1 ’ in the address bar .
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 7. Click ‘LAN/DHCP Server ’. 8. Select ‘S top’ at ‘DHCP Server ’. 9. Click ‘Appl y’ at the right side in the menu ‘DHCP Server ’. 10. T ype ‘192.168.0.200’ in the ‘LAN IP address’ field. 1 1. T ype ‘255.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 3. Right click the appropriate ’LAN Connection’. 4. Click ‘Properties’. Page 40 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 5. Select ‘Internet-p rotocol (TCP/IP)’. 6. Click ‘Properties’. Page 41 of 52.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 7. Select ‘Use the f ollowing IP Address’. 8. Enter ‘192.168.0.2 5’ in the ‘IP Address’ field. 9. Enter ‘255.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 1 1. Enter ‘http ://192.168.0.200’ in the addr ess bar to log in to the RG300EX （ Lite). 4.3Configuring your wireless router (1) When configuring the router and its security (paragra ph 5.5), we assum e you will be using the RG300EX （ Lite) as a wireless router .
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 14. Click ‘Next’. 15. Y ou will see a brief sum mary with the settings you have made so f ar . Click ‘Next’ to continue. 16. Choose ‘ WP APSK’ and click ‘Next’. 17. Choose ‘T KIP’ and click ‘N ext’.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 9. Click ‘W ireless’ in the left menu. 10. Click ‘WDS Setup’ in the left m enu. 1 1. Click ‘Search AP’ in the right screen.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 13. Double-click w ith the left m ouse button on the nam e (SSID) of the signal booster . 14. Click ‘OK ’. 15. Click ‘Add’ in the right screen. 16. Click ‘Save’ at the top of the right screen. 17. Click ‘OK’ to save the settings .
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 5.0 Configuring the wireless network on your computer Now that the router has been secured, you w ill need to configure t he computer itself so it c an recognize your secured wireless network an d will be able to ma ke a connection.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 6.0 Firewall & QoS settings The RG300EX （ Lite) is equipped with an advanced firewall. T his firewall allows y ou to open ports, allowing certain pr ograms to gain access to the Internet. Y ou can open these ports usin g the function ‘Port Forwarding’.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 5. The logi n s creen is show n. 6. Click ‘Setup T ool’. 7. Click ‘Advance d Setup’ in the left menu. 8. Click ‘Port Forwarding’ bellow ‘N A T/Routing’ in the left m enu.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 9. In the field ‘LAN IP-address you can fill in the IP-address of the c omputer for which you wa nt to open the specific po rts. 10. Select the correct protocol in the ‘Protocol’ field. 1 1. Fill in the necess ary ports at the ‘External port’ field.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) Thanks to QoS (Quality Of Service) you can m ake sure that a specific program or computer gets priori ty above other pr ograms. By using this featur e, you are cer tain tha t you will not get ‘la g’ in games of hitches during video playback, in ca se one of the com puters starts to down load.
MSI R G 3 0 0 E X （ Lite ) 12. Click ‘Apply’ to activate these basic s ettings. Hint: If you do not exactly know the speed of your internet connectio n, please contact your Internet Service Provider . Y our provider will usually speak in term of MB.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il MSi RG300EX LITE è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del MSi RG300EX LITE - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso MSi RG300EX LITE imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul MSi RG300EX LITE ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il MSi RG300EX LITE, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del MSi RG300EX LITE.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il MSi RG300EX LITE. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo MSi RG300EX LITE insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
