MSI RG300EX - Manual (Page 2)

M S I R G 3 0 0 E X （ L i t e )
RG300EX - 300Mbps 11n/g/b Wireless Router with gigabit switch
RG300EX Lite - 150Mbps 11n/g/b Wireless broadband router.
1.Table of contents
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2.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Functions and features ......................................................................................................................2
2.2 Package contents...............................................................................................................................2
3.0 Configure as wireless router .............................................................................................................2
3.1 Connecting the RG300EX（Lite).....................................................................................................2
3.2 Configuring the RG300EX（Lite) for connection with the Internet ................................................3
3.3 Determining the connection method.................................................................................................4
3.3.1 Configuring the RG300EX（Lite) for a DHCP Internet .......................................................4
3.3.2 Configuring the RG300EX（Lite) for a Static Internet connection ......................................7
3.3.3 Configuring the RG300EX（Lite) for a PPPoE Internet.....................................................11
3.4 Securing a wireless network ...........................................................................................................14
3.4.1 WPA security (recommended) .............................................................................................15
3.4.2 WEP security .......................................................................................................................20
3.5 Finishing the installation procedure of your wireless router...........................................................25
3.6 Configuration as an Access Point ...................................................................................................25
3.7 Connecting the RG300EX（Lite)...................................................................................................26
3.8 Configuring the RG300EX（Lite) as an Access Point ...................................................................26
3.9 Securing a wireless network ...........................................................................................................32
3.9.1 WEP security .......................................................................................................................32
4.0 Configuring the RG300EX（Lite) as a signal booster ...................................................................37
4.1 Connecting the RG300EX（Lite) signal booster (2)......................................................................37
4.2 Configuring the RG300EX（Lite) signal booster (2).....................................................................38
4.3Configuring your wireless router (1) ...............................................................................................43
4.4 Connecting your wireless router with the signal booster (2) ..........................................................44
5.0 Configuring the wireless network on your computer......................................................................47
5.1 Configuring a wireless network using Windows XP ......................................................................47
5.2 Configuring a wireless network using Windows Vista ...................................................................47
6.0 Firewall & QoS settings..................................................................................................................48
6.1 Port Forwarding ..............................................................................................................................48
6.2 Setting up QoS................................................................................................................................50
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