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SMC Networks SMC EliteConnect SMC2586W-G User Manual

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  • Page 3 Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accu- rate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC.
  • Page 4 Limited Warranty Statement: SMC Networks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller. SMC may, at...
  • Page 5 * SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list. Under the limited lifetime warranty, internal and external power supplies, fans, and cables are covered by a standard one-year warranty from date of purchase. SMC Networks, Inc. 38 Tesla Irvine, CA 92618...
  • Page 6 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 7 “Appareils Numeriques,” NMB-003 edictee par l’Industrie. EC Conformance Declaration CE 0560 (!) SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2o, 4a, 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Page 8 10. Alle Hinweise und Warnungen, die sich am Gerät befinden, sind zu beachten. 11. Wird das Gerät über einen längeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt, sollten Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen. Somit wird im Falle einer Überspannung eine Beschädigung vermieden. 12. Durch die Lüftungsöffnungen dürfen niemals Gegenstände oder Flüssigkeiten in das Gerät gelangen.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2. FeaturesPackage Contents 1.3 Features 1.4 LED Definitions 2. First-Time Installation and Configuration 2.1 Selecting a Power Supply Method 2.2 Mounting the SMC2586W-G on a Wall 2.3 Preparing for Configuration 2.4 Configuring the SMC2586W-G 2.5 Deploying the SMC2586W-G 3.

  • Page 11: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1 Overview The SMC2586W-G is a versatile device that can be configured to be in one of the 3 operational modes—Access Point, Bridge Master, and Bridge Slave—for various wireless bridging applications. With the convenient Web-based user inteface, a network administrator can easily and clearly manage the SMC2586W-G.
  • Page 12 • 64-bit and 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). For wireless data encryption. • IEEE 802.1x/RADIUS. When the SMC2586W-G is in Access Point mode, it can be configured to authenticate wireless users and distribute encryption keys dynamically by IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Network Access Control and RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service).
  • Page 13 less clients (STAs and Bridge Slaves) that are associated with the SMC2586W-G. • Detachable antenna. The SMC2586W-G antenna can be replaced with SMC high-gain antennas for long operating range. • DHCP client. The SMC2586W-G can automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. •...

  • Page 14: Led Definitions

    • SNMP. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) MIB I, MIB II, IEEE 802.1d, and Private Enterprise MIB are supported. • UPnP. The SMC2586W-G responds to UPnP discovery messages so that a Windows XP user can locate the SMC2586W-G in My Network Places and use a Web browser to configure it.

  • Page 15: First-Time Installation And Configuration

    2. First-Time Installation and Configuration 2.1 Selecting a Power Supply Method The SMC2586W-G can be powered by either the supplied power adapter or the optional SMCPWR-INJ3 EliteConnect™ Power Injector. The SMC2586W-G automatically selects the suitable power depending on your decision. To power the SMC2586W-G by the supplied power adapter: 1.

  • Page 16: Mounting The Smc2586W-G On A Wall

    Fig. 2. Connecting Ethernet cables to SMCPWR-INJ3. 5. Check the “ACTIVE” LED: if power is successfully fed into the SMC2586W-G, the “AC-TIVE” LED will be on (Red light); otherwise, the “ACTIVE” LED will be off. 6. If the electricity current is over the normal condition (Io°÷1.0 A), the “ACTIVE”...

  • Page 17: Preparing For Configuration

    2.3 Preparing for Configuration To configure an SMC2586W-G, a managing computer with a Web browser is needed. For first-time configuration of an SMC2586W-G, an Ethernet net- work interface card (NIC) should have been installed in the managing com- puter. For maintenance configuration of a deployed SMC2586W-G, either a wireless computer or a wired computer can be employed as the managing computer.

  • Page 18: Configuring The Smc2586W-G

    Changing the TCP/IP Settings of the Managing Computer Use the Windows Network Control Panel Applet to change the TCP/IP set- tings of the managing computer, so that the IP address of the computer and the IP address of the SMC2586W-G are in the same IP subnet. Set the IP address of the computer to 192.168.2.xxx (the default IP address of the SMC2586W-G is 192.168.2.50) and the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.) [DHCP Client is enabled by default.
  • Page 19 NOTE: It is strongly recommended that the password be changed to other value for security reasons. On the start page, click the General, Password link to change the value of the password (see Section 3.3.1 for more information). TIP: Since the Status page shows the current settings and status of the SMC2586W-G, it can be saved or printed within the Web browser for future reference.
  • Page 20 The SMC2586W-G supports 3 operational modes for meeting various wire- less connectivity requirements: • Access Point (AP). The AP mode enables IEEE 802.11 Stations (STAs) to automatically associate with it via the standard IEEE 802.11 association process. In addition, the IEEE 802.11 WDS (Wireless Distribution System) technology can be used to manually establish wireless links between two APs or between an AP and a Bridge Master.
  • Page 21 The relationships among the operational modes and the wireless link types are shown in the following table: Table 1. Operational modes vs. wireless link types. From the table, a WDS link can be establish between two APs, a BM-BS link can be established between a Bridge Master and a Bridge Slave, but no wireless link can be established between a Bridge Slave and an AP.
  • Page 22 Step 3: Configuring IEEE 802.11 Settings Fig. 9. IEEE 802.11g communication settings. Go to the IEEE 802.11, Communication section in the Web-based Management user interface to configure IEEE 802.11g-related communication settings, including Channel number and Network name (SSID). The number of available RF channels depends on local regulations. NOTE: The Regulatory domain setting of the SMC2586W-G sold in the U.S.
  • Page 23 To enable a WDS link: 1. Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge at the other end of the WDS link. 2. Select the corresponding Enabled check box. For example, assume you want two SMC2586W-Gs with MAC addresses 00-02-65-01-62-C5 and 00-02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link between them.
  • Page 24 Step 4: Reviewing and Applying Settings Fig. 13. Settings changes are highlighted in red. On the start page, you can review all the settings you have made. Changes are highlighted in red. If they are OK, click Restart for the new settings to take effect.

  • Page 25: Deploying The Smc2586W-G

    2.5 Deploying the SMC2586W-G After the settings have been configured, deploy the SMC2586W-G to the field application environment. Connect the SMC2586W-G to an Ethernet LAN through an Ethernet switch/hub. If external high-gain directional antennas are needed, it may be difficult to align the antennas.

  • Page 26: Using Web-Based Management

    3. Using Web-Based Management 3.1 Overview Menu Structure The left side of the start page contains a menu for you to carry out com- mands. Here is a brief description of the hyperlinks on the menu: • Home. For going back to the start page. •...
  • Page 27 • Addressing. IP address settings for the SMC2586W-G to work with TCP/IP. • DHCP Server. Settings for the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server on the SMC2586W-G. • IEEE 802.11. IEEE 802.11g-related settings. • Communication. Basic settings for the IEEE 802.11g interface of the SMC2586W-G to work properly with wireless clients.

  • Page 28: Viewing Status

    Fig. 18 Settings have been changed. Home and Refresh Commands Fig. 19 Home and Refresh. At the bottom of each status page shows read-only information and two buttons— Home and Refresh. Clicking Home brings you back to the start page. Clicking Refresh updates the shown status information.
  • Page 29 Current DHCP Mappings Fig. 21 Current DHCP mappings. On this page, all the current static or dynamic DHCP mappings are shown. A DHCP mapping is a correspondence relationship between an IP address assigned by the DHCP server and a computer or device that obtains the IP address.

  • Page 30: General Operations

    When the SMC2586W-G is in Bridge Slave mode, you can use the Link Monitor status page to monitor the link quality and signal strength sensed by its RF module. Larger values means better wireless connectivity to its associated Bridge Master. This feature is especially useful when you are aligning a pair of directional antennas for long range bridging applications.
  • Page 31 those networks where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Slaves are already installed. The Bridge Master enables Bridge Slaves to automatically associ- ate with it. It also enables IEEE 802.11 Stations, which are on the same LAN as the Bridge Master, to automatically associate with it via the standard IEEE 802.11 association process.
  • Page 32 From the table, a WDS link can be establish between two APs, a BM-BS link can be established between a Bridge Master and a Bridge Slave, but no wire- less link can be established between a Bridge Slave and an AP. Fig.
  • Page 33 browser types and versions, HTTP-based firmware management operations may not work properly with some Web browsers. If you cannot successfully perform HTTP-based firmware management operations with your Web browser, try the TFTP-based method. Upgrading Firmware by HTTP Fig. 27 Firmware upgrade by HTTP. To upgrade firmware of the SMC2586W-G by HTTP: 1.
  • Page 34 To restore configuration of the SMC2586W-G by HTTP: 1. Click Browse and then select a correct configuration .hex file. You have to make sure the file name is the SMC2586W-G_Backup.hex. The file path will be shown in the Configuration file name text box. 2.
  • Page 35 6. Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol. 7. Specify the IP address of the computer, which acts as a TFTP server. If you don’t know the IP address of the computer, open a Command Prompt from the computer running the TFP server, and type IpConfig, then press the Enter key.
  • Page 36 Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP Fig. 33. Configuration backup/restore. To back up configuration of the SMC2586W-G by TFTP: 1. Use a computer that will serve as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the backup process. 2.

  • Page 37: Configuring Tcp/Ip Related Settings

    the configuration backup file resides. A configuration backup file is named SMC2586W-G_Backup.hex. 5. On the computer, run a Web browser and click the General, Firmware Tools hyperlink. 6. Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol. 7. Within the Configuration Backup/Restore section, specify the IP address of the computer, which acts as a TFTP server.
  • Page 38 The IP address of the SMC2586W-G can be manually set (Set Manually) or automatically assigned by a DHCP server on the LAN (Obtain from a DHCP Server – enabled by default). If you are manually setting the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway settings, set them appropriately, so that they comply with your LAN environment.

  • Page 39: Configuring Ieee 802.11B/G-Related Settings

    DHCP Mappings Fig. 37 Static DHCP mappings. IP addresses of servers are often static so that clients could always locate the servers by the static IP addresses. By using Static DHCP Mappings, you can ensure that a host will get the same IP address when it requests one from the DHCP server.
  • Page 40 For specific needs such as configuring the SMC2586W-G as a wireless LAN- to-LAN bridge, the AP functionality can be disabled, so that no wireless client can associate with the SMC2586W-G. (This will only work while the SMC2586W-G bridges are configured in AP/WDS mode, if you are using Master/Slave mode and disable the AP functionality on the Master no wireless clients or bridge slaves will be able to connect.) Since the IEEE 802.11g-based SMC2586W-G is also IEEE 802.11b compati-...
  • Page 41 Wireless Distribution System Fig. 40 Wireless Distribution System. Traditionally, access points are connected by Ethernet. By IEEE 802.11 Wireless Distribution System (WDS), APs can communicate with one another wirelessly. For example, in Fig. 40, AP 2 acts as an access point for the note- book computers and it forwards packets sent from the notebook computers to AP 1 through WDS.
  • Page 42 Fig. 42 Wireless Distribution System settings. To enable a WDS link: 3. Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge at the other end of the WDS link. 4. Select the corresponding Enabled check box. For example, assume you want two SMC2586W-Gs with MAC addresses 00- 02-65-01-62-C5 and 00-02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link between them.
  • Page 43 WARNING: Do not let your network topology consist of wireless bridges, Ethernet switches, Ethernet links, and WDS links that form a loop. If there are any loops that exist, packets will circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously degraded. Fig.
  • Page 44 Wireless Client Isolation is a feature for the SMC2586W-G in AP or Bridge Master mode to block wireless-to-wireless traffic between STAs so that the STAs cannot see each other. This feature is useful for WLANs deployed in public places. This way, hackers have no chance to attack other wireless users in a hotspot.
  • Page 45 As illustrated in Fig. 46 when AP 1 and AP 2 are using the “This AP Only” option, AP1 blocks wireless traffic between STA 1 and STA 2, while wireless traffic between STA 2 and STA 3, which are associated with different APs, is still allowed.
  • Page 46 with various WLAN network adapters. There are three options available, including Open System, Shared Key, and Auto. When WEP is enabled by a security mode, the Key length can be specified to be 64 Bits or 128 Bits. The Selected key setting specifies the key to be used as a send-key for encrypting traffic from the local device side to the remote device side.
  • Page 47 2. Set the Access control type to inclusive. 3. Specify the MAC address of a wireless client to allow access, and then click Add. 4. Repeat Step 3 for each other wireless client. To delete an entry in the access control table: •...
  • Page 48 IEEE 802.1x/RADIUS IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Network Access Control is a new standard for solving some security issues associated with IEEE 802.11, such as lack of user-based authentication and dynamic encryption key distribution. With IEEE 802.1x, a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server, and a user account database, an enterprise or ISP (Internet Service Provider) can manage its mobile users’...

  • Page 49: Configuring Advanced Settings

    SMC2586W-G supports IEEE 802.1x and can be configured to communicate with two RADIUS servers. When the primary RADIUS server fails to respond, SMC2586W-G will try to communicate with the secondary RADIUS server. You can specify the length of timeout and the number of retries before com- municating with the secondary RADIUS server after failing to communicate with the primary RADIUS server.
  • Page 50 Ethernet Type Filters Fig. 53 Ethernet type filters settings. The Ethernet type filed of the MAC (Media Access Control) header of a pack- et incoming from the WLAN or Ethernet interface is inspected for filtering. In a rule, specify the hex-decimal Ethernet type number and give the rule a name.
  • Page 51 TCP/UDP Port Filters Fig. 55 TCP/UDP port filters settings. The destination port field the TCP or UDP header of a packet incoming from the WLAN or Ethernet interface is inspected for filtering. In a rule, specify the decimal Destination Port, Protocol type (TCP/UDP), and the name of the higher-level protocol (Application Name).
  • Page 52 NOTE: Make sure you have installed the necessary Windows UPnP components on your Windows XP computer. System Log System events can be logged to the on-board RAM of the SMC2586W-G (Local log) or sent in the form of SNMP trap (Remote log by SNMP trap) or BSD Syslog (Remote log by BSD Syslog) to a remote SNMP trap monitoring server or remote Syslog server, respectively.
  • Page 53 SNMP Fig. 59 SNMP settings. The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) functionality can be dis- abled, and you can specify the name (used as a password) of the read-only and read-write community. In addition, up to 5 SNMP trap targets can be set in the SNMP Trap Table.

  • Page 54: Eliteconnect Management Utility

    4. EliteConnect Management Utility 4.1 Introduction This chapter gives introductory information, such as the design goal and fea- tures, on SMC EliteConnect™ Management Utility. In Chapter 4.2, it outlines EliteConnect Management Utility’s basic function- ality by using a sample device list file, which is installed by the setup pack- age of EliteConnect Management Utility.
  • Page 55 • DNS domain name. DNS (Domain Name System) domain name of the device. These information items serve as memos for the network administrator and they are optional. And the following information items must be specified so that EliteConnect Management Utility can communicate with the device by HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol): •...

  • Page 56: Tutorial

    • Device Management. The network administrator can manage devices one by one or in a batch fashion. • Configuring by Web browser. Launching the default Web browser to manage the selected device. • Batch processing. Applying a network management command to multiple devices at a time.
  • Page 57 Overview User Interface Fig. 60 Main user interface. The main user interface of EliteConnect Management Utility is three-paned. The upper right pane is the Device List View, which shows the devices to manage. The upper left pane is the Workspace Window, which enables you to filter the active device list or switch to another device list.
  • Page 58 Connecting the Managing PC and a Managed Device You need at least one SMC2582W-B EliteConnect 802.11b Wireless Bridge or SMC2586W-G EliteConnect 802.11g Wireless Bridge to follow the remainder of the tutorial. Connect the PC on which EliteConnect Management Utility will run and the device with Ethernet. And then, configure the IP address of the PC and of the device so that they are in the same IP subnet.
  • Page 59 Fig. 62 Device Properties dialog box. On the left side of the title bar of the Device Properties dialog box is a “Pin” button. Click this button to pin the dialog box (the icon will be changed ) so that it will always stay on top of other windows. Otherwise, the Device Properties dialog box disappears if you click anywhere outside of the dialog box.
  • Page 60 Editing the Device List Fig. 63 Edit menu. Select the desired device item from the device list. You can select consecutive device items by clicking while holding the Shift key. And you can select inconsecutive device items by clicking while holding the Ctrl key. The Select All command on the Edit menu enables you to select all devices in the device list.
  • Page 61 of EliteConnect Management Utility and an empty new device list file have been opened. Filtering the Device List Fig. 65 Filter View of the Workspace window. You can filter a device list by clicking a tree item on the Filter tab of the Workspace window.
  • Page 62 Fig. 6. Sorting by IP address, in descending order. NOTE: If a newly opened device list file is sorted, an asterisk mark “*” will be added to the file name shown in the title bar of EliteConnect Management Utility, which means the contents of the device list file have been modified. Rearranging the Column Order Fig.
  • Page 63 Any device list columns can be hidden by clearing corresponding check boxes next to the menu items of the Columns sub-menu of the View menu. Clicking an unchecked menu item shows its corresponding device list col- umn, and the menu item becomes checked next time you open the Columns sub-menu.

  • Page 64: Using Smc Eliteconnect™ Management Utility

    Fig. 72 History Log View. Configuring a Device by Web Browser Select the device item in the device list, which represents the SMC2582W-B or SMC2586W-G you use for this tutorial, and then carry out the Configure by Web Browser command on the Device menu. The default Web browser will be launched for you to manage the device.
  • Page 65 The main user interface of EliteConnect Management Utility consists of three-paned. The upper right pane is the Device List View, which shows the devices to manage. The upper left pane is the Workspace Window, which enables you to filter the active device list or switch to another device list. The bottom pane is the History Log View.
  • Page 66 Filter View Fig. 75 Filter View. EliteConnect Management Utility analyses the structure of the devices items in the active device list and shows the results in a tree fashion on the Filter tab of the Workspace window. The active device list can be filtered by click- ing a tree item (see Section 4.3.3.6 for more information).
  • Page 67 File View The File tab of the Workspace window lists all opened device list files so that you to quickly switch between them (see “Viewing All Opened Device List Files” Section on page 81 for more information). History Log View The History Log View shows progress and results of network management commands.
  • Page 68 • Close. Close the active document. • Save. Save the active document. • Save As. Save the active document with a new name. • Print. Print the active document. • Print Preview. Display full pages. • Print Setup. Change the printer and printing options. •...
  • Page 69 • Configure by Web Browser. Launch the default Web browser to configure the first selected device. • Change SSID. Change the SSID setting of selected device. • Change Password. Change the password setting of selected device. • Upgrade Firmware by TFTP. Upgrade the firmware of selected device by TFTP. •...
  • Page 70 Shortcut Menu Right clicking anywhere within the Device List View brings up a shortcut menu as shown in Fig. 78 The commands on the shortcut menu are short- cuts to some of the main menu commands. • Cut—Cut command on the Edit menu •...
  • Page 71 command on the Device menu. • Restore Configuration by HTTP—Restore Configuration by HTTP command on the Device menu. • Properties—Properties command on the View menu. Toolbars Toolbar commands are shortcuts to some of the main menu commands. There are two tool-bars—Basic and Device. The commands in the Basic toolbar (from left to right) are listed as follows: •...
  • Page 72 • Check Alive on the Device menu. • Configure by Web Browser on the Device menu. • Change Password on the Device menu. • Change SSID on the Device menu. • Change RADIUS Servers on the Device menu. • Upgrade Firmware by TFTP on the Device menu. •...
  • Page 73 Fig. 81 Floating Workspace window. Fig. 82 History Log View docked to the right side.
  • Page 74 Rearranging the Column Order of the Device List View Fig. 83 Rearranging the column order by a drag-and-drop operation. The column order can be rearranged by drag-and-drop operations. Just drag a column header and drop it to another position. For example, as shown in Fig.
  • Page 75 General Options Fig. 85 General tab. On this tab, you can specify the action taken when a device item in the active device list is double-clicked, the number of simultaneous device man- agement commands, and whether the Device Password List function will be enabled.
  • Page 76 Fig. 86 A sample Device Password List. Select the Use the following Device Password List instead of asking for device user name and password check box, and specify the location of the device password list file by clicking the “…” button. Logging Options Fig.
  • Page 77 On this tab, you can configure behavior parameters of EliteConnect Management Utility’s built-in TFTP server for device firmware upgrade. EliteConnect Management Utility supports a “pull” style and a “push” style of device firmware upgrade. The pull style is achieved by HTTP and TFTP, while the push style is solely achieved by HTTP.
  • Page 78 HTTP Options Fig. 89 HTTP tab. On this tab, you can configure behavior parameters of EliteConnect Management Utility’s Web client engine—Microsoft Internet Explorer control. You may refer to Microsoft documentation about how to pick good values for Connect retries, Connect timeout, Receive timeout, and Send timeout. Experiments are helpful in determining values for these parameters.
  • Page 79 To add a new device item to the active device list, click New Device on the Insert menu. And then a new device item is added to the device list and the Device Properties dialog box ap-pears for you to enter device properties. The Deployment and Identification groups of properties and the Comments property are optional for annotation purposes.
  • Page 80 Multiple Consecutive Selections Fig. 92 Multiple consecutive selections. To select a block of consecutive device items: 1. Click the first item of the block. 2. Click the last item of the block while holding the Shift key. Multiple Inconsecutive Selections Fig.
  • Page 81 Editing the Device List Fig. 94 Edit menu. You can use the commands on the Edit menu to edit the active device list. Refer to Section 4.3.1.5 for explanations of the commands. Filter the Device List Fig. 95 Device list filtering. You can filter a device list by clicking a tree item on the Filter tab of the Workspace window.
  • Page 82 Fig. 96 Sorting by IP address, in ascending order. Clicking the IP Address header one more time sorts the device list in descending order, as shown by Fig. 97. Fig. 97 Sorting by IP address, in descending order. NOTE: If a newly opened device list file is sorted, an asterisk mark “*” will be added to the file name shown in the title bar of EliteConnect Management Utility, which means the contents of the device list file have been modified.
  • Page 83 You can switch between all opened device list files by clicking the correspon- ding tree items on the File tab of the Workspace window. Arranging Device List Windows The commands on the Window menu enable you to arrange your Device List View window and switch between them.
  • Page 84 The Tile command on the Window menu arranges the Device List View win- dows as non-overlapping tiles. Arranging Minimized Windows Fig. 102 Minimized windows put in order. The Arrange Icons command on the Window menu arranges minimized Device List View windows so that they stay at the bottom. Managing Devices Except the Configure by Web Browser command, all other device manage- ment commands on the Device menu are “batch”...
  • Page 85 NOTE: You have to make sure a device is reachable by EliteConnect Management Utility through the IP address/domain name and port specified in the device list. Canceling Batch Command Execution Fig. 104 Cancel Waiting Commands menu command. When a network batch command is in execution, you can click Cancel Waiting Commands on the Device menu to cancel all commands waiting in EliteConnect Management Utility’s work queue.
  • Page 86 Fig. 105 Changing SSID dialog box. Changing the Administration User Name and Password of Devices To change the administration user name and password settings of every selected device, carry out the Change Password command. If the Device Password List functionality is disabled, the Changing User Name and Password dialog box will appear asking you to enter the Current admin.
  • Page 87 Changing the RADIUS Server Setting of Devices To change the RADIUS server settings of every selected device, carry out the Change RADIUS Servers command. You’ll be prompted to enter the Primary RADIUS server and Secondary RADIUS server. Fig. 108 Changing RADIUS Servers dialog box. The WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) standard uses IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Network Access Control and RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) for advanced WLAN se-curity.
  • Page 88 Upgrading Device Firmware Carry out the Upgrade Firmware by HTTP command. Backing up Device Configuration Carry out the Back up Configuration by HTTP command. Restoring Device Configuration Carry out the Restore Configuration by HTTP command. Printing the Active Device List To print the active device list, carry out the Print command on the File menu.

  • Page 89: Appendix A: Default Settings

    Appendix A: Default Settings TIP: Press the Default button on the powered-on SMC2586W-G to reset the configuration settings to factory-default values.

  • Page 90: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    Appendix B: Troubleshooting Check the following first: • Make sure that the power of the SMC2586W-G is on and the Ethernet cables are connected firmly to the RJ-45 jacks of the SMC2586W-G. • Make sure that the LED ALV of the SMC2586W-G is blinking to indicate the SMC2586W-G is working.
  • Page 91 For a wireless client computer to communicate with a correspondent host on the Internet by the host’s domain name (e.g. http://www.wi-fi.com), it first sends a DNS request to a DNS server on the Internet. The DNS request trav- els first to the AP, then the AP relays this request to the default gateway of the client computer.
  • Page 92 • If you cannot find any incorrect settings of the SMC2586W-G, the default gateway of the SMC2586W-G may be really down or there are other communication problems on the network backbone. Other Problems • My SMC2586W-G has been set to obtain an IP address automatically by DHCP.

  • Page 93: Appendix C : Distances And Data Rates

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  • Page 94: Appendix D: Technical Specification

    Appendix D: Technical Specification SMC2586W-G Wireless Bridge Standards: • 802.11b • 802.11g • 802.3 • 802.3u • 802.3af Data rate & modulation: • OFDM@54Mbps, CCK@11/5.5Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps and DBSK@1Mbps Radio Technology: • OFDM • DSSS Operating Range: • Up to 1,155 feet Channels: •...
  • Page 95 Power Supply: • Input: 100VAC 60Hz • Output: 12VDC, 1A Dimensions (without antenna): • 8.5” x 5.5 “ x 1.25” Weight: • 0.96 lbs SMCPWR-INJ3 Power Injector Input Power Requirements • AC Input Voltage • AC Frequency • AC Input Current Power over LAN output Specification •...
  • Page 96 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CALL: From U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; Fax: (949) 679-1481 From Europe : Contact details can be found on www.smc-europe.com or www.smc.com INTERNET E-mail addresses: techsupport@smc.com european.techsupport@smc-europe.com Driver updates: http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action=tech_support_drivers_downloads...

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