User Manual
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MSG
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Manual
3. Installation
3.1 Panel Function Description
Front Panel
1. Power: ON indicates the power on, and OFF indicates the power off.
2. Status: Power and Status both ON indicate system ready, OFF indicates BIOS running, and BLINKING
indicates OS running.
3. WAN: ON indicates connection, OFF indicates no connection, and BLINKING indicates data transmitting.
4. LAN: ON indicates connection, OFF indicates no connection, and BLINKING indicates data transmitting.
Rear Panel
1. Power: Attach the power adaptor here.
2. Reset:
• Press and hold the Reset button for about 5 seconds and the LED status indicator on the front panel
will start to blink before restarting the system.
• Press and hold the Reset button for more than 10 seconds and the LED status indicator on the front
panel will start to speed up blinking before resetting the system to default configuration.
3. WAN:
• For connecting to external networks which are not managed by MSG100 via ADSL or Cable Modem,
or connecting to a certain LAN of an organization via Switch or Hub.
4. LAN:
• For connecting to the networks managed by MSG100, such as client networking devices.
• MSG100 supports Service Zone function including Port-Based mode and Tag-Based mode. Under
Tag-Based mode, Service Zones are distinguished by VLAN tagging instead of physical LAN ports,
and vise versa. By default, the system is in Port-Based mode and all LAN ports are set to the default
Service Zone.
5. Console: For displaying text data on an extended monitor via a RS-232 DB9 cable.