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SMC Networks SMC2586W-G User's Manual

1. Fig 90 Device Properties dialog box 77 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 You have to specify either IP address or Domain name and Port so that EliteConnect Management Utility knows how to communicate with the de vice Click Apply for your changes to take effect The changes will be immediately reflected in the device list EliteConnect Management Utility automatically fills the properties in the Device network command status group after successful Check Alive com mand execution On the left side of the title bar of the Device Properties dialog box is a Pin Hal button Click this button to pin the dialog box the icon will be changed to so that it will always stay on top of other windows Otherwise the Device Properties dialog box disappears if you click any where outside of the dialog box Clicking New Device adds a new device item to the device list You can repeat this procedure several times to add more device items to the device list Selecting Devices Click on the selected device Three types of selection are supported single selection multiple consecutive selections and multiple inconsecuti
2. a Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Fig 41 LAN to LAN bridging By WDS two or more LAN segments can be connected wirelessly As illus trated in Fig 41Fig a pair of wireless LAN to LAN bridges is used to connect two LAN seg ments Since the SMC2586W G is WDS enabled it can be used as a wireless bridge even when it is in AP mode NOTE An SMC2586W G can have up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wireless bridges 40 Peer MAC Address fo0 02 6 F 01 62 C5 Port Enabled 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 OO 02 65 01 62 C5 and 00 02 65 01 62 C6 to establish a WDS link between them On SMC2586W G 00 02 65 01 62 C5 set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00 02 65 01 62 C6 and on SMC2586W G 00 02 65 01 62 C6 set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00 02 65 01 C5 TIP Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram so that you know how an AP is connected to other peer APs or wireless bridges by WDS TIP Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram so that you know how a bridge is connected to other peer bridges by WDS See the following figure for an example network planning diagram LAN Segment 2 Bridge 2 LAN Segment 3 LAN Segment 1 6 Bridge 1 Bridge 3 FE Bridge
3. Instead of manually entering MAC addresses to the access control table one by one you can prepare a text file that contains all the MAC addresses and put it on a TFTP server and then download the MAC ACL Access Control List file from the TFTP server to the SMC2586W G Fig 50 shows the contents of a sample ACL file 66 11 22 33 44 56 88 11 22 33 44 51 88 11 22 33 44 52 88 11 22 33 44 53 88 11 22 33 44 54 88 11 22 33 44 55 88 11 22 33 44 56 88 11 22 33 44 57 88 11 22 33 44 58 88 11 22 33 44 59 66 11 22 33 44 5a 88 11 22 33 44 5b 88 11 22 33 44 5c 88 11 22 33 44 5d 88 11 22 33 44 5e 88 11 22 33 44 5f 66 11 22 33 44 66 Fig 50 Sample MAC ACL file To download a MAC ACL file from a TFTP server 1 Specify the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP server IP address text box 2 Specify the name of the MAC ACL file on the TFTP server in the MAC ACL file name text box 3 Click Download 46 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 access to its wireless LANs Before granting access to a wireless LAN supporting IEEE 802 1x a user has to issue hi
4. e Device system information retrieval EliteConnect Management Utility can retrieve some useful system information about the device including e MAC address MAC Media Access Control address of the device e Firmware version Version information about the firmware of the device This information is useful when doing firmware upgrade e System up time How long the device has operated from its most recent startup e Model description Description of the device model designated by the manufacturer e Cut Copy Paste Delete Undo and Redo operations These operations are supported to edit device lists e Filtering This functionality enables the network administrator to see the selected devices based on the following criteria e Project name e Geographical Zone 1 e Geographical Zone 2 e Firmware version e Sorting This functionality enables the network administrator to arrange a device list in specific order e Printing Printing of a device list e Sending device lists by e mail Sending a device list to others by e mail within EliteConnect Management Utility 54 e Device Management The network administrator can manage devices one by one or in a batch fashion e Configuring by Web browser Launching the default Web browser to manage the selected device e Batch processing Applying a network management command to multiple devices at a time The following commands are supported e Check Alive Checking wheth
5. the hardware watchdog timer will detect this situation and restart the SMC2586W G This way the SMC2586W G can provide continuous services 1 4 LED Definitions There are several LED indicators on the SMC2586W G They are defined as follows e ALV Alive Blinks when the SMC2586W G is working normally e RF IEEE 802 11b g interface activity e LAN Ethernet LAN interface activity e PWR Power 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 Plug the power adapter to an AC socket 2 Plug the connector of the power adapter to the power jack of the SMC2586W G NOTE This product is intended to be power supplied by a Listed Power Unit marked Class 2 or LPS and output rated 12V DC 1 25 A minimum or equivalent statement NOTE Units shipping to Europe will have a EU type or UK type plug adapter added separately The plug adapter simply needs to be inserted over the US type plug to conform to EU or UK power specifications To power the SMC2586W G by SMCPWR INJ3 Power Injector 1 Connect the power cord cable from power outlet to the SMCPWR INJ3 power connector To Power Outlet Fig 1 Connecting the power
6. 10 45 26 824 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 21 11 has been checked to be alive 10 45 26 824 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 11 208 has been checked to be alive 10 45 26 824 12 04 2003 Checking if Device 210 62 12 35 is alive 10 45 26 864 12 04 2003 Checking if Device 210 62 18 35 is alive 10 45 27 806 12 04 2003 Device 210 63 12 208 has been checked to be alive 10 45 27 866 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 12 35 has been checked to be alive 10 45 27 896 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 18 35 has been checked to be alive i 5 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 4 3 Using SMC EliteConnect Management Utility This chapter provides more detailed explanations of the EliteConnect Management Utility functionalities User Interface Overview Main User Interface pe SMC EliteConnect Management Utility ChainRestaurantProjects dit i loj xj File Edit View Insert Device Tools Window Help 8 x OSE LEX noeg Se OK 263 SO Mee eee C Staws Proja IPAddress Pon Zoned 3Y All 1 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 11 110 80 New York Y Chain Restaurant 1 2 Chain Restaurant 2 210 65 11 110 80 Ne
7. 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 Workspace 2 All Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 110 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 120 Los Angeles Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 121 Y VY Chain Restaurant 2 Y New York Y San Jose VY Chain Restaurant 3 Y Salt Lake City Zonel IP ddress Port Y San Jose Fig 95 Device list filtering You can filter a device list by clicking a tree item on the Filter tab of the Workspace window The tree hierarchy represents filtering criteria Clicking the All tree item level O no filtering shows all devices in the device list A level 1 tree item represents filtering by Project A level 2 tree item represents filtering by Geographical Zone 1 A level 3 tree item represents filtering by Geographical Zone 2 A level 4 tree item represents filtering by Firmware version For example Fig 95 illustrates that the sample device list is filtered so that only the devices that belong to the Chain Restaurant 1 project and deployed in New York are shown in the Device List View Sorting the Device List The active device list can be sorted by clicking a column header of the Device List View For example if you click the IP Address header the device list will be sorted in ascending order by IP addr
8. Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 120 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 121 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 62 11 208 Chain Restaurant 2 San Jose 210 62 21 11 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 11 208 Chain Restaurant 3 Salt Lake City 210 63 12 208 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 12 35 Chain Restaurant 3 San Jose 210 62 18 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 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 83 the Zone 1 column will be inserted between the Status and the Project columns after the drag and drop operation is completed Showing or Hiding the Columns of the Device List View View Insert Device Tools Window H BEXLEY Device 0 E v Project Clear History RR Toolbars gt v Zone 2 v Status Bar v Location Ham Iv Device Name 7 Hiewry M IP ddress v Domain Name Properties v HTTP Port v Comments v MAC Address wv Firmware wv Status v Up Time wv Model Fig 84 Showing or hiding some device list columns 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 column and the menu item becomes checked next time you open the Columns sub menu Configuring the Application Beh
9. 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 Running SMC EliteConnect Management Utility 6i Sample Device List SMC EliteConnect Management Utility 4 Uninstall ka SMC EliteConnect Management Utility N Fig 61 SMC EliteConnect Management Utility in the Program Files folder Click the Start button point to Program Files point to the SMC EliteConnect Management Utility folder and click the SMC EliteConnect Management Utility icon to run EliteConnect Management Utility A new device list file will be created when the main user interface of EliteConnect Management Utility appears The New command on the File menu enables you to create device list files The Open command on the File menu enables you to open existing device list files Building a Device List Adding a New Device On the Insert menu click New Device and then a new device item is added to the device list and the Device Properties dialog box appears for you to enter device properties The Deployment and Identification groups of properties and the Comments property are optional for annotation purposes You have to specify either IP address or Domain name and Port so that EliteConnect Management Utility knows how to communicate with the device Enter the IP address of the SMC2582W B or SMC2586W G you use for
10. Fig 38 Basic IEEE 802 11b g communication settings 38 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 ble you can configure the Policy setting to meet your backwards compati bility needs If the SMC2586W G is used in an environment in which all wireless clients are IEEE 802 11b based set Policy to b only If all the wireless clients are IEEE 802 11g based set Policy to g only For maximum flexibility set Policy to Mixed This mode enables SMC2586W G to sup port both IEEE 802 11b and IEEE 802 11g based wireless clients The number of available RF channels depends on local regulations therefore you have to choose an appropriate regulatory domain to comply with local regulations The SSID of a wireless client computer and the SSID of the SMC2586W G must be identical for them to communicate with each other NOTE The Regulatory domain setting of the SMC2586W G sold in the U S and Canada in not configurable It s set to FCC by default As a result only channels from 1 to 11 are available If there
11. Protocol e Configuration backup The configuration settings of the SMC2586W G can be backed up to a file via TFTP or HTTP e Configuration reset Resetting the configuration settings to factory default values Management e Web based management for configuring and monitoring SMC2586W G via a Web Browser e Single administrator logon Only one administrator can log on to the SMC2586W G for management purposes at a time e SNMP SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol MIB I MIB II IEEE 802 1d and Private Enterprise MIB are supported e 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 e Telnet The SMC2586W G can be managed by Telnet e System log For system operational status monitoring e Local log System events are logged to the on board RAM of the SMC2586W G and can be viewed using a Web browser e Remote log by SNMP trap Systems events are sent in the form of SNMP traps to a remote SNMP management server e Remote log by BSD Syslog Systems events are sent in the form of BSD Syslog RFC3164 to a remote Syslog server e Power over Ethernet Supplying power to an SMC2586W G over an Ethernet cable using optional SMCPWR INJ3 Power Injector IEEE 802 3af compliant This feature facilitates large scale wireless LAN deployment e Hardware Watchdog Timer If the firmware gets stuck in an invalid state
12. FE Bridge 1 Bridge 4 mm AN Segment 5 Bridge 5 LAN Segment 4 Fig 11 Sample wireless bridge network topology WARNING Do not let your network topology consist of wireless bridges Ethernet switches Ethernet links and WDS links that form a loop Ifthere are any loops that exist packets will circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously degraded Ethernet Switch Hub a Bridge 4 Ethernet link lt L WS link Fig 12 Network topology containing a loop 22 Bridge 2 Step 4 Reviewing and Applying Settings The settings have been changed Click Cancel Restart to restart the access point for the settings to take effect Access Point Settings and Info Model SMC2586W G BIOS Firmware Version SMC2586W G v1 2 1 0 0 U Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID 00 09 92 00 B2 14 System Up Time gr hr min sec 0 42 04 LAN Interface Get from the DHCP server e Regulatory domain FCC U S e Channel number 11 e Network name SSID SMC e Data rate Auto e Transmit power High e Security mode Open System TCP IP 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 NOTE It takes about 7 seconds for the SMC2586W G to complete its restart process NOTE If you decide not to change se
13. The Bridge Slave mode is designed to work in those networks where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Masters are already installed In any mode the SMC2586W G forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and wireless interface for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host s on the wireless side There are 2 types of wireless links between two SMC2586W Gs or between an SMC2586W G and another wireless device e WDS This type of wireless link is specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard for communication between two IEEE 802 11 APs Wireless packets transmitted along the WDS link comply with the IEEE 802 11 WDS Wireless Distribution System format at the link layer e BM BS This type of wireless link is used in the SMC2682W for providing LAN to LAN bridging services To establish this type of wireless link between two SMC2682W one SMC2682W must be in Bridge Master BM mode and the other must be in Bridge Slave BS mode The SMC2586W G provides this type of wireless link for backward compatibility with the SMC2682W 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 Select an operational mode and click Save a
14. a managing com puter to trigger the restoring process 2 Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a standard Ethernet cable 3 Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the SMC2586W G are in the same IP subnet 4 Run the TFTP Server utility on the computer Specify the folder in which 35 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 If you don t know the IP address of the computer open a Command Prompt from the computer run ning the TFP server and type IpConfig then press the Enter key 8 Trigger the restoring process by clicking Restore The SMC2586W G will then download the configuration backup file from the TFTP server NOTE Make sure the file is a valid configuration backup file for the SMC2586W G TIP If you want to remotely back up or restore configuration from the Internet adjust the Timeout and Max no of retries settings of TFTP Server for remote TFTP configuration backup restore to succeed Resetting Configuration to Factory Defaults Configuration Reset Factory Defaults Reset Fig 34 Configuration reset Click on the Reset button t
15. 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 To specify a trap target 1 Type the IP address of the target host 2 Type the Community for the host 3 Select the corresponding check box next to the IP address text box 4 EliteConnect Management Utility 52 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 EliteConnect Management Utility is designed to manage SMC2582W B EliteConnect 802 11b Wireless Bridge and SMC2586W G EliteConnect 802 11g Wireless Bridges Chapter 4 3 details all the EliteConnect Management Utility capabilities What is the EliteConnect Management Utility Managing a large number of WLAN devices is not an easy task Several criti cal issues have to be taken into consideration when planning a large wireless network e Remote diagnosis e Remote configuration e Remote firmware upgrade e Remote device configuration backup and restore Only when these issues are correctly addressed can the deployed WLAN become an easily maintained
16. of TCP IP settings to take effect 2 4 Configuring the SMC2586W G The 2586W G is DHCP client enabled by default If there is a DHCP server on your network it will get a DHCP address from your server If there is no DHCP server available the 2586W G will default to 192 168 2 50 IP address TIP For maintenance configuration of an SMC2586W G the SMC2586W G can be reached by its host name using a Web browser For example if the SMC2586W G is named AP you can use the URL http AP to access the Web based management interface of the SMC2586W G Entering the User Name and Password To log onto the Web based management interface you will be prompted to enter the user name and password For first time configuration use the default user name admin and default password smcadmin respectively And then click Log On Please type your user name and password User name Password Fig 5 Entering the user name and password 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 SMC Web Based Network Management Networks Restart You can click Restart to restart the AP Access Poi
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18. security modes a back end RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service server is needed if IEEE 802 1x functionality is enabled See Section 3 5 3 for more information about IEEE 802 1x and RADIUS According to the IEEE 802 11 standard WEP can be used for authentication and data encryption Normally Shared Key authentication is used if WEP data encryption is enabled In rare cases Open System authentication may be used when WEP data encryption is enabled The Authentication algorithm setting is provided for better compatibility with wireless client computers 44 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 All 4 WEP keys are used as receive keys to decrypt traffic from the remote device side to the local device side NOTE Each field of a WEP key setting is a hexadecimal number from 0 9 A F For example when the security mode is Static WEP and the key length is 64 Bits you could set Key 1 to OOOIZE3ADF MAC Address Based Access Control Functionality Enabled Access control type inclusive exclusive MAC address format 00 02 DD 30 03 1E MAC Address Delete 00 50 C2 01 96 4D Delete
19. 00 09 92 01 02 55 Delete Fig 48 MAC address based access control settings With MAC Address Based Access Control you can specify the wireless clients STAs or Bridge Slaves that are permitted or not permitted to asso ciate with the SMC2586W G When the table type is set to inclusive entries in the table are permitted to associate with the SMC2586W G When the table type is set to exclusive entries in the table are not permitted to asso ciate with the SMC2586W G NOTE MAC address based access control is only available when the SMC2586W G is in AP or Bridge Master mode To deny wireless clients access to the wireless network 1 Select Enabled from the Functionality drop down list 2 Set the Access control type to exclusive 3 Specify the MAC address of a wireless client to be denied access and then click Add 4 Repeat Step 3 for each other wireless client To grant wireless clients access to the wireless network 1 Select Enabled from the Functionality drop down list 45 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 e Click Delete next to the entry NOTE The size of the access control table is 64 TFTP server IP address 1192 168 0 125 MAC ACL file name MacAcl txt Download Fig 49 MAC ACL download settings
20. 1 120 New York MIETI 62 7 bene O 2 5 Chain Restaurant 2 210 62 Cut Ctrl g H T New York 6 Chain Restaurant 2 210 62 23 Copy Ctrl C 5 7 San Jose 7 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 ga Paste Ctrl Yy 8 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 3 210 63 X Delete Del m POESREEOIE 3 9 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 1 21 0 6 2 EEE 7 i BE San Lake Cy 10 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 3 210 62 Select All Celts a San Jose 1 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 3 210 62 t5 Add New Device tE Check Alive a Configure by Web Browser u a i Properties of Deviced x 2 ee a een g Lea Project Chain Restaurant 1 tj Back Up Configuration by TFTP Zone 1 New Yok Zone 2 Area 2 tj Restore Configuration by TFTP Location Avenue 113 taj Back Up Configuration by HTTP _entificetion 2 ta Restore Configuration by HITP Device ID 49003 Device name AG_MY_AV3 cf Properties E Addressing IP address 210 62 11 121 Port 80 X Domain name MAC address Y Filter E Fie Comments 111 37 41 041 12704 2003 Chec On fe wall 11 38 02 132 12704 2003 Alive erver not found or connection timeout 11 41 46 925 12 04 2003 Start 3 11 42 08 015 12704 2003 HTTI n error Err 0 Server not found or connection Device network command status imeout 11 43 04 376 12 04 2003 Start Firmware version SSS Model Sa 10 13 1 2nd 210 10 13 2 11 43 25 466 12 04 2003 DNS r Err 0 Server not found or connection timeo
21. 11 110 mn Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 65 11 110 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 120 c Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 121 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 62 11 208 er Chain Restaurant 2 San Jose 210 62 21 11 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 11 208 Chain Restaurant 3 Salt Lake City 210 63 12 208 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 12 35 Chain Restaurant 3 San Jose 210 62 18 35 Fig 93 Multiple inconsecutive selections To select several inconsecutive device items 1 Click the first item 2 Click other items while holding the Ctrl key Viewing and Editing Properties of a Device Single select a device item and click Properties on the View menu and then the Device Properties dialog box will appear for you to view or edit the prop erties of the device You can click the Previous or Next button of the Device Properties dialog box to navigate the device list and see the properties of each device As an alternative you can click any device item in the device list to see its proper ties when the Device Properties dialog box is pinned NOTE Be sure to click Apply for your changes to take effect NOTE You cannot edit properties of any device when the device list is filtered see Section 4 3 3 6 for more information 79 Editing the Device List x Undo Paste Ctrl Z ca Redo Paste Ctri Y amp Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl X Delete Del Select All Ctrl A Fig
22. 2 168 168 226 192 168 168 230 Type Static In use Dynamic In use 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 A computer or device that acts as a DHCP client is identified by its MAC address A static mapping indicates that the DHCP client always obtains the specified IP address from the DHCP server You can set static DHCP mappings in the Static DHCP Mappings section of the DHCP Server configuration page see Section 3 4 2 A dynamic mapping indicates that the DHCP server chooses an IP address from the IP address pool from the DHCP Server configuration page System Log Model SMC2586W G BIOS Firmware version SMC2586Ww G v1 2 1 0 0 U RC Operational mode Access Point Current time Tuesday February 03 2004 4 42 10 PM Set LAN IP address gt 192 168 169 18 Tuesday February 03 2004 3 33 09 PM by DHCP client Tuesday February 03 2004 3 33 11 PM Tuesday February 03 2004 3 33 11 PM SUCCESS Tuesday February 03 2004 3 33 11 PM Tuesday February 03 2004 3 33 11 PM Tuesday February 03 2004 3 33 11 PM SYSTEM START UP Wireless LAN interface initializes Mac address gt 00 09 92 00 B2 14 LAN IP address will get by DHCP client Set Primary DNS IP address gt 192 168 168 1 Fig
23. 22 System log System events are recorded in the memory of the SMC2586W G The logged information is useful for troubleshooting purposes The system events are divided into several categories and you can select which categories of events to log See Section 3 6 System Log for more information 28 Linking Quality 10 Signal Strength 125 5 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 Refer to Section 2 5 for more information about antenna alignment NOTE The values are updated every 20 seconds 3 3 General Operations Selecting an Operational Mode Access Point Bridge Use this mode to provide both Access Point and Bridging Functionality The Bridge function is supported through Wireless Distribution System WDS The WDS function can support up to 6 bridge links Bridge Master and Bridge Slave These 2 modes can be used when you want to use both the SMC2682W and SMC2586W G in the same bridging environments If you are setting up a bridge configuration using all SMC2586W G s use the Access Point Bridge mode above and configure your Bridge connections using WDS C Bridge Master Use this
24. 3 04 376 12 04 2003 Start 11 43 25 466 12 04 2003 DNS 11 46 03 964 12 04 2003 Start Status Up time ect ch 11 46 25 035 12 04 2003 HTTI n error Err 0 Server not found or connection imeout New Device Previous Next Fr Cancel Yv NUM 7 Fig 73 Main user interface 63 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 In addition EliteConnect Management Utility is equipped with a menu bar and two toolbars for func tions such as device list editing and device management Device List View Status Project IPAddress Port Ey 1 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 11 110 New York 2 Chain Restaurant 2 210 65 11 110 New York 3 Alive Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 11 120 New York 4 Alive Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 11 121 5 Alive Chain Restaurant 2 210 62 11 208 6 Alive ChainRestaurant2 210 62 21 11 80 Sandose 7 Alive Chain Restaurant 210 62 11 208 80 8 i Chain Restaurant 3 210 63 12 208 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 12 35 Chain Restaurant 3 210 62 18 35 Fig 74 Device List View The Device List View provides a view for the active device list file There are 12 columns including Device I
25. 4 Em AN Segment 5 Bridge 5 LAN Segment 4 Fig 43 Sample wireless bridge network topology 41 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 seriousiy degraded Bridge 4 Ethernet Switch Hub Ethernet link L WODS link Fig 44 Network topology containing a loop e j Bridge 2 Security IEEE 802 11b g security settings include SSID broadcasts Security mode IEEE 802 11 Authentication algorithm WEP keys MAC Address Based Access Control Basic SSID broadcasts Enabled Wireless client isolation Disabled Security mode Static WEP Authentication algorithm Auto l Key length 64 Bits Selected key Key 1 Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 Fig 45 Basic IEEE 802 11g security settings For security reasons it s highly recommended that the security mode be set to options other than Open System When the security mode is set to Open System no authentication or and data encryption will be performed Additionally you can disable the SSID broadcasts functionality so that a wireless client STA or Bridge Slave with an ANY SSID cannot associate with the SMC2586W G 42 Wireless Client Isolation is a feature for the SMC2586W G in AP or Bridge Master mode to block wireless to wireless t
26. Bridge Scan Utility x m Adapter SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter v Discovered wireless routers APs Name MAC Address LAN IP Address SMC2586 W G 00 09 92 00 BE AD 192 168 2167 Description SMC Select a Wireless Bridge and then click the Web Based Management ct arES button to manage it using a Web browser e wor s Web Based Management Fig 111 SMC2586W G Configuration Utility e My SMC2586W G stops working and does not respond to Web management requests e The firmware of the SMC2586W G may be stuck in an incorrect state e Unplug the power connector from the power jack and then re plug the connector to restart the SMC2586W G e Contact our technical support representatives to report this problem If this happens after a failed firmware upgrade process the firmware of the SMC2586W G may have been corrupted e If the SMC2586W G still does not work after restarting there may be hardware component failures in the SMC2586W G e Contact our technical support representatives for repair 91 Appendix C Distances and Data Rates Important Notice Maximum distances posted below are actual tested distance thresholds However there are many variables such as barrier composition and construction and local environmental interference that may impact your actual distances and cause you to experience distance thresholds far lower than those we post below If you have any questions or comments regarding the fea
27. D Project Zone 1 Zone 2 Location Device Name IP Address Do main Name HTTP Port Comments MAC Address Firmware Status Up Time and Model Each column shows a property of a device see Viewing and Editing Properties of a Device Section on page 79 for more information A device item can be selected by clicking it Right clicking anywhere in the Device List View shows a shortcut menu for you to guickly carrying out com mands see Shortcut Menu Section on page 69 for more information Workspace Window There are two tabs Filter and File in the Workspace window which enables you to filter the active device list and switch between opened device list files respectively 64 Filter View x All Chain Restaurant 1 W Los Angeles VY New York V Chain Restaurant 2 W New York VW San Jose W Chain Restaurant 3 VW Salt Lake City VW San Jose Y Filter 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 65 File View orkspace Y Device Lists B ChainRestaurantProjects dit NetDeviceListl Y Filter File Fig 76 File View The File tab of the Workspace window lists all opened devi
28. Flash lo 1 0 A e Connectors Shielded Rj 45 Environmental Conditions e Operating Temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C e Operating Humidity Maximum 90 Non condensing e Storage Temperature 13 to 185 F 25 to 85 C e Storage Humidity Maximum 95 Non condensing e Operating Altitude 1000 to 10 000 ft 304 8 to 3048 m Safety Approval e UL 1950 e CSA A22 2 No 950 e EN 60950 e CB Regulatory Compliance e CE Compliance Electromagnetic Emission and Immunity e A FCC Part 15 Class B 94 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 World Wide Web http www smc com http www smc europe com For Literature or Advertising Response Call U S A and Canada 800 SMC 4 YOU Fax 949 679 1481 Spain 34 91 352 00 40 Fax 34 93 477 3774 UK 44 0 1932 866553 Fax 44 0 118 974 8701 France 33 0 41 383232 Fax 33 0 41 38 01 58 Italy 39 0 3355708602 Fax 39 02 739 1417 Benelux 31 33 455 2 88 Fax 31 33 455 73 30 Central Europe 49 0 89 92861 0 Fax 49 0 89 92861 230 Nordic 46 0 868 70700 Fax 46 0 887 62 62 Eastern Europe 34 93 477 4920 F
29. HTTP to upload push firmware files to the device s built in Web server Device configuration backup and restore are similar to firmware upgrade The TFTP related configuration backup restore procedure is like the following 1 EliteConnect Management Utility issues an HTTP command to the device to trigger the configuration backup process 2 If for backup the device s TFTP client uploads configuration files to the built in TFTP server of EliteConnect Management Utility If for restore the device s TFTP client downloads configuration files from EliteConnect Management Utility s TFTP server 3 EliteConnect Management Utility polls the device to check the results of the configuration backup restore by HTTP For solely HTTP based configuration backup restore EliteConnect Management Utility communicates with the device s built in Web server to download or upload configuration files For configuration backup by TFTP to succeed the Accept write requests check box must be selected For configuration restore and firmware upgrade by TFTP to succeed the Accept read requests must be selected Configure the Timeout and Max no of retries based on the communication characteristics between EliteConnect Management Utility and the managed devices Experiments may be needed to find out appropriate values for these parameters Clicking Reset to Defaults resets the settings on this tab to default values 76 HTTP Options General Logging TFTP S
30. IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNEC TION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS SMC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER S OR ANY THIRD PERSON S MISUSE NEGLECT IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TEST ING UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE OR BY ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD LIMITATION OF LIABILITY INNO EVENT WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEG LIGENCE SHALL SMC BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE LOSS OF BUSINESS OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTE NANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF ITS PROD UCTS EVEN IF SMC OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF INCI DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list Under the limited lifetime
31. MC2586W G match e Are the IP address of the client computer and the IP address of the SMC2586W G in the same IP subnet e Use WinIPCfg exe or IPConfig exe to see the current IP address of the client computer Make sure the IP address of the client computer and the IP address of the SMC2586W G are in the same IP subnet TIP If you forget the current IP address of the SMC2586W G use Wireless Router AP Browser to get the information see Appendix B 3 use the SMC Scan utility that is on the CD e The DNS server s of the client computer do not respond to ping from the client computer e Solve the preceding problems first 90 e 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 e My SMC2586W G has been set to obtain an IP address automatically by DHCP How can know its acquired IP address so that can manage it using a Web browser e Use the SMC2586W G Scan Utility WLBrwsr exe which is included in the SMC2586W G Installation CD This utility can discover nearby SMC2586W Gs and show their MAC addresses and IP addresses In addition it can launch the Web browser on your computer NOTE On Windows 2000 XP SMC2586W G Scan Utility can only be run by a user with administrator privilege NOTE SMC2586W G Scan Utility does not scan the SMC2682W id EliteConnect Wireless
32. N otherwise DHCP would not work properly If there is a DHCP server on the LAN already dis able the DHCP server functionality of the SMC2586W G NOTE By default the DHCP server function is disabled 37 DHCP Mappings Enabled Desc MAC Address IP Address a Bill 00 22 32 5 D 80 02 fi 92 168 0 203 5 B a a i 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 Therefore instead of configuring the IP address of an intranet server manually you can configure the server to obtain an IP address by DHCP and it is always assigned the same IP address To always assign a static IP address to a specific DHCP client 1 Specify the MAC address of the DHCP client and the IP address to be assigned to it Then give a description of this mapping 2 Select the corresponding Enabled check box 3 5 Configuring IEEE 802 11b g Related Settings Communication Basic IEEE 802 11b g related communication settings include AP functionality Regulatory domain Channel number Network name SSID Data rate and Transmit power AP functionality Enabled gt Policy Mixed Regulatory domain Focus Channel number 6 Network name SSID SMC Data rate Auto Transmit power High
33. Networks SMC2586W G 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 SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2004 by SMC Networks Inc 38 Tesla Irvine California 92618 All rights reserved Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EliteConnect is a trademark of SMC Networks Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders 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 its own discretion repair or replace any product not operating as warranted with a similar or functionally equivalent product during the applicable war ranty term SMC will endeavor to repair or replace any product returned under warranty within 30 days of receipt of the product The standard limit ed warranty can be upgraded to a Limited Lifetime warranty by registering new
34. RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service e WPA Wi Fi Protected Access The SMC2586W G supports the new WPA standard Both WPA PSK Pre Shared Key mode and full WPA mode are supported WPA is composed of TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and IEEE 802 1x and serves as a successor to WEP for better WLAN security e Enabling disabling SSID broadcasts When the SMC2586W G is in AP or Bridge Master mode the administrator can enable or disable the SSID broadcasts functionality for security reasons When the SSID broadcasts functionality is disabled an STA or Bridge Slave cannot associate with the AP or Bridge Master with an ANY network name SSID Service Set ID the correct SSID has to be specified on the STA or Bridge Slave e MAC address based access control When the SMC2586W G is in AP or Bridge Master mode it can be configured to block unautho rized STAs or Bridge Slaves based on MAC Media Access Control addresses The ACL Access Control List can also be downloaded from a TFTP server e Transmit power control Transmit power of the SMC2586W G can be adjusted to control the area of coverage e Wireless client isolation When the SMC2586W G is in AP or Bridge Master mode wireless to wireless traffic between STAs can be blocked so that the STAs cannot see each other This capability can be used in hotspots applications to prevent wireless hackers from attacking other wireless users computers e Link integrity
35. U S and Canada is not configurable It s set to FCC by default As a result only channels from 1 to 11 are available NOTE For two SMC2586W Gs or one wireless client computer and one SMC2586W G to establish a wireless link both devices must be configured with the same channel number and SSID If the SMC2586W G was configured to be in AP or Bridge Master mode and you want to use WDS to establish inter SMC2586W G wireless links config ure the WDS settings Peer MAC Port Enabled Address 1 O 00 02 6F 01 62 05 20 s gt ao E77 40 CO so 777 so Co Fig 10 Wireless Distribution System settings 21 To enable a WDS link oh e 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 On SMC2586W G 00 02 65 01 62 C5 set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00 02 65 01 62 C6 and on SMC2586W G 00 02 65 01 62 C6 set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00 02 65 01 C5 3 When you are finished click Save at the bottom of this page You will be brought back to the Status page TIP Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram so that you know how the SMC2586W G is connected to other peer APs or wireless bridges by WDS LAN Segment 2 Bridge 2 LAN Segment 3 LAN Segment 1 E Bridge 3
36. Upgrade Firmware by HTTP Gj Back Up Configuration by HTTP Ga Restore Configuration by HITP Cancel Waiting Commands 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 After the currently in action commands complete or fail all waiting com mands are canceled NOTE Depending on the HTTP behavior parameters specified on the HTTP tab of the Options dialog box you may wait a long period before the waiting commands are canceled see HTTP Options Section on page 77 for more information Checking Whether Devices Are Alive To check whether the selected devices are alive carry out the Check Alive command If the Status column shows Alive after the device management command is completed the MAC Address Firmware Up Time and Model columns also show system information about the device Configuring a Device by Web Browser To configure the selected device by Web browser carry out the Configure by Web Browser command Changing the SSID Setting of Devices To change the SSID setting of selected device carry out the Change SSID command You ll be prompted to specify the new SSID 84 Changing SSID x KID Pleas enter the new SSID zu SSID wireless Camel Fig 105 Changing SSID dialog box Changing the Administrati
37. W G on the screws 2 55 ST3 9 16mm E HOLES FOR O FASTENING SCREWS ___ 7 0mm 4 R2 0 i a D HOLES FOR C FASTENING SCREWS Fig 3 Mounting the SMC2586W G on a wall 15 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 NOTE If you are using the browser Opera to configure an SMC2586W G click the menu item File click Preferences click File types and edit the MIME type text html to add a file extension sht so that Opera can work properly with the Web management pages of the SMC2586W G Since the configuration management protocol is HTTP based you have to make sure that the IP address of the managing computer and the IP address of the managed SMC2586W G are in the same IP subnet the default IP address of SMC2586W G is 192 168 2 50 and the default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 DHCP Client is enabled by default It will default to 192 168 2 50 if there is no DHCP server available on the network Connecting the Managing Computer and the SMC2586W G To connect the managing computer and the SMC2586W G for the first time you have two choices
38. When the SMC2586W G is in AP or Bridge Master mode and the Ethernet LAN interface is detected to be disconnected from the wired network all currently associated wireless clients STAs and Bridge Slaves are disassociated by the SMC2586W G and no wireless client can associate with it thereafter e Associated wireless clients status Showing the status of all wire 11 less clients STAs and Bridge Slaves that are associated with the SMC2586W G e Detachable antenna The SMC2586W G antenna can be replaced with SMC high gain antennas for long operating range e DHCP client The SMC2586W G can automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server e DHCP server The SMC2586W G can automatically assign IP addresses to computers or other devices by DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol e Static DHCP mappings The administrator can specify static IP address to MAC address mappings so that the specified IP addresses are always assigned to the hosts with the specified MAC addresses e Showing current DHCP mappings Showing which IP address is assigned to which host identified by a MAC address e Packet Filtering The SMC2586W G provides Layer 2 Layer 3 and Layer 4 filtering capabilities Firmware Tools e Firmware upgrade The firmware of the SMC2586W G can be upgraded via the following methods e TF TP based Upgrading firmware by TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol e HTTP based Upgrading firmware by HTTP HyperText Transfer
39. a e Advanced Advanced settings of the SMC2586W G e Packet Filters Ethernet Type Filters IP Protocol Filters and TCP UDP Port Filters settings e Management UPnP System Log and SNMP settings Log Off Command Home FH Status fi General Fig 16 Log Off There is a Log Off button at the bottom left hand side of the menu for you to log off from the Web management interface Another administrator can only log in to perform management tasks after you log off Save Save amp Restart and Cancel Commands Save Save Restart Cancer Fig 17 Save Save amp Restart and Cancel There are three buttons Save Save amp Restart and Cancel at the bottom of each page Clicking Save stores the settings changes to the memory of the SMC2586W G and brings you back to the start page Clicking Save amp Restart stores the settings changes to the memory of the SMC2586W G and restarts the SMC2586W G immediately for the settings to take effect Clicking Cancel discards any settings changes and brings you back to the start page If you click Save the start page will reflect the fact that the configuration set tings have been changed by showing two buttons Restart and Cancel In addi tion changes are highlighted in red Clicking Cancel discards all the changes Clicking Restart restarts the SMC2586W G for the new settings to take effect 26 The settings have been changed Click Cancel Restart to restart the access
40. a Spain This RF product complies with R amp TTE Directive 99 5 EC For the evaluation of the compliance with this Directive the following standards were applied e Electromagnetic compatibility and radio spectrum matters ERM EN300 328 1 2001 12 EN300 328 2 2001 12 e Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Standard for radio equipment and services EN301 489 1 EN301 489 17 e Safety Test EN60950 Safety Compliance Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Germany 1 Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgfaltig durch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung fur den spateren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerat vom Stromnetz zu trennen Verwenden Siekeine Fl ssigoder Aerosolreiniger Am besten eignet sich ein ange feuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung 4 Die Netzanschlu steckdose soll nahe dem Ger t angebracht und leicht zug nglich sein 5 Das Ger t ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu sch tzen 6 Bei der Aufstellung des Ger tes ist auf sicheren Stand zu achten Ein Kippen oder Fallen k nnte Besch digungen hervorrufen 7 Die Bel ftungs ffnungen dienen der Luftzirkulation die das Ger t vor berhitzung sch tzt Sorgen Sie daf r da diese ffnungen nicht abgedeckt werden 8 Beachten Sie beim Anschlu an das Stromnetz die Anschlu werte 9 Verlegen Sie die Netzanschlu leitung so da niemand dar ber fallen kann Es sollte auch nichts auf der Leitung abgestellt werden 6 10 Alle Hinweise und Warnungen die sich am Ger t befinden sin
41. alled the necessary Windows UPnP components on your Windows XP computer System Log VW Local log C Remote log by SNMP trap C Remote log by BSD Syslog Syslog server IP address 0 0 0 0 Event Types V General V Build in AP V MIB II traps Fig 58 System log settings 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 See the next subsection for more information about SNMP trap settings Set the IP address of the Syslog server in the Syslog server IP address text box The system events are divided into the following categories e General system and network connectivity status changes e Built in AP wireless client association and WEP authentication status changes e MIB II traps Cold Start Warm Start Link Up Link Down and SNMP Authentication Failure NOTE The SNMP Authentication Failure trap is issued when using an incor rect community string to manage the SMC2586W G via SNMP and the SNMP MIB II OID snmpEnableAuthenTraps is enabled disabled by default 51 SNMP Functionality Enabled Read only community Fe Read write community E S SNMP Trap Table IP Address Community m f 21802 m foooo m foooo m fooo o 7 000 Fig 59 SNMP settings The SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
42. as illustrated in Fig 4 Cross over Ethernet cable Normal Normal Ethernet Ethernet cable cable ne Managing Ethernet Managed Computer Hub Switch SMC2586W G Fig 4 Connecting a managing computer and an SMC2586W G via Ethernet You can use either a cross over Ethernet cable included in the package or a switch hub with 2 straight through Ethernet cables NOTE One connector of the Ethernet cable must be plugged into the LAN Ethernet port of the SMC2586W G for configuration 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 It will default to 192 168 2 50 if there is no DHCP server available on the network TIP You can use SMC2586W G Scan Utility on the CD ROM to scan for all the SMC2586W Gs on the network Double click a scanned SMC2586W G to launch the Web browser to manage the SMC2586W G Note that this utility does not discover the SMC2682W NOTE On Windows 2000 XP SMC2586W G Scan Utility can only be run by a user with administrator privilege NOTE For some versions of Windows the computer needs to be restarted for the changes
43. aster and an AP e Bridge Slave BS Use this mode to provide the Bridge Slave functionality of the SMC2682W The Bridge Slave mode is designed to work in those net works where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Masters are already installed In any mode the SMC2586W G forwards packets between its Ethernet inter face and wireless interface for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host s on the wireless side There are 3 types of wireless links between two SMC2586W Gs or between an SMC2586W G and another wireless device e STA AP This type of wireless link is specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard for communication between an IEEE 802 11 Station STA and an IEEE 802 11 Access Point AP An STA is usually a client computer PC or PDA with a WLAN network interface card NIC e WDS This type of wireless link is specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard for communication between two IEEE 802 11 APs Wireless packets transmitted along the WDS link comply with the IEEE 802 11 WDS Wireless Distribution System format at the link layer e BM BS This type of wireless link is propriety and was used in the legacy SMC2682W for providing LAN to LAN bridging services To establish this type of wireless link between two SMC2682W one SMC2682W must be in Bridge Master BM mode and the other must be in Bridge Slave BS mode The SMC2586W G provides this type of wireless link for backward compati bility with the SMC2682W The relationships among th
44. avior On the Tools menu click Options and then the Options dialog box appears In this dialog box you can configure EliteConnect Management Utility s behavior 73 General Options General Logging TFTP Server HTTP Double clicking a device C Launches the default Web browser to configure the device Shows the device s properties Number of simultaneous device management commands 5 v Use the following Device Password List instead of askmg me for device user name and password DSamphPesworLitpt 0 T 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 There are two options for the action taken when a device item is double clicked Launches the default Web browser to configure the device or Shows the device s properties default Except the Configure by Web Browser command all other device management commands on the Device menu are batch commands that can be applied to several devices at a time When a batch menu command is carried out one internal command data structure is generated for each selected device and inserted into a work queue For example if 50 devices have been selected and a batch command is carried out there will be 50 device management commands inserted into the queue And then fir
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46. ce and the gain of the antennas Fig 14 illustrates the idea Adjust antenna posture at n ao 1 sucassew c os PING ICMP Echo Request EIE TO ETE EEE TEEN EEE gt ee ne ICMP Echo Reply Computer 1 Computer 2 Fig 14 Adjusting alignments of external directional antennas TIP As an alternative the Link Monitor function can be used for antenna alignment Just configure SMC2586W G 1to Bridge Slave mode and SMC2586W G 2 to Bridge Master mode On Computer 1 use a Web browser to connect to SMC2586W G 1 and go to the Status Link Monitor page and then monitor the signal strength and link quality values when adjusting the antenna posture of SMC2586W G 1 Larger values means better wireless connectivity Linking Quality 10 Signal Strength 25 24 3 Using Web Based Management 3 1 Overview SMC Web Based Network Management You can click Restart to restart the AP fi General TCP IP IEEE 802 11 Model SMC2586W G fH Advanced BIOS Firmware Version SMC2586W G v1 2 1 0 0 U Access Point Settings and Info Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID __ 00 09 92 00 B2 14 System Up Time hr min sec 0 27 10 LAN Interface Get from the DHCP server e Regulatory domain FCC U S e Channel number e Network name SSID e Data rate Auto e Transmit power High e Security mode Open System e AP functionality Enabled e Policy Mixed e SSID broadcasts Enabled d
47. ce 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 10 45 26 774 12 04 2003 Checking if Device 210 63 12 208 is alive 10 45 26 804 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 11 121 has been checked to be alive 10 45 26 804 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 11 208 has been checked to be alive 10 45 26 824 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 21 11 has been checked to be alive 10 45 26 824 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 11 208 has been checked to be alive 10 45 26 824 12 04 2003 Checking if Device 210 62 12 35 is alive Fig 77 History Log View The History Log View shows progress and results of network management commands The contents of the History Log View can also be saved to a log file for later reference see Logging Options Section on page 75 for more information Menu Carrying out the menu commands can access the majority of EliteConnect Management Utility functionalities The following menu commands are pro vided if at least one device list file is opened e File e New Create a new document e Open Open a new document 66 e Close Close the active document e Save Save the active document e Save As Save the active document with a new name e Print Print the active document e Print Preview Display full pages e Print Setup Change the printer and printing options e Send Send the active document through el
48. cord cable to SMCPWR INJ3 2 Check the POWER LED if system is normal the LED will be on Green light otherwise the POWER LED will be off 3 Connect the Ethernet cable RJ 45 Category 5 from Ethernet Hub Switch to the DATA IN port of SMCPWR INJ3 Power Injector 4 Connect another Ethernet cable RJ 45 Category 5 from POWER amp DATA OUT port of the SMCPWR INJ3 Power Injector to the SMC2586W G Wireless Bridge 14 To SMC2586WG From Ethernet Device 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 lo 1 0 A the ACTIVE LED will flash Red light NOTE SMCPWR INJ3 is specially designed for SMC2586W G EliteConnect 2 4GHz 802 11g Wireless Bridge The use of SMCPWR INJ3 with other Ethernet ready devices that are not compliant to IEEE802 3af may cause damage to the devices 2 2 Mounting the SMC2586W G on a Wall The SMC2586W G is wall mountable 1 Stick the supplied sticker for wall mounting 2 Use a f7 Omm driller to drill a 25mm deep hole at each of the cross marks 3 Plug in a supplied plastic conical anchor in each hole 4 Screw a supplied screw in each plastic conical anchor for a proper depth so that the SMC2586W G can be hung on the screws 5 Hang the SMC2586
49. ct All Select All command on the Edit menu Add New Device New Device command on the Insert menu Check Alive Check Alive command on the Device menu Configure by Web Browser Configure by Web Browser command on the Device menu Change SSID Change SSID command on the Device menu Change Password Change Password command on the Device menu e Back up Configuration by TFTP Back up Configuration by TFTP command on the Device menu Restore Configuration by TFTP Restore Configuration by TFTP command on the Device menu e Back up Configuration by HTTP Back up Configuration by HTTP 69 command on the Device menu e Restore Configuration by HTTP Restore Configuration by HTTP command on the Device menu e 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 Fig 79 Basic toolbar The commands in the Basic toolbar from left to right are listed as follows e New on the File menu e Open on the File menu Save on the File menu Cut on the Edit menu Copy on the Edit menu Paste on the Edit menu Delete on the Edit menu Undo on the Edit menu Redo on the Edit menu Print on the File menu About on the Help menu Device Fig 80 Device toolbar The commands in the Device toolbar from left to right are listed as follows e Properties on the View menu e New Device on the Insert
50. d zu beachten 11 Wird das Ger t ber einen l ngeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt sollten Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen Somit wird im Falle einer berspannung eine Besch digung vermieden 12 Durch die L ftungs ffnungen d rfen niemals Gegenst nde oder Fl ssigkeiten in das Ger t gelangen Dies k nnte einen Brand bzw elek trischen Schlag ausl sen 13 ffnen sie niemals das Ger t Das Ger t darf aus Gr nden der eletrischen Sicherheit nur von authorisiertem Servicepersonal ge ffnet werden 14 Wenn folgende Situationen auftreten ist das Ger t vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von einer qualifizierten Servicestelle zu berpr fen a Netzkabel oder Netzstecker sind besch digt b Fl ssigkeit ist in das Ger t eingedrungen c Das Ger t war Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt d Wenn das Ger t nicht der Bedienungsanleitung entsprechend funktioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung keine Verbesserung erzielen e Das Ger t ist gefallen und oder das Geh use ist besch digt f Wenn das Ger t deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist 15 Stellen Sie sicher da die Stromversorgung dieses Ger tes nach der EN 60950 gepr ft ist Ausgangswerte der Stromversorgung sollten die Werte von AC 7 5 8V 50 60Hz nicht ber oder unterschreiten sowie den minimalen Strom von IA nicht unterschreiten Der arbeitsplatzbezo gene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 betr gt 7OdB A oder weniger Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 Over
51. de the firmware of selected device by HTTP e Back up Configuration by HTTP Back up the configuration of selected device to a file by HTTP Restore Configuration by HTTP Restore the configuration of selected device from a file by HTTP Cancel Waiting Commands Cancel all waiting device management commands see Section 4 3 4 1 2 for more information e Tools e Options Change application options e Window e Cascade Arrange windows so they overlap e Title Arrange windows as non overlapping tiles e Arrange Icons Arrange icons at the bottom of the window e Help e About Display EliteConnect Management Utility version number and copy right information 68 Shortcut Menu amp Cut Ctrl4 X Copy Ctrl C amp Paste Ctrl V X Delete Del Select All Ctri A Gr Add New Device amp Check Alive X Configure by Web Browser Change SSID 2 Change Password Back Up Configuration by TFTP Sg Restore Configuration by TFTP Back Up Configuration by HTTP Restore Configuration by HITP cy Properties Fig 78 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 e Cut Cut command on the Edit menu e Copy Copy command on the Edit menu e Paste Paste command on the Edit menu e Delete Delete command on the Edit menu Sele
52. e operational modes and the wireless link types are shown in the following table Table 2 Operational modes vs wireless link types From the table aWDS 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 NOTE If you ll deploy a number of SMC2586W Gs and several operational modes are in volved in your deployment keep the following limitations in mind Wireless Link Ethernet Link Fig 24 Connectivity Limitation In Fig 24 packets from STA cannot reach X and vice versa Changing Password Old password New user name New password New password again Fig 25 Password On this page you can change the user name and password for the rights to modify the configuration of the SMC2586W G The new password must be typed twice for confirmation Managing Firmware Firmware management protocol HTTP Fig 26 Firmware management protocol setting Firmware management operations for the SMC2586W G include firmware upgrade configuration backup configuration restore and configuration reset Firmware upgrade configuration backup and configuration restore can be achieved via HTTP or TFTP The HTTP based way is suggested because it s more userfriendly However due to different behavior of different Web 31 browser types and versions HTTP based firmware management operat
53. ectronic mail e Shortcuts to up to 4 MRU Most Recently Used files e Exit Quit the application prompts to save documents e Edit e Undo Undo the last action e Redo Redo the previously undone action e Cut Cut the selection and put it on the Clipboard e Copy Copy the selection and put it on the Clipboard e Paste Insert Clipboard contents e Delete Delete the selection e Select All Select the entire document e View e Columns Show or hide the device list columns e Clear History Clear contents of the History Log View e Toolbars Show or hide the toolbars e Status Bar Show or hide the status bar e Workspace Show or hide the Workspace window e History Show or hide the History window e Properties Show the first selected item s properties e Insert e New Device Add a new device to the active device list e Device e Check Alive Check whether the selected devices are alive 67 e Configure by Web Browser Launch the default Web browser to configure the first selected device e Change SSID Change the SSID setting of selected device e Change Password Change the password setting of selected device e Upgrade Firmware by TFTP Upgrade the firmware of selected device by TFTP e Back up Configuration by TFTP Back up the configuration of selected device to a file by TFTP Restore Configuration by TFTP Restore the configuration of selected device from a file by TFTP Upgrade Firmware by HTTP Upgra
54. ed in pure SMC2586W G bridging environment e Bridge Master used when SMC2586W G SMC2582W B and SMC2682W are in the Bridging environment e Bridge Slave used when SMC2586W G SMC2582W B and SMC2682W are in the Bridging environment Interface e 10 100 Mbps RJ 45 Connector e RS 232c Serial Connector e 802 11b g WLAN Security 64 128 bit WEP 802 1x WPA MAC address filtering Disabled SSID broadcast Wireless client isolation Configuration and Management Web browser Telnet TFTP SNMP Syslog Event Logging LEDs e Power e LAN e WLAN e Alive Environmental e Temperature Operating O 55C storage 20 70C e Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing in storage Electromagnetic Compatibility e FCC Class B e Industry Canada e CE e ETS 300 328 ETS 300 826 Power Supply e Input 100VAC 60Hz e Output 12VDC 1A Dimensions without antenna e 8 5 x5 5 x 1 25 Weight e 0 96 Ibs SMCPWR INJ3 Power Injector Input Power Requirements e AC Input Voltage 90 264Vac e AC Frequency gt 47 63 Hz e AC Input Current 2A at 100Vac IA at 240Vac 48Vdc Power over LAN output Specification e Pin Assignments and Polarity _ 4 5 _ 7 8 e Output Voltage e Aggregate Power 50W 48Vdc Mechanical Requirement Dimensions 4 x 5 5 x 1 5 Weight 1 38 Lbs Indicators e System Indicator e AC Power Green e Power Active Red 0 05 A lo 0 8 A e Over Current Protection Red
55. een them by clicking the corresponding tree items on the File tab of the Workspace window For example in Fig 64 the sample device list file installed by the setup program 59 of EliteConnect Management Utility and an empty new device list file have been opened en the Device List Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 110 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 120 4 Los Angeles Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 121 v Tee VY Chain Restaurant 2 New York VY San Jose VY Chain Restaurant 3 VY Salt Lake City Y San Jose 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 The tree hierarchy represents filtering criteria Clicking the All tree item level O no filtering shows all devices in the device list A level 1 tree item represents filtering by Project A level 2 tree item repre sents filtering by Geographical Zone 1 A level 3 tree item represents filter ing by Geographical Zone 2 A level 4 tree item represents filtering by Firmware version For example Fig 65 illustrates that the sample device list is filtered so that only the devices that belong to the Chain Restaurant 1 project and deployed in New York are shown in the Device List View NOTE You cannot edit properties of any device when the device list is filtered Sorting the Device List The device list can be sor
56. 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 e Bridge Master Use this mode to provide the Bridge Master functionality of the SMC2682W The Bridge Master mode is designed to work in those networks where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Slaves are already installed The Bridge Master enables Bridge Slaves to automatically associate 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 In addition the IEEE 802 11 WDS Wireless Distribution System technology can be used to manually establish wireless links between two Bridge Masters or between a Bridge Master and an AP e Bridge Slave Use this mode to provide the Bridge Slave functionality of the SMC2682W The Bridge Slave mode is designed to work in those networks where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Masters are already installed 10 e 64 bit and 128 bit WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy For wireless data encryption e 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
57. er the selected devices are operating e Change SSID Changing the SSID setting of every selected device e Upgrade Firmware by TFTP and HTTP Upgrading device firmware e Back up Configuration by TFTP and HTTP Retrieving device configuration files from devices and save them to the local hard disk e Restore Configuration by TFTP and HTTP Restoring saved device configuration files to devices e Event Logging The result of each network management command is shown in a log window and it can be optionally saved to the hard disk for later reference NOTE EliteConnect Management Utility fully supports SMC2582W B and SMC2586W G Wireless Bridges while Check Alive function is only supported in SMC2682W 4 2 Tutorial Before getting started with this tutorial you have to install EliteConnect Management Utility by running the setup program on a PC and prepare an SMC2582W B EliteConnect 802 11b Wireless Bridge or SMC2586W G EliteConnect 802 11g Wireless Bridge 55 Overview User Interface Pr SMC EliteConnect Management Utility ChainRestaurantProjects dit B pi Oj x File Edit View Insert Device Tools Window Help l xj Dee sBexioo 8 SH GK 63 SO A ee a a Status Projet IP ddress Port Zoned 3Y All 1 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 11 110 80 New York 5 Y Chain Restaurant 1 2 Chain Restaurant 2 210 65 11 110 80 New York Los Angeles eat Restaurant 1 210 62 1
58. erver HTTP Connect reines Connect timeout 2 2 sec Receive timeout 2 l sec Send timeout 2 sec 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 Clicking Reset to Defaults resets the settings on this tab to default values Working with Device Lists A device list file is designated with the dit file name extension Each device item in a device list contains information about the device s properties Manipulating Device List Files The New Close Open Save and Save As commands and MRU Most Recently User file shortcuts on the File menu enable you to perform corresponding file operations to device list files Adding a New Device to the Active Device List lt Properties of Device 5 ex Deployment e Project Chain Resman Zone 1 New York Zone 2 FE Location Avenue 380 Identification Device ID 46021 Device name AGN Y_AV38 Addressing IP address 210 62 11 208 Port fo Domain name MAC add ess Comments i the wall Deviceinetwork command status Firmware version Model Status Up time New Device Previous Next Apply I
59. ess as shown by Fig 96 80 IPAddress gt 210 62 11 110 210 62 11 120 210 62 11 121 210 62 11 208 210 62 11 208 210 62 12 35 210 62 18 35 210 62 21 11 210 63 12 208 210 65 11 110 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 IPAddress 210 65 11 110 210 63 12 208 210 62 21 11 210 62 18 35 210 62 12 35 210 62 11 208 210 62 11 208 210 62 11 121 210 62 11 120 210 62 11 110 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 Viewing All Opened Device List Files Device Lists B ChainRestaurantProjects dit NetDeviceListl Y Filter File Fig 98 Viewing all opened device list files 81 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 Cascading Windows Cascade Tile Arrange Icons 1 ChainRestaurantProjects dit v 2 NetDeviceListl Fig 99 Window menu ChainRestauran
60. ess dlient Disabied TCP IP Settings SMC Wireless Settings e MAC address based access control Disabled e Link integrity Disabled Reference host 0 0 0 0 Fig 15 The Start page 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 e Home For going back to the start page e Status Status information e Wireless Clients The status of the wireless clients STAs and Bridge Slaves currently associated with the SMC2586W G e DHCP Mappings Current IP MAC address mappings of the built in DHCP server e System Log System events log e Link Status Slave mode e General Global operations e Operational Mode Operational mode settings e Password For gaining rights to change the settings of the SMC2586W G e Firmware Tools For upgrading the firmware of the SMC2586W G backing up and restoring configuration and configuration reset of the SMC2586W G e TCP IP TCP IP related settings 25 e Addressing IP address settings for the SMC2586W G to work with TCP IP e DHCP Server Settings for the DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server on the SMC2586W G e IEEE 802 11 IEEE 802 11g related settings e Communication Basic settings for the IEEE 802 11g interface of the SMC2586W G to work properly with wireless clients e Security Security settings for authenticating wireless users and encrypting wireless dat
61. fications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This transmitter must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator amp your body This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interfer ence and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Industry Canada Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of Industry Canada Cet apparel numerique respecte les limites de bruits radioelectriques applic ables aux appalreils umeriques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le material brouilleur Appareils Numeriques NMB 003 edictee par Industrie EC Conformance Declaration CE 0560 SMC contact for these products in Europe is SMC Networks Europe Edificio Conata Il Calle Fructuos Gelabert 6 8 20 4a 08970 Sant Joan Despi Barcelon
62. gement 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 8 Trigger the firmware upgrade process by clicking Upgrade pue TFTP Server x V Accept read requests Accept write requests Working folder D FirmwareSoftware SMCW tilities Timeout fi sec Max no of sessions fi Max no of retnies 0 gt View Sessio lose Sessio Event log Clear Log Fig 32 TFTP Server NOTE After the dialog box of the TFTP server program appears be sure to specify the folder that the downloaded firmware files reside NOTE Make sure the Accept read requests check box of TFTP Server is selected NOTE The LAN IP address of the SMC2586W G and the IP address of the TFTP server must be in the same IP subnet for TFTP to work NOTE It is highly recommended that the TFTP server and the to be upgraded SMC2586W G be connected by Ethernet and on the same LAN NOTE After the firmware is upgraded be sure to delete the contents of the Web browser cache so that the Web management pages can be shown correctly NOTE A failed upgrade may corrupt the firmware and cause the SMC2586W G to fail to restart When this occurs call for technical support TIP If you want to remotely upgrade the firmware of a deployed SMC2586W G from the In ternet adjust t
63. gs 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 IP Protocol Filters Functionality Disabled Policy for matched Discard a packets ee Destination Fre Subnet Mask Oxjo 192 168 0 3 255 255 255 255 192 168 0 5 255 255 255 255 Protocol Number Source Address Subnet Mask oe booo booo DT Bo o oe booo Ss boon booo EN booo oi booo Ss POT DT Bo o Ode booo Ss ooo N TC TEE oo oo Fig 54 IP protocol filters settings The protocol source address and destination address fields of a packet incoming from the WLAN or Ethernet interface is inspected for filtering In a rule specify the hexadecimal protocol number source IP address range Source IP Address AND Source Subnet Mask and destination IP address range Destination IP Address AND Destination Subnet Mask A source destination IP address range is determined by performing an AND operation on the source destination IP address field and the source desti nation subnet mask field For example if the source IP address field is 192 168 0 1 and the source subnet mask field is 255 255 255 0 the result source IP address range is 192 168 0 0 to 192 168 0 255 49 TCP UDP Port Filters Functionality Disabled Policy for matched packets Discard Destinatio
64. hain Restaurant 3 San Jose 210 62 18 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Fig 68 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 68 the Zone 1 column will be inserted between the Status and the Project columns after the drag and drop operation is completed Showing or Hiding Some Columns View Insert Device Tools Window H v Device ID Clear History vi Eee v Zonel Toolbars tv Zone 2 iv Status Bar v Location 7 Werkepace iv Device Name v IPAddress Iv History _ Domain Name Properties iv HTTP Port v Comments v MAC Address v Firmware iv Status v Up Time iv Model Fig 69 Showing or hiding some device list columns 61 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 Managing Devices After selecting one or more devices in the device list you can carry out the device management commands on the Device menu to manage the selected device s The following sub sections give two examples Need a new picture the new utility does not have the change radius server option Ef Check Alive amp Configure by Web Bro
65. he Timeout and Max no of retries settings of TFTP Server for remote TFTP upgrade to succeed 34 Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP Configuration Backup Restore 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 Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a standard Ethernet cable 3 Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the SMC2586W G are in the same IP subnet 4 Run the TFTP Server utility on the computer Select the Accept write requests check box and specify the folder to which the configuration set tings of the SMC2586W G will be saved 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 If you don t know the IP address of the computer open a Command Prompt and type IpConfig then press the Enter key 8 Trigger the backup process by clicking Back Up The backup file is named SMC2586W G_Backup hex NOTE Remember to select the Accept write requests check box of TFTP Server To restore configuration of the SMC2586W G by TFTP 1 Use a computer that will serve as a TFTP server and as
66. ions 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 Firmware Upgrade Firmware file name Browse Fig 27 Firmware upgrade by HTTP To upgrade firmware of the SMC2586W G by HTTP 1 Click Browse and then select a correct firmware bin file The firmware file path will be shown in the Firmware file name text box 2 Click Upgrade to begin the upgrade process Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by HTTP Fig 28 Firmware backup by HTTP To back up configuration of the SMC2586W G by HTTP 1 Click Back Up 2 You ll be prompted to open or save the configuration file Click Save 3 The configuration file is named SMC2586W G_Backup hex Don t change the configuration file name in the Save As dialog box Select a folder in which the configuration file is to be stored And then click Save NOTE The procedure may be a little different with different Web browsers Configuration Restore Configuration file name Browse Restore Fig 29 Configuration restore by HTTP 32 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 Click Restore to up
67. is RF interference you may want to reduce the Data rate for more reliable wireless transmission In most cases leave the setting to Auto The transmit power of the RF module of the SMC2586W G can be adjusted so that the RF coverage of the SMC2586W G can be changed Link Integrity Functionality Disabled Reference host 0 0 0 0 Fig 39 Link integrity settings When the SMC2586W G is in AP or Bridge Master mode and the Ethernet LAN interface is detected to be disconnected from the wired network all currently associated wireless clients STAs and Bridge Slaves are disassoci ated by the SMC2586W G and no wireless client can associate with the SMC2586W G The detection mechanism is based on pinging the IP address specified in Reference host 39 Wireless Distribution System Notebook Computer m Rn WDS aa rn 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 Then AP 1 forwards the packets to the Ethernet LAN Packets destined for the notebook computers follow a reverse path from the Ethernet LAN through the APs to the notebook computers In this way AP 2 plays a role of AP repeater t WDS Link
68. load the configuration file to the SMC2586W G Upgrading Firmware by TFTP TFTP server IP address 132 168 0 19 Max number of retries 30 Timeout E sec 7 Fig 30 TFTP server settings When usinge TFTP as the firmware management protocol you can configure settings for the SMC2586W G s TFTP client to communicate with a TFTP server If the TFTP client does not get a response from the TFTP server within a period specified by the Timeout setting it will resend the previous request The Max number of retries setting specifies the maximummal number of resend before the TFTP client stops communicating with the TFTP server The SMC2586W G Installation CD includes a TFTP server program TftpSrvr exe for firmware upgrade Run this program on the computer which serves as a TFTP server Firmware Upgrade Fig 31 Firmware upgrade by TFTP To upgrade firmware of the SMC2586W G by TFTP 1 Use a computer that will serve as a TFTP Server and as a managing com puter to trigger the upgrade process 2 Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a standard Ethernet cable 3 Configure the IP address of the computer so that the SMC2586W G and the computer are in the same IP subnet 4 Run the TFTP Server utility on the computer Specify the folder in which the firmware files reside 5 On the computer run a Web browser and click the General Firmware Tools hyperlink 33 6 Choose TFTP as the Firmware mana
69. menu 70 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 Back up Configuration by TFTP on the Device menu Restore Configuration by TFTP on the Device menu Upgrade Firmware by HTTP on the Device menu Back up Configuration by HTTP on the Device menu Restore Configuration by HTTP on the Device menu Customizing Your Working Environment EliteConnect Management Utility window layout and application behavior can be customized to your preference Showing Hiding Docking Floating and Repositioning View Windows The toolbars status bar Workspace window and the History Log View win dow can be docked to the top bottom left or right side of the main window And they can be shown or hidden by carrying out corresponding commands on the View menu You can double click the title bar of the Workspace window or the History Log View window in docked state to make it float Double clicking a floating window restores the window to its previous dock state You can click and hold the title bar of a window and then drag the window to dock it to another place Is this way the layout of EliteConnect Management Utility windows can be freely customized For example EliteConnect Management Utility can be re laid out like Fig 82 71 Sta
70. mode to provide the Master Bridge functionality of the SMC2682W In this mode the SMC2586W G can also act as an Access Point to the wireless clients located on the same network as the Bridge Master Bridge Slave Use this mode to provide Slave Bridge functionality of the SMC2682W in this mode the SMC2586W G will not work as an Access Point Fig 23 Operational modes settings The SMC2586W G supports 3 operational modes for meeting various wire less connectivity requirements e 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 e Bridge Master BM Use this mode to provide the Bridge Master function ality of the SMC2682W The Bridge Master mode is designed to work in 29 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 In addition the IEEE 802 11 WDS Wireless Distribution System technology can be used to manually establish wireless links between two Bridge Masters or between a Bridge M
71. n Port Protocol Application Name HTTP 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 Management C Telnet management Web admin idle timeout min 5 Fig 56 Basic management settings The SMC2586W G can be managed by Telnet This functionality can be either enabled or disabled As the SMC2586W G allows only one administrator to log on for manage ment you have to log off before another can log on If you forget to log off or have not interacted with the Web management interface for a period specified by the Web admin idle timeout setting de fault 5 minutes you ll be automatically logged off by the SMC2586W G UPnP Functionality Enabled Device friendly name ISMC2586W G Fig 57 UPnP settings UPnP Universal Plug and Play enables a Windows XP user to automatically discover peripheral devices When the UPnP functionality is enabled you can see the SMC2586W G in My Network Places of Windows XP The SMC2586W G can be given a user friendly name that will be shown in My Network Places Double clicking the icon in My Network Places that refers to the SMC2586W G will launch the Web browser for you to configure the SMC2586W G NOTE Make sure you have inst
72. n 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 An IEEE 802 1x capable wireless access point and its RADIUS server s share a secret key so that they can authenticate each other In addition to its IP address a wireless access point can identify itself by an NAS Network Access Server identifier Each IEEE 802 1x capable wireless access point must have a unique NAS identifier Primary RADIUS server 192 168 168 220 Secondary RADIUS server Authentication port 1812 Accounting port 1813 Timeout sec 5 Max number of retries Shared Zu K ey Identifier of this NAS AP1 Fig 52 IEEE 802 1x RADIUS settings 3 6 Configuring Advanced Settings Packet Filters The SMC2586W G provides layer 2 Ethernet Type Filters layer 3 IP Protocol Filters and layer 4 TCP UDP Port Filters filtering capabilities The configuration processes for the filters are similar Functionality whether this filtering capability is enabled or disabled Policy for matched packets how a matched packet is processed discard or pass To enable a filtering rule select the check box to the left of the rule 48 Ethernet Type Filters Functionality Disabled Policy for matched Discard a Number 0 035 Oxjos06 Ox FOFO Novell PX 0 IT m fipxeo23 0 Oxloorr Fig 53 Ethernet type filters settin
73. network That is the major reason why SMC EliteConnect Management Utility is developed making management of a large WLAN easy By EliteConnect Management Utility s batch processing capabilities managing wireless devices becomes a simple click and go matter Features Device List Manipulation EliteConnect Management Utility enables the network administrator to build a device list which contains information about the deployed WLAN devices e Annotations of devices The following items of information can be annotated to each device in the list e Device ID Identifier of the device e Device name Name of the device e Project name Name of the deployment project with which the device is associated e Geographical Zone 1 Zone 2 and location Geographical zone and location in which the device is deployed e Comments Remarks about the device 53 e 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 e IP address IP address of the device e HTTP port HTTP port through which the device accepts HTTP traffic Either the IP address or DNS domain name or both must be specified otherwise EliteConnect Management Utility has no way to recognize the device
74. nt Settings and Info Model SMC2586W G i Advanced BIOS Firmware Version SMC2586W G v1 2 1 0 0 U Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID 00 09 92 00 B2 14 System Up Time man hrimin sec 0 27 10 General TCP IP 3 LAN Interface Get from the DHCP server Regulatory domain FCC U S Channel number 6 e Network name SSID SMC e Data rate Auto e Transmit power High e Security mode Open System e AP functionality Enabled Wireless Settings e Policy Mixed e SSID broadcasts Enabled e Wireless client k isolation Disabled e MAC address based access control Disabled Link integrity Disabled Reference host 0 0 0 0 TCP IP Settings Fig 6 The Status page Step 1 Selecting an Operational Mode Access Point Bridge Use this mode to provide both Access Point and Bridging Functionality The Bridge function is supported through Wireless Distribution System WDS The WDS function can support up to 6 bridge links Bridge Master and Bridge Slave These 2 modes can be used when you want to use both the SMC2682W and SMC2586W G in the same bridging environments If you are setting up a bridge configuration using all SMC2586W G s use the Access Point Bridge mode above and configure your Bridge connections using WDS C Bridge Master Use this mode to provide the Master Bridge functionality of the SMC2682W In this mode the SMC2586W G can also act a
75. o reset the device configuration to factory defaults 3 4 Configuring TCP IP Related Settings Addressing Method of obtaining an IP Obtain from a DHCP Server address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Host name SMC2586W G Domain DNS suffix Fig 35 TCP IP settings 36 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 In addition you can specify the Host name and Domain DNS suffix of the SMC2586W G DHCP Server Functionality Enabled Default gateway 192 168 2 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Primary DNS server 192 168 214 Secondary DNS server First allocatable IP address 192 168 2 2 Allocatable IP address 20 count Fig 36 Basic DHCP server settings The SMC2586W G can automatically assign IP addresses to client computers by DHCP In this section of the management page you can specify the Default gateway Subnet mask Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS server settings that will be sent to a client at its request Additionally you can specify the first IP address that will be assigned to the clients and the number of allocateable IP addresses NOTE There should be only one DHCP server on the LA
76. on 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 user name Current admin password New user name and New password x Go gua the new user name and password for the Current admin user name fadma Current admin password User type Adminstor x New user name famm New password ee New password again Di a Fig 106 Changing User Name and Password dialog box if not using a Device Password List The User type option is for future models that have different users with different access rights SMC2582W B and SMC2586W G don t support multiple administration user name password pairs If the Device Password List functionality is disabled Current admin user name and Current admin password New user name will not be shown in the Changing User Name and Password dialog box Changing User Name and Password an xi Go enter the new user name and password for the evire User type Admmisrator tt New user name famin New password eee New password again excess Cm Fig 107 Changing User Name and Password dialog box if using a Device Password List 85 Changing the RADIUS Server Setting of Devices To change the RADIUS server settings of e
77. point for the settings to take effect Access Point Settings and Info Model SMC2586W G BIOS Firmware Version SMC2586W G v1 2 1 0 0 U Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID 00 09 92 00 B2 14 System Up Time Du hr min sec 0 42 04 LAN Interface Get from the DHCP server e Regulatory domain FCC U S e Channel number 11 e Network name SSID SMC e Data rate Auto e Transmit power High e Security mode Open System Fig 18 Settings have been changed TCP IP Settings Home and Refresh Commands Home reresn_ 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 3 2 Viewing Status Associated Wireless Clients Wireless Clients Status No MAC Address IP Address 00 90 48 00 40 94 192 168 168 226 00h 01m 56s Fig 20 Status of associated wireless clients On this page the status information of each associated client STA or Bridge Slave including its MAC address IP address user name number of bytes it has send number of bytes it has received and the time of its last activity is shown 27 Current DHCP Mappings DHCP Mapping Table MAC Address 00 90 4B 00 B9 BD 00 BB DE AD BE EF 00 90 4B 00 40 94 00 40 01 43 1D E8 IP Address 192 168 168 214 192 168 168 224 19
78. r device manage ment commands on the Device menu are batch commands that can be applied to several devices at a time Refer to Section 4 3 2 4 1 for more information about what batch means Carrying out a Batch Management Command The procedure for carrying out each batch device management command is described below 1 Select one or more devices in the active device list 2 Click a batch command on the Device menu 3 If the Device Password List functionality is not enabled you will be prompted to enter a user name and password for accessing the device see Section 4 3 2 4 1 for more in formation User Name and Password Please enter the user name and password for accessing the device User name admin Cm Fig 103 User Name and Password dialog box 4 Enter username and password when prompted 5 Monitor the progress of the command in the History Log View 6 See the results of the command in the History Log View and in the Status column of the Device List View 83 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 Check Alive ax Configure by Web Browser 4 Change SSID amp Change Password Change RADIUS Servers 3 Upgrade Firmware by TFTP Gy Back Up Configuration by TFTP gy Restore Configuration by TFTP 4
79. raffic 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 When the Wireless client isolation setting is set to wireless clients STAs associated to this SMC2586W G which acts as an AP cannot see each other and wireless to wireless traffic between the STAs is blocked When the setting is set to All APs in This Subnet traffic among wireless users of different SMC2586W Gs in the same IP subnet is blocked The behaviors are illustrated in the following figures STA 1 STA2 STA3 ri i d i 1 nn AP 1 AP2 wat N S WCI This AP Only This AP Only Switch Wireless Link Ethernet Link Fig 46 Behavior of the This AP Only wireless client isolation option WCI N S WCI All APs in This All APs in This Subnet Switch Subnet Wireless Link Ethernet Link Fig 47 Behavior of the All APs on This Subnet wireless client isolation option 43 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 If the All APs in This Subnet option is used as shown in Fig 47 AP 1 and AP 2 communicates with each other via an inter AP protocol to share their STA association info
80. rmation to block wireless traffic among all the STAs There are up to 7 security modes e Open System No authentication no data encryption e Static WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy keys must be manually configured e Static TKIP WPA PSK Only TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol mechanism of WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is enabled In this mode you have to specify the Pre shared key which will be used by the TKIP engine as a master key to generate keys that actually encrypt outgoing packets and decrypt incoming packets NOTE The number of characters of the Pre shared key setting must be at least between 8 and can be up to 63 e IEEE 802 1x EAP without Encryption EAP MD5 The IEEE 802 1x functionality is enabled and the user name password based EAP MD5 authentication is used No data encryption e IEEE 802 1x EAP with Static WEP EAP MD5 The IEEE 802 1x functionality is enabled and the user name password based EAP MD5 authentication is used Data encryption is achieved by static WEP e IEEE 802 1x EAP with Dynamic WEP EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP The IEEE 802 1x functionality is enabled and dynamic WEP key distribution authentication EAP TLS EAP TTLS or PEAP is used Data encryption is achieved by dynamic WEP e IEEE 802 1x EAP with Dynamic TKIP WPA This is a full WPA mode in which both the TKIP and IEEE 802 1x dynamic key exchange mechanisms are enabled The SMC2586W G is highly secured in this mode In the above
81. s an Access Point to the wireless clients located on the same network as the Bridge Master Bridge Slave Use this mode to provide Slave Bridge functionality of the SMC2682W in this mode the SMC2586W G will not work as an Access Point Fig 7 Operational modes settings 18 The SMC2586W G supports 3 operational modes for meeting various wire less connectivity requirements e 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 e Bridge Master BM Use this mode to provide the Bridge Master functionality of the SMC2682W The Bridge Master mode is designed to work in those networks where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Slaves are already installed The Bridge Master enables Bridge Slaves to automatically associate 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 In addition the IEEE 802 11 WDS Wireless Distribution System technology can be used to manually establish wireless links between two Bridge Masters or between a Bridge Master and an AP e Bridge Slave BS Use this mode to provide the Bridge Slave functional ity of the SMC2682W
82. s or her user name and password or digital certificate to the backend RADIUS server by EAPOL Extensible Authentication Protocol Over LAN The RADIUS server can record accounting information such as when a user logs on to the wireless LAN and logs off from the wireless LAN for monitoring or billing purposes The IEEE 802 1x functionality of the access point is controlled by the security mode see Section 3 5 2 1 So far the wireless access point supports two authentication mechanisms EAP MD5 Message Digest version 5 EAP TLS Transport Layer Security If EAP MD5 is used the user has to give his or her user name and password for authentication If EAP TLS is used the wireless client computer automatically gives the user s digital certificate that is stored in the computer hard disk or a smart card for authentication And after a successful EAP TLS authentication a session key is automatically generated for wireless packets encryption between the wireless client computer and its associated wireless access point To sum up EAP MD5 supports only user authentication while EAP TLS supports user authentication as well as dynamic encryption key distribution RADIUS User Server Database Fig 51 IEEE 802 1x and RADIUS 47 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 ca
83. st 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 Finally this request is forwarded by the gateway to the DNS server on the Internet The DNS reply issued by the DNS server is transmitted back to the client computer following a reverse path When the client computer receives the DNS reply it knows the IP address of the corre spondent host and sends further packets to this IP address As illustrated in Fig 110 the communication path could be broken at some of the stages The OS provided network diagnostic tool ping exe can be employed to find out TCP IP related communication problems NOTE If two or more NICs are installed and operating on a client computer TCP IP may not work properly due to incorrect entries in the routing table Use the OS provided command line network tool route exe to add or delete entries from the routing table Or use Windows provided Device Manager to disable unnecessary NICs Solve the following problems in order e My SMC2586W G does not respond to ping from the client computer e Are two or more NICs installed on the client computer e Use Windows provided Device Manager to disable unnecessary NICs e Is the underlying link Ethernet or IEEE 802 11g established e Make sure the Ethernet link is OK e Make sure the wireless settings of the wireless client computer and of the S
84. st n commands are extracted from the queue for execution where n is specified by the Number of simultaneous device management commands box and other commands in the queue are put to waiting state After one in action command is completed another command in the queue is extracted and put to execution This process continues until all commands in the queue are completed Since a username and password pair is needed for EliteConnect Management Utility to communicate with each device you are by default prompted to enter the credential information at the start of a batch device management command As an alternative you can build a Device Password List and let EliteConnect Management Utility use the list instead of prompting you every time A device password list is a text file with the pit file name extension And its format is as Fig 86 shows The username and password in each text line must be separated by a comma 74 admin smcadmin xyzadmin smcpwd wireless wirelesscool 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 Generel Logging TFTP Server HTTP V Enable logging events to a text file Log file c Program FilessSMC SmcMenageU tility WebMC log Vies Fig 87 Logging tab On this tab yo
85. t the bottom of this page and then you are brought back to the start page Step 2 Configuring TCP IP Settings Method of obtaining an IP Obtain from a DHCP Server address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Host name ISMC2586W G Domain DNS suffix Fig 8 TCP IP settings Go to the TCP IP Addressing section to configure IP address settings The IP address can be manually set or automatically assigned by a DHCP server on the LAN Default DHCP client enabled If you are manually setting the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway settings set them appropri ately so that they comply with your LAN environment In addition you can specify the Host name and Domain DNS suffix of the SMC2586W G When you are finished click Save at the bottom of this page and then you are brought back to the start page 20 Step 3 Configuring IEEE 802 11 Settings AP functionality Enabled Policy Mixed Regulatory domain Focus Channel number 6 Network name SSID SMC Data rate Auto Transmit power High 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
86. tProjects dit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 3 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 3 New York New York New York New York New York San Jose Los Angeles Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Jose Fig 100 Cascaded device list windows The Cascade command on the Window menu arranges the Device List View windows so that they overlap Tiling Windows m g ChainRestaurantProjects dit Status Project Zonet IPAddress 4 aon OMB WH Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Mantarennt 2 Fig 101 Tiled windows New York New York New York New York New York San Jose Los Angeles Cale l nbn Cit NetDeviceListl 82 210 62 11 110 210 65 11 110 210 62 11 120 210 62 11 121 210 62 11 208 210 62 21 11 210 62 11 208 21N C 19 NO 4 IP Address The Tile command on the Window menu arranges the Device List View win dows as non overlapping tiles Arranging Minimized Windows lol x EREE 201x 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 othe
87. ted by clicking a column header of the Device List View For example if you click the IP Address header the device list will be sorted in an ascending or der by IP address as shown by Fig 66 IPAddress gt 210 62 11 110 210 62 11 120 210 62 11 121 210 62 11 208 210 62 11 208 210 62 12 35 210 62 18 35 210 62 21 11 210 63 12 208 210 65 11 110 Fig 66 Sorting by IP address in ascending order Clicking the IP Address header one more time sorts the device list in a descending order as shown by Fig 67 60 IPAddress gt 210 62 11 110 210 62 11 120 210 62 11 121 210 62 11 208 210 62 11 208 210 62 12 35 210 62 18 35 210 62 21 11 210 63 12 208 210 65 11 110 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 status Fone Project Zone 1 IP Address ain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 110 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 65 11 110 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 120 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 121 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 62 11 208 Chain Restaurant 2 San Jose 210 62 21 11 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 11 208 Chain Restaurant 3 Salt Lake City 210 63 12 208 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 12 35 C
88. ternative you can click any device item in the device list to see its properties when the Device Properties dialog box is pinned If the Device Properties dialog box is not shown you can see the properties of a selected device by carrying out the Properties command on the View menu The properties of a device can be edited in the Device Properties dialog box Be sure to click Apply for your changes to take effect 58 Editing the Device List gt Undo Paste Ctrl4Z ca Redo Paste CtritY amp Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl X Delete Del Select All Ctri A 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 Selected device items can be deleted cut or copied to the Clipboard Device items cut or copied to the Clipboard can be pasted back to the device list These operations can be performed by carrying out the corresponding commands on the Edit menu Viewing the Device List Viewing All Opened Device List Files Device Lists BH ChainRestaurantProjects dit NetDeviceListi Y Filter File Fig 64 All opened device list files If several device list files are opened you can switch betw
89. the following first e 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 e Make sure that the LED ALV of the SMC2586W G is blinking to indicate the SMC2586W G is working e Make sure the types of the Ethernet cables are correct Recall that there are two types straight through and crossover Wireless Settings Problems e The wireless client computer cannot associate with an SMC2586W G e Is the wireless client set in infrastructure mode e Check the operating mode of the WLAN NIC e Is the SSID of the WLAN NIC identical to that of the prospective SMC2586W G e Check the SSID setting of the WLAN NIC and of the SMC2586W G e Is the WEP functionality of the prospective SMC2586W G enabled e Make appropriate WEP settings of the client computer to match those of the SMC2586W G e Is the prospective SMC2586W G within range of wireless communication e Check the signal strength and link quality sensed by the WLAN NIC TCP IP Settings Problems IEEE 802 11b g N Correspondent l l Stage A State B Stage D l l Client AP Default Gateway DNS Server Computer of Client Computer of Client Computer Fig 110 Communication stages for a client to reach its correspondent host 89 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 fir
90. this tutorial Use O or 80 as the port number The O port will be converted to 80 internally by EliteConnect Management Utility Then click Apply After that you will notice the changes you have made in the device list 57 I Properties of Device 5 x Deployment Project Cham Restaurant 2 Zone 1 New York Zone 2 Area 2 Location Avenue 38 Identification Device ID 46021 Device name AGN Y_AY38 Addressing IP address 210 62 11 208 Port fo Domain name MAC address a Comments i the wall Device network command status Firmware version Model GE Status Uptime 8 ff t lt CS New Device Previous Next Apply _ Cancel_ Fig 62 Device Properties dialog box On the left side of the title bar of the Device Properties dialog box is a Pin 4a button Click this button to pin the dialog box the icon will be changed to 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 Clicking New Device adds a new item to the device list You can repeat this procedure several times to add more items to the device list Viewing and Editing Device Properties If there are a number of device items in the device list You can click the Previous or Next button of the Device Properties dialog box to navigate the device list and see the properties of each device As an al
91. ttings of the SMC2586W G be sure to log off by clicking the Log Off button on the left menu This way anothe administrator can log on to the device to do configuration and manage ment If you do not click the Log Off button or have not interacted with the Web management interface for a period of time specified by the Web admin idle timeout setting 5 minutes by default you ll be automatically logged off by the device 23 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 Here are some suggestions for antenna alignment To adjust the alignments of a pair of SMC high gain antennas 1 Connect each SMC2586W G to a computer via Ethernet Configure the date rate of each SMC2586W G to the lowest value 1Mbps Fix the alignment of the antenna on one side KR W N Adjust the alignment of the antenna on the other side by using response time information obtained from PINGing run PING exe the fixed side computer 5 Fine tune the alignment of the antenna until you get the best response time 6 Increase the data rate of each SMC2586W G simultaneously until an optimal workable data rate is reached You may not be able to use the highest data rate 54Mbps because of the distan
92. tures or performance of this product or if you d like information regarding our full line of wireless products you can visit us on the web at www smc com or you can call us toll free at 800 SMC 4YOU SMC Networks stands behind this and every product we sell with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and with a limited lifetime warranty 502 118 Wireless Distance Table rn onmental en Sp d and Distmee Ranges Sp d and Distmee Ranges Distance Ranges EEE A line of sight nvironment wath 60 m 90 m 150 m 150 m 220 m 270 m 350m 197 ft 295 ft 492 ft 623 ft 722 ft 886 ft 1155 ft oe 40m 50 m 60 m 65 m Om 110m 180 m en 131 ft 164 ft 197 ft 213 ft 230 ft 361 ft 591 ft and users 92 Appendix D Technical Specification SMC2586W G Wireless Bridge Standards e 802 11b 802 119 802 3 802 3u 802 3af Data rate amp modulation e OFDM 54Mbps CCK 11 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps and DBSK 1Mbps Radio Technology e OFDM e DSSS Operating Range e Up to 1 155 feet Channels e USA 1 11 FCC Canada 1 11 IC Europe 1 13 ETSI France 10 13 Japan 1 13 Japan Frequency range e 2 402 2 472 GHz North America e 2 402 2 4970 GHz Japan e 2 402 2 4835 GHz Europe ETSI e 2 4465 2 4835 GHz France Transmission output Power e 18 dBm max Receiving Sensitivity e lt 80 dBm Typical Antenna e Removable Antenna with R SMA connector Operational Modes e Access Point Bridge us
93. tus Project Zone IPAddress Port Device ID Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 110 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 65 11 110 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 120 Chain Restaurant MATET Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 1 Chain Restaurant 3 Y Los Angeles Chain Restaurant 1 H Y New York Chain Restaurant 3 VY Chain Restaurant 2 H Y New York HY San Jose VY Chain Restaurant 3 Y Salt Lake City HY San Jose ooOon OO AWN Y Filter Fig 81 Floating Workspace window sac SMC EliteConnect Management Utility ChainRestaurantProjects dit File Edit View Insert Device Tools Window Help laj x DEU Bexjoc sit esl Se l a a a i Chain Restaurant 1 New York Chain Restaurant 2 New York Chain Restaurant 1 New York Chain Restaurant 1 W Los Angeles 7 New York Chain Restaurant 1 New York Y Chain Restaurant 2 Chain Restaurant 2 New York a VY New York Chain Restaurant 2 San Jose VY San Jose Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles Chain Restaurant 3 Salt Lake City Chain Restaurant 1 Los ngeles Chain Restaurant 3 San Jose Y Chain Restaurant 3 Y Salt Lake City WV San Jose oo OT OMA WmN 7 Filter Fig 82 History Log View docked to the right side 72 Rearranging the Column Order of the Device List View neh Project Zone 1 IP ddress ain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 110 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 65 11 110
94. u can specify whether the contents of the History Log View are also saved to a log file To enable logging to a file select the Enable logging events to a text file check box and then the location of the log file will be shown in the Log file box NOTE The View button is disabled if the log file has not been created by EliteConnect Management Utility Otherwise you can click the button to view the contents of the log file TFTP Server Options General Logging TFTP Server HTTP V Accept read requests W Accept write requests Timeout 10 yit Max no of retries 30 Reset to Defaults Fig 88 TFTP Server tab 75 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 The pull style works like the following 1 EliteConnect Management Utility issues an HTTP command to the device to trigger the firmware upgrade process 2 The device s TFTP client downloads pulls firmware files from the built in TFTP server of EliteConnect Management Utility 3 EliteConnect Management Utility polls the device to check the results of the firmware upgrade by HTTP In the push style of firmware upgrade EliteConnect Management Utility use
95. ut 11 46 03 964 12 04 2003 Start Status Up time CH 11 46 25 035 12 04 2003 HTT n error Err 0 Server not found or connection imeout New Device Previous Next App Cancel boo NUM 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 The bottom pane is the History Log View EliteConnect Management Utility is equipped with a menu bar and two tool bars for functions such as device list editing device management In addi tion when you right click anywhere in the active device list a shortcut menu will appear for you to quickly carry out commands How Does It Work EliteConnect Management Utility communicates with the SMC Wireless Bridges by HTTP A network management command calls CGI Common Gateway Interface functions on a selected device to configure the device and get status information from it Network batch commands are implemented by using multithreading techniques thus a click and go style of device management can be achieved 56 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
96. ve any cus tomer installed accessory or add on components such as expansion mod ules removed prior to returning the product for replacement SMC is not responsible for these items if they are returned with the product Customers must contact SMC for a Return Material Authorization number prior to returning any product to SMC Proof of purchase may be required Any product returned to SMC without a valid Return Material Authorization RMA number clearly marked on the outside of the package will be returned to customer at customer s expense For warranty claims within North America please call our toll free customer support number at 800 762 4968 For further information about warranty claims outside North America please visit www smc com and choose the link to your region Customers are responsible for all shipping charges from their facility to SMC SMC is responsible for return shipping charges from SMC to customer WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE CUS TOMER S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION AT SMC S OPTION THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WAR RANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WAR RANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SMC NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR
97. ve selections Single Selection i same Pojet Zone 1_ _tPadgress_ __Port_ Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 110 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 65 11 110 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 120 Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 121 80 eT Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 62 11 208 80 Chain Restaurant 2 San Jose 210 62 21 11 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 11 208 Chain Restaurant 3 Salt Lake City 210 63 12 208 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 12 35 Chain Restaurant 3 San Jose 210 62 18 35 Fig 91 Single selection Click a device item to select it A selected device item is highlighted 78 Multiple Consecutive Selections Status ____Project____ __Zone1_ _tPaddrees__ _Poa_I Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62 11 110 80 Chain Restaurant 2 New York 210 65 11 110 80 St chainRestaurantl 1 Newvork 210 621 120 180 Chain Restaurant NewYork 210 62 11 121 80 B Chain Restawant NewYork 210 52 11 208 a0 Chain er 1 Los ngeles 210 62 11 208 Chain Restaurant 3 Salt Lake City 210 63 12 208 Chain Restaurant 1 Los Angeles 210 62 12 35 Chain Restaurant 3 San Jose 210 62 18 35 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 State Pojet Zomel IPadarese Pon Chain Restaurant 1 New York 210 62
98. very selected device carry out the Change RADIUS Servers command You ll be prompted to enter the Primary RADIUS server and Secondary RADIUS server Changing RADIUS Servers a xi Please enter IP addresses of the new DNS servers Primary RADIUS server 210 10 13 3 Secondary RADIUS server 210 10 13 4 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 Managing Device Firmware by TFTP To manipulate firmware and configuration files of every selected device by TFTP carry out the various By TFTP commands You ll be prompted to enter the IP address of the TFTP server most of the time specify the IP address of the computer on which EliteConnect Management Utility runs and specify the folder containing or to contain the files Refer to Section 4 3 2 4 3 for more information TFTP Server x SAA Please enter IP address of the TFTP H server TFTP server 192 168 168 15 Coel Fig 109 TFTP Server dialog box Upgrading Device Firmware Carry out the Upgrade Firmware by TFTP command Backing up Device Configuration Carry out the Back up Configuration by TFTP command Restoring Device Configuration Carry out the Restore Configuration by TFTP command Managing Device Firmware by HTTP To manipulate firmware and configuration files of ever
99. view 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 Using Web Based Management 3 1 Overview 3 2 Viewing Status 3 3 General Operations 3 4 Configuring TCP IP Related Settings 3 5 Configuring IEEE 802 11b g Related Settings 3 6 Configuring Advanced Settings 4 EliteConnect Management Utility 4 1 Introduction 4 2 Tutorial 4 3 Using SMC EliteConnect Management Utility Appendix A Default Settings Appendix B Troubleshooting Appendix C Distances and Data Rates Appendix D Technical Specification 25 25 27 29 36 38 48 53 53 55 63 88 89 92 93 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 1 2 Features Package Contents e SMC2586W G e User Guide e CD ROM e 2 dBi Antenna e R SMA RP TNC Adapter e Cat 5 Cable e 12V AC Adapter EU type or UK type plug adapter available with models shipping to Europe 1 3 Features e IEEE 802 11b g Compliant Operational modes e Access Point The AP
100. w York 3 Y Los Angeles 3 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 11 120 New York New York 4 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 5 Chain Restaurant 2 210 62 Cut Ctri X Chain Restaurant 2 l 6 Chain Restaurant 2 210 62 amp Copy Ctrl C Y New York 7 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 ga Paste Ctrl V Y San Jose 2 3 7 Chain R 3 8 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 3 210 63 X Delete Del T apk pps 9 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 1 210 62 a en 10 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 3 210 62 Select All Ctri A Y San Jose 11 Error 0 Chain Restaurant 3 210 62 ir Add New Device i Check Alive Configure by Web Browser wa Properties of Device 4 ri ie she er ange Pass i opija amp g wo Project Chain Restaurant 1 amp 5 Back Up Configuration by TFTP Zone 1 New York Zone 2 Area 2 gj Restore Configuration by TFTP Location Avenue 113 t Back Up Configuration by HTTP _ Identification i D i Restore Configuration by HITP Device ID 46003 Device name AG_MY_AV3 E Properties Addressing Domain name MAC address Y Filter E Fite Comments 11 37 41 041 12 04 2003 Chec Gn te wal 11 38 02 132 12 04 2003 Alive erver not found or connection timeout 11 41 46 925 12 04 2003 Start v4 11 42 08 015 12 04 2003 HTT n error Err 0 Server not found or connection Device network command status Firmware version Model 10 13 1 2nd 210 10 13 2 r Err 0 Server not found or connection timeout imeout _ 11 4
101. 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 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 This equipment generates uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu lar installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modi
102. wser Change SSID 2 Change Password Change RADIUS Servers a Upgrade Firmware by TFTP g Back Up Configuration by TFTP fj Restore Configuration by TFTP Upgrade Firmware by HTTP Gj Back Up Configuration by HTTP tj Restore Configuration by HTTP Cancel Waiting Commands Fig 70 Device menu Checking Whether Devices Are Alive Select the device item in the device list which you have created in the Adding a New Device Section for your SMC2582W B or SMC2586W G and then carry out the Check Alive command on the De vice menu The User Name and Password dialog box will appear x Go eee ta a and password for User name fadam Peswor re Cm Fig 71 User Name and Password dialog box After EliteConnect Management Utility gets the administration credential it tries to communicate with the device to check whether it is working The progress will be shown in the History Log View The results of the manage ment command will be shown in the Status column of the device list as well as the History Log View If the Status column shows Alive the MAC Address Firmware Up Time and Model columns also show system information about the device 62 10 45 26 774 12 04 2003 Checking if Device 210 63 12 208 is alive 10 45 26 804 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 11 121 has been checked to be alive 10 45 26 804 12 04 2003 Device 210 62 11 208 has been checked to be alive
103. y selected device by HTTP carry out the various By HTTP commands You ll be prompted to spec ify the folder containing or to contain the files Refer to Section 4 3 2 4 3 for more information 86 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 And you can preview the pages that will be printed by carrying out the Print Preview command Sending the Active Device List to Others by E mail The active device list can be sent to others by e mail Click Send on the File menu to do this 87 Appendix A Default Settings TIP Press the Default button on the powered on SMC2586W G to reset the configuration settings to factory default values Goa O O OOOO O SSS EEE 802 110 ee Policy Mixed Both IEEE 802 11b and IEEE 502 11g based wireless clients are sup Channel Number OS Transmit Power Figh Hn SS SWICZSSEWVG MAC Address Based Access Disabled Control AN Interface OT OSC IP Address 192 168 2 50 Ifa DHCP serwer cannot be found El f a DHCP sewer cannot be found Management O Z o o S Device Friendly Name SMC2586W G Telnet Disabled 88 System Log Local Log Appendix B Troubleshooting Check

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