SMC Networks SMC2582W-B User's Manual
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1. 1 Connect each SMC2582W B to a computer via Ethernet 2 Configure the date rate of each SMC2582W B to the lowest value 1Mbps 3 Fix the alignment of the antenna on one side 4 Adjust the alignment of the antenna on 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 a best response time 6 Increase the data rate of each SMC2582W B simultaneously until a maximal workable data rate is reached You may not be able to use the highest data rate 11Mbps because of the distance and the gain of the antennas Fig 14 illustrates the idea Adjust antenna posture ad oe GER 1 sucas PING ICMP Echo Request e ICMP Echo Reply Computer 1 Computer 2 Fig 14 Adjusting alignments of external directional antennas 20 3 Using Web Based Management In this chapter we ll explain each Web management page of the SMC2582W B 3 1 Overview SMC Web Based Network Management Networks Home Restart You can click Restart to restart the AP N BStatus Som Access Point Settings and Info IEEE 802 11 Model SMC2582W B Advanced BIOS Firmware Version SMC2582W v1 4 1 0 0 Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID _ 00 09 92 00 7A 42 System Up Time R 6 Chrimin sec 0 00 46 LAN Interface IP address 192 168 168 215 CRIP Settings Subnet mask 255 255 22. IEEE 802 11 IEEE 802 11b related settings e Communication Basic settings for the IEEE 802 11b interface of the SMC2582W B to work properly with wireless clients e Security Security settings for authenticating wireless users and encrypting wireless data Advanced Advanced settings of the SMC2582W B e Packet Filters Ethernet Type Filters IP Protocol Filters and TCP UDP Port Filters settings e Management UPnP System Log and SNMP settings 3 1 2 Save Save amp Restart and Cancel Commands Save BE Cancer Fig 16 Save Save amp Restart and Cancel At the bottom of each page that contains settings you can configure there are up to three but tons Save Save amp Restart and Cancel Clicking Save stores the settings changes to the mem ory of the SMC2582W B and brings you back to the start page Clicking Save amp Restart stores the settings changes to the memory of the SMC2582W B and restarts the SMC2582W B immediately for the settings to take effect Clicking Cancel discards any settings changes and brings you back to the start page 22 If you click Save the start page will reflect the fact that the configuration settings have been changed by showing two buttons Restart and Cancel In addition changes are highlighted in red Clicking Cancel discards all the changes Clicking Restart restarts the SMC2582W B for the set tings to take effect The settings have been changed Click
3. can associate with it thereafter e Associated wireless clients status Showing the status of all wireless clients STAs and Bridge Slaves that are associated with the SMC2582W B e Detachable antenna The SMC2582W B antenna can be replaced with high gain antennas for long operating range DHCP client The SMC2582W B can automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DHCP server The SMC2582W B 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 Packet Filtering The SMC2582W B provides Layer 2 Layer 3 and Layer 4 filtering capabilities Firmware Tools e Firmware upgrade The firmware of the SMC2582W B can be upgraded via the following methods TFTP based Upgrading firmware by TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol HTTP based Upgrading firmware by HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol e Configuration backup The configuration settings of the SMC2582W B can be backed up to a file via TFTP or HTTP e Configuration reset Resetting the configuration settings to factory default values 7 e Management e Web based management for configur
4. tion 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 0S 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 SMC2582W B does not respond to ping from the client computer Are two or more NICs installed on the client computer Use the 0S provided command line network tool route exe to modify the contents of the routing table Use Windows provided Device Manager to disable unnecessary NICs Is the underlying link Ethernet or IEEE 802 11b established Make sure the Ethernet link is OK Make sure the wireless settings of the wireless client computer and of the SMC2582W B match Are the IP address of the client computer and the IP address of the SMC2582W B in the same IP subnet 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 SMC2582W B are in the same IP subnet TIP If you forget the current IP address of the SMC2582W B use Wireless Router AP Browser to get the information see Appendix B 3 The default gateway of the client computer does not respond to ping from the client computer 46 Solve the preceding problem firs
5. 5 Check the ACTIVE LED if power is successfully fed into the SMC2582W B the ACTIVE LED will be on Red light otherwise the ACTIVE LED will be off 6 Ifthe 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 SMC2582W B EliteConnect 2 4GHz 11Mbps Wireless Bridge The use of SMCPWR INJ3 with other Ethernet ready devices that are not compliant to 802 3af may cause damage to the devices 2 2 Mounting the SMC2582W B on a Wall The SMC2582W B is wall mountable Stick the supplied sticker for wall mounting Use a 07 0mm driller to drill a 25mm deep hole at each of the cross marks Plug in a supplied plastic conical anchor in each hole Screw a supplied screw in each plastic conical anchor for a proper depth so that the SMC2582W B can be hung on the screws 5 Hang the SMC2582W B on the screws Pwnvn a 11 r ST3 9 16mm a HOLES FOR O FASTENING SCREWS 7 0mm _4 R2 0 i Nee FASTENING SCREWS 70 12 Fig 3 Mounting the SMC2582W B on a wall 2 3 Preparing for Configuration For you to configure an SMC2582W B a managing computer with a Web browser is needed For first time configuration of an SMC2582W B an Ethernet network interface card NIC should have been installed in the managing computer For maintenance configuration of a deployed SM
6. Restart J Cancel Restart to restart the access point for the settings to take effect Access Point Settings and Info Model SMC2582W B BIOS Firmware Version SMC2582W v1 4 1 0 0 Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID _ 00 09 92 00 7A 42 System Up Time er Chrimin sec 0 11 20 LAN Interface IP address 192 168 168 201 TEEME Settings Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Je Default gateway 192 168 168 1 e Regulatory domain FCC U S Channel number 11 e Network name SSID SMC Data rate Auto e Transmit power High Fig 17 Settings have been changed 3 1 3 Home and Refresh Commands Home Reres Fig 18 Home and Refresh At the bottom of each status page that shows read only information there are 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 3 2 1 Associated Wireless Clients Wireless Clients Status No MAC Address IP Address Name Tx Bytes Rx Bytes Last Activity Time 1 00 90 48 00 40 94 192 168 168 226 zsa 1162 I 00h 01m 56s Fig 19 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
7. SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B configuration settings will be saved as AaBbCcDdEeFf hex by the TFTP server where AaBbCcDdEeFf is the SMC2582W B s MAC address For example if the SMC2582W B s MAC address is 00 01 02 33 44 55 the configuration backup file will be 000102334455 hex NOTE Remember to select the Accept write requests check box of TFTP Server To restore configuration of the SMC2582W B by TFTP Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the restoring process Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal Ethernet cable Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the SMC2582W B are in the same IP subnet On the computer run the TFTP Server utility And specify the folder in which the configuration backup file resides A configuration backup file is named by the SMC2582W B s MAC address For example if the SMC2582W B s MAC address is 00 01 02 33 44 55 the configuration b
8. 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 elektrischen Schlag ausl sen 13 ffnen Sie niemals das Ger t Das Ger t darf aus Gr nden der elektrischen 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 EN60950 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 1A nicht unterschreiten Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 betr gt 70dB A oder weniger 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The SM 2582W B is a versatile device that can be configured to be in one of the 3 operational modes Access Poi
9. 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 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 modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This transmitter must not be co located 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 environ ment 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 condi tions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any inter ference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Industry Canada Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio no
10. 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 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 SMC2582W B 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 fol lowing table 3 Table 1 Operational modes vs wireless link types AP BM BS AP WDS WDS BM WDS WDS BM BS BS BM BS From the table a WDS link can be establish between two APs a BM BS link can be established be tween a Bridge Master and a Bridge Slave but no wireless link can be established between a Bridge Slave and an AP 16 Select an operational mode and click Save at the bottom of this page and then you are brought back to the start page 2 4 3 Step 2 Configuring TCP IP Settings Method of obtaining an IP address Set Manually J IP address fis2168 168 214 Subnet mask 255 255 2550 Default gateway booo 0 Host name AP1 Domain DNS suffix I Fig 8 TCP IP setting
11. 2 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 Bridge 3 Bridge 1 Bridge 4 Bridge 5 LAN Segment 4 Fig 41 Sample wireless bridge network topology WARNING Don t let your network topology consisting of wireless bridges Ethernet switches Ethernet links and WDS links contain loops If any loops exist packets will circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously degraded 35 Ethernet Switch Hub Bridge 4 Ethernet link L wos link Fig 42 Network topology containing a loop Bridge 2 3 5 2 Security IEEE 802 11b security settings include SSID broadcasts Wireless client isolation Security mode IEEE 802 11 Authentication algorithm WEP keys MAC Address Based Access Control 3 5 2 1 Basic SSID broadcasts Enabled Wireless client isolation Disabled gt Security mode Static WEP Authentication algorithm Auto Key length 64 Bits gt Selected key Key 1 gt Keyi Pu Key2 Pe Keys Pe Key 4 Pe Fig 43 Basic IEEE 802 11b security settings For s
12. 23 3 2 2 Current DHCP Mappings DHCP Mapping Table l No MAC Address IP Address Type 1 00 90 4B 00 B9 BD 192 168 168 214 Static 2 00 BB DE AD BE EF 192 168 168 224 In use 3 00 90 4B 00 40 94 192 168 168 226 Dynamic 4 00 40 01 43 1D E8 192 168 168 230 In use Fig 20 Current DHCP mappings On this page all the current static or dynamic DHCP mappings are shown A DHCP mapping is a cor respondence 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 3 2 3 System Log Model SMC2582W B BIOS Firmware version SMC2582W v1 4 2 5 3 4084 Operational mode Access Point Current time 08 07 2003 14 30 40 08 07 2003 14 18 46 SYSTEM START UP 08 07 2003 14 18 46 Wireless LAN interface initializes success 08 07 2003 14 18 46 BSSID gt 00 02 6F 01 67 CC 08 07 2003 14 18 46 LAN IP address gt 192 168 168 218 08 07 2003 14 18 55 The administrator from 192 168 168 139 logins the device s
13. 55 0 Default gateway 0 0 0 0 e Regulatory domain FCC U S Channel number 6 e Network name SSID SMC e Data rate Auto e Transmit power High Security mode Open System i i F e AP functionality Enabled Wireless Settings e SSID broadcasts Enabled e Wireless client A isolation Disabled MAC address based access control Disabled e Link integrity Disabled Reference host 0 0 0 0 Number of WDS links 0 x Fig 15 The Start page 3 1 1 Menu Structure The left side of the start page contains a menu for you to carry out commands Here is a brief description of the hyperlinks on the menu e Home For going back to the start page e Status Status information Wireless Clients The status of the wireless clients STAs and Bridge Slaves currently associated with the SMC2582W B DHCP Mappings Current IP MAC address mappings of the built in DHCP server 21 System Log System events log General Global operations e Operational Mode Operational mode settings e Password For gaining rights to change the settings of the SMC2582W B e Firmware Tools For upgrading the firmware of the SMC2582W B backing up and restoring configuration and configuration reset settings of the SMC2582W B TCP IP TCP IP related settings e Addressing IP address settings for the SMC2582W B to work with TCP IP DHCP Server Settings for the DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server on the SMC2582W B
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15. 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 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 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 networks where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Masters are already installed In any mode the SMC2582W B forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and wireless inter face for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host s on the wireless side There are 2 types of wireless links between two SMC2582W Bs or between an SMC2582W B and another wireless device
16. APs or between an AP and a Bridge Master 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 auto matically 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 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 networks where SMC2682W Wireless Bridge Masters are already installed In any mode the SMC2582W B forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and wireless inter face for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host s on the wireless side There are 3 types of wireless links between two SMC2582W Bs or between an SMC2582W B and another wireless device STA AP This type of wireless link is specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard for communication 25 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
17. C2582W B 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 SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B are in the same IP subnet the default IP address of an AP is 192 168 2 50 and the default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 2 3 1 Connecting the Managing Computer and the SMC2582W B To connect the Ethernet managing computer and the managed SMC2582W B for first time configu ration you have two choices as illustrated in Fig 4 12 Cross over Ethernet cable Normal Normal Ethernet Ethernet cable cable d er Managing Ethernet Managed Computer Hub Switch SMC2582W B Fig 4 Connecting a managing computer and an SMC2582W B via Ethernet You can use either a cross over Ethernet cable included in the package or a switch hub with 2 nor mal Ethernet cables NOTE One connector of the Ethernet cable must be plugged into the LAN CONFIG Ethernet jack of the SMC2582W B for configuration 2 3 2 Changing the TCP IP Settings of the Managing Computer Use the Windows Netw
18. 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 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 SMC2582W B provides this type of wireless link for backward com patibility with the SMC2682W The relationships among the operational modes and the wireless link types are shown in the fol lowing table AP BM BS AP WDS WDS BM WDS WDS BM BS BS BM BS Table 2 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 be tween a Bridge Master and a Bridge Slave but no wireless link can be established between a Bridge Slave and an AP 3 3 2 Changing Password Old password New user name min 00000 New password er New password again Fer Fig 23 Password On this page you can change the user name and password for the right to modify the configuration of the SMC2582W B The new password must be typed twice for confirmation 3 3 3 Managing Firmware Firmware m
19. Settings 3 6 1 Packet Filters The SMC2582W B 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 3 6 1 1 Ethernet Type Filters Functionality Disabled v Policy for matched packets Discard Name Number RARP OxJe035 ARP ox0806 ona Novel PX oxi Irxe23 x fOFF Fig 49 Ethernet type filters settings The Ethernet type filed of the MAC Media Access Control header of a packet 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 3 6 1 2 IP Protocol Filters Functionality Disabled Policy for matched packets Discard Protocol Number Source Address Subnet Mask roe ellie Subnet Mask Box 92168 03 255 255 255 255 f92168 05 255 255 255 255 r ob booo pooo tooo gt 0 0 0 r o I boo pooo o pooo o O pooo ooo roof foooo 6000 ooo 000 r ox pooo pooo 6 000 ooo Fig 50 IP protocol filters settings The protocol source address and destination address fields of a packet incoming from the WLAN or Ethernet interfac
20. Wireless Bridge and then click the Web Based ee Management button to manage it using a Web browser Web Based Management Networks Fig 56 SMC2582W B Configuration Utility 47 My SMC2582W B stops working and does not respond to Web management requests The firmware of the SMC2582W B may be stuck in an incorrect state Unplug the power connector from the power jack and then re plug the connector to restart the SMC2582W B e Contact our technical support representatives to report this problem If this happens after a failed firmware upgrade process the firmware of the SMC2582W B may have been corrupted If the SMC2582W B still does not work after restarting there may be hardware component failures in the SMC2582W B Contact our technical support representatives for repair C 3 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 environ mental 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 features 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 t
21. ackup file should be 000102334455 hex On the computer run a Web browser and click the General Firmware Tools hyperlink Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol 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 Trigger the restoring process by clicking Restore The SMC2582W B will then download the con figuration backup file from the TFTP server Ww N gt So Wi co NOTE Make sure the file is a valid configuration backup file for the SMC2582W B 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 configuratio backup restore to succeed 3 3 3 5 Resetting Configuration to Factory Defaults Configuration Reset Factory Defaults Fig 32 Configuration reset Clicking the Reset button resets the device configuration to factory defaults WARNING Think twice before clicking the Reset button You ll lose all your current configuration settings 3 4 Configuring TCP IP Related Settings 3 4 1 Addressing Method of obtaining an IP address Set Manually x IP address 192 168 168 214 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 0 0 0 0 Host name AP1 Domain DNS suffix Fig 33 TCP IP
22. anagement protocol HTTP Fig 24 Firmware management protocol setting Firmware management operations for the SMC2582W B include firmware upgrade configura tion backup configuration restore and configuration reset Firmware upgrade configuration 26 backup and configuration restore can be achieved via HTTP or TFTP The HTTP based way is suggest ed because it s more user friendly However due to different behavior of different Web browser types and versions HTTP based firmware management operations may not work properly with some Web browsers If you cannot successfully perform HTTP based firmware management opera tions with your Web browser try the TFTP based method 3 3 3 1 Upgrading Firmware by HTTP Firmware Upgrade Firmware file name Browse Fig 25 Firmware upgrade by HTTP To upgrade firmware of the SMC2582W B 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 3 3 3 2 Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by HTTP Configuration Backup Fig 26 Firmware backup by HTTP To back up configuration of the SMC2582W B 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 by the SMC2582W B s MAC address For example if the SMC2582W B s MAC address
23. ansmit power High Security mode Open System f e AP functionality Enabled Wireless Settings SSID broadcasts Enabled e Wireless client A isolation Disabled e MAC address based 4 access control Disabled Link integrity Disabled e Reference host 0 0 0 0 Number of WDS links 0 x Fig 6 The Start page 2 4 2 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 SMC2582W B in the same bridging environments If you are setting up a bridge configuration using all SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B can also act as an Access Point to the wireless clients located on the same network as the Bridge Master C Bridge Slave Use this mode to provide Slave Bridge functionality of the SMC2682W in this mode the SMC2582W B will not work as an Access Point Fig 7 Operational modes settings 15 The SMC2582W B supports 3 operational modes for meeting various wireless connectivity require ments Access Point AP The
24. ate WEP settings of the client computer to match those of the SMC2582W B Is the prospective SMC2582W B within range of wireless communication e Check the signal strength and link quality sensed by the WLAN NIC B 2 TCP IP Settings Problems Correspondent ost 1 I 1 I IEEE 802 11b i gt Internet I I I 2 Ethernet LAN N 1 2 1 1 ri 1 I 1 I I I I l I 1 I l 1 Stage A 1 State B I Stage D i 1 1 I I I I l l Client AP Default Gateway DNS Server Computer of Client Computer of Client Computer Fig 55 Communication stages for a client to reach its correspondent host 45 For a wireless client computer to communicate with a correspondent host on the Internet by the host s domain name e g http www wi fi com it first sends a DNS request to a DNS server on the Internet The DNS request travels first to the AP then the AP relays this request to the default gate way 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 fol lowing a reverse path When the client computer receives the DNS reply it knows the IP address of the correspondent host and sends further packets to this IP address As illustrated in Fig 55 the communication path could be broken at some of the stages The 0S pro vided network diagnostic tool ping exe can be employed to find out TCP IP related communica
25. d immunity test according to EN 61000 4 8 1993 1 A m at frequency 50 Hz Voltage dips short interruptions and voltage variations immunity test according to EN 61000 4 11 1994 gt 95 Reduction 10ms 30 Reduction 500 ms gt 95 Reduction 5000 ms LVD EN 60950 A1 1992 A2 1993 A3 1993 A4 1995 A11 1997 MDD IEC 60601 1 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Germany 1 Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgf ltig durch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung f r den sp teren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Ger t vom Stromnetz zu trennen Verwenden Sie keine Fl ssig oder Aerosolreiniger Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes 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 4 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 10 Alle Hinweise und Warnungen die sich am Ger t befinden sind zu beachten 11 Wird das Ger t ber einen l ngeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt sollten
26. e for firmware upgrade Run this program on the computer that serves as a TFTP server Firmware Upgrade Fig 29 Firmware upgrade by TFTP To upgrade firmware of the SMC2582W B by TFTP 1 Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the upgrade process 2 Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal Ethernet cable 3 Configure IP address of the computer so that the SMC2582W B and the computer are in the same IP subnet 4 On the computer run the TFTP Server utility And specify the folder in which the firmware files reside 5 On the computer run a Web browser and click the General Firmware Tools hyperlink 6 Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol 7 Specify the IP address of the computer which acts as a TFTP server If you don t know the IP address of the computer open a Command Prompt and type IpConfig then press the Enter key 8 Trigger the firmware upgrade process by clicking Upgrade 28 x IV Accept read requests I Accept write requests Working folder D FinmwareSoftware SMCIW tilities Timeout 1 v see Max no of sessions f1 Max no of retries 20 7 View Sessio Clow Sesion Event log Fig 30 TFTP Server NOTE After the dialog box of the TFTP server program appears be sure to specify the working folder within which the downloaded firmware files reside NOTE Make sure the Accept read r
27. e Connect _ Networks SMC2582W B Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks Inc SMC is believed to be accurate and reliable How ever 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 other wise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2003 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 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 ofthe 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 particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence to radio or television reception which
28. e is inspected for filtering In a rule specify the hex decimal protocol number 40 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 destination 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 resultant source IP address range is 192 168 0 0 to 192 168 0 255 3 6 1 3 TCP UDP Port Filters Functionality Disabled Policy for matched packets Discard Destination Port Protocol Application Name yf TCP HTTP a mez C re TP nn rbb TCP A re fe C I Fig 51 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 3 6 2 Management 3 6 2 1 Basic Basic l Telnet management UPnP Functionality Enabled Device friendly name SMC2582W B Fig 52 Basic and UPnP settings The SMC2582W B can be managed by Telnet This functionality can be either enabled or disabled 3 6 2 2 UPnP UPnP Universal Plug and Play enabl
29. ecurity reasons it is 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 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 SMC2582W B Wireless Client Isolation is a feature for the SMC2582W B in AP or Bridge Master mode to block wireless to wireless traffic between STAs so that the STAs cannot see each other This feature is use ful for WLANs deployed in public places In this way hackers have no chance to attack other wireless users in a hotspot When the Wireless client isolation setting is set to This AP Only wireless clients STAs of this SMC2582W B 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 36 SMC2582 Bs in the same IP subnet is blocked The behaviors are illustrated in the following figures STA2 STA3 x i r 4 AP 1 wel N S wel This AP Only This AP Only Switch Wireless Link Ethernet Link Fig 44 Behavior of the This AP Only wireless client isolation option STA 1 STA2 STA3 i i iv rd i j f 4 AP 1 AP 2 Wel N S wel All APs in This All APs in This Subnet Switch Subnet Wireless Link Ethern
30. equests check box of TFTP Server is selected NOTE The LAN IP address of the SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B 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 make the SMC2582W B unstartable When this occurs call for technical support TIP If you want to remotely upgrade the firmware of a deployed SMC2582W B from the Internet adjust the Timeout and Max no of retries settings of TFTP Server for remote TFTP upgrade to succeed 3 3 3 4 Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP Configuration Backup Restore Fig 31 Configuration backup restore 29 To back up configuration of the SMC2582W B by TFTP 1 Get a computer that will be used 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 normal Ethernet cable 3 Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the SMC2582W B are in the same IP subnet 4 On the computer run the TFTP Server utility Select the Accept write requestscheck box and specify the folder to which the configuration settings of the
31. es a Windows XP user to automatically discover peripheral devices by HTTP When the UPnP functionality is enabled you can see the SMC2582W B in My Network Places of Windows XP The SMC2582W B can be given a user friendly name that will be shown in My Network Places Double clicking the icon in My Network Places that stands for the SMC2582W B will launch the Web browser for you to configure the SMC2582W B NOTE Make sure you have installed necessary Windows UPnP components on your Windows XP computer 41 3 6 2 3 System Log Local log FC Remote log by SNMP trap F Remote log by BSD Syslog Syslog server IP address 0 0 0 0 Event Types F General M Build in AP W MIB II traps Fig 53 System log settings System events can be logged to the on board RAM of the SMC2582W B 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 General system and network connectivity status changes e Built in AP wireless client association and WEP authentication status changes MIB II traps Cold Start Warm Start Link Up Link Down and SNMP Authentication Failure NOTE The SNMP Authen
32. ess links configure the WDS settings Peer MAC Port Enabled Address r fomerorencs Fig 10 Wireless Distribution System settings Ou PWN YE m in u un To enable a WDS link 1 Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge at the other end of the WDS link 2 Select the corresponding Enabled check box For example assume you want two SMC2582W Bs with MAC addresses 00 02 65 01 62 C5 and 00 02 65 01 62 C6 to establish a WDS link between them On SMC2582W B 00 02 65 01 62 C5 set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00 02 65 01 62 C6 and on SMC2582W B 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 the SM 2582W B is connected to other peer APs or wireless bridges by WDS LAN Segment 2 Bridge 2 LAN Segment 3 LAN Segment 1 Bridge 3 Bridge 1 Bridge 4 Bridge 5 LAN Segment 4 Fig 11 Sample wireless bridge network topology WARNING Don t let your network topology consisting of wireless bridges Ethernet switches Ethernet links and WDS links contain loops If any loops exist packets will circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously degraded Bridge 4 Ethernet link 7L wos link Fig 12 Network topology containing a loop Bridge 2 When you are finished click Save at the bottom of this page and then you are brought back to the start pa
33. et LAN interface activity e PWR Power 2 First Time Installation and Configuration 2 1 Selecting a Power Supply Method The SMC2582W B can be powered by either the supplied power adapter or the optional SMCPWR INJ3 EliteConnect Power Injector The SMC2582W B automatically selects the suitable power depending on your decision To power the SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B NOTE This product is intended to be power supplied by a Listed Power Unit marked Class 2 or LPS and output rated 5V DC 1 A minimum or equivalent statement To power the SMC2582W B 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 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 SMCP WR INJ3 Power Injector to the SMC2582W B Wireless Bridge 10 mm JP Ss a 7 N To SMC2582W B From Ethernet Device Fig 2 Connecting Ethernet cables to SMCPWR INJ3
34. et Link Fig 45 Behavior of the All APs on This Subnet wireless client isolation option As illustrated in Fig 44 when AP 1 and AP 2 are using the This AP Only option wireless traffic between STA 1 and STA 2 is blocked by AP 1 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 45 AP 1 and AP 2 communicate s with each other via an inter AP protocol to share their STA association information to block wireless traffic among all the STAs There are up to 2 security modes Open System No authentication no data encryption e Static WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy keys must be manually configured 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 37 algorithm setting is provided for better compatibility with wireless client computers 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 rem
35. ge 2 4 5 Step 4 Reviewing and Applying Settings The settings have been changed Click Restart Cancel Restart to restart the access point for the settings to take effect Access Point Settings and Info Model SMC2582W B BIOS Firmware Version SMC2582W v1 4 1 0 0 Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID 00 09 92 00 7A 42 System Up Time En hr min sec 0 11 20 LAN Interface A e IP address 192 168 168 201 TCP IP Settings e Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 e Default gateway 192 168 168 1 Regulatory domain FCC U S e Channel number 11 Network name SSID SMC Data rate Auto e Transmit power High Fig 13 Settings changes are highlighted in red On the start page you can review all the settings you have made Changes are higlighted in red If they are ok click Restart to restart the SMC2582W B for the new settings to take effect NOTE About 7 seconds are needed for the SMC2582W B to complete its restart process 19 2 5 Deploying the SMC2582W B After the settings have been configured deploy the SMC2582W B to the field application environ ment Connect the SMC2582W B to an Ethernet LAN through an Ethernet switch hub If external high gain directional antennas are used for a long range wireless bridging application it may be difficult to align the antennas Here is a suggestion for antenna alignment To adjust the alignments of a pair of SMC high gain antennas
36. his and every product we sell with a 30 day satis faction guarantee and with a limited lifetime warranty IEEE 802 11b Maximum Distance Table Environmental Condition Speed and Distance Ranges 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps EEE Environment A line of sight environment 160 m 270m 400 m 457m ith no interference or 524 ft 886 ft 1312 ft 1500 ft lobstructions between Access Point and Users Semi Open Environment An environment with no major 50m 70m 90 m 120 m lobstructions such as walls or 164 ft 230 ft 295 ft 394 ft privacy cubicles between Access Point and users Closed Environment A typical office or home envi 25m 35m 45m 55m ronment with floor to ceiling 82 ft 115 ft 148 ft 180 ft obstructions between Access Point and users 48 Appendix D Technical Specifications D 1 SMC2582W B Wireless Bridge Standards 802 11 802 3 802 3u 802 3af Data rate amp modulation CCK 11 5 5Mbps DOPSK 2Mbps and DBSK 1Mbps Radio Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Operating Range Up to 1 500 feet Frequency range 2 400 2 4834 GHz North America 2 400 2 4970 GHz Japan 2 412 2 4720 GHz Europe ETSI Channels USA 1 11 FCC Canada 1 11 IC Europe 1 13 ETSI Spain 10 11 France 10 13 Japan 1 13 Japan Transmission output Power 18 dBm max Receiving Sensitivity 11Mbps 110 5 BER 83 dBm Typical Antenna Removable Antenna with R SMA connect
37. ing Humidity Maximum 90 Non condensing Storage Temperature 13 to 185 F 25 to 85 C Storage Humidity Maximum 95 Non condensing Operating Altitude 1000 to 10 000 ft 304 8 to 3048 m Safety Approval UL 1950 CSA A22 2 No 950 EN 60950 CB Regulatory Compliance CE Compliance Electromagnetic Emission and Immunity FCC Part 15 Class B 51 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 Spain 34 91 352 00 40 Fax 949 679 1481 Fax 34 93 477 3774 UK 44 0 1932 866553 Fax 44 0 118 974 8701 France 33 0 41 38 32 32 Fax 33 0 41 38 01 58 Italy 39 0 3355708602 Fax 39 02 739 14 17 Benelux 31 33 455 72 88 Fax 31 33 455 73 30 Central Europe Nordic Eastern Europe Sub Saharan Africa North West Africa GIS PRC Taiwan Asia Pacific Korea Japan Australia India 49 0 89 92861 0 46 0 868 70700 34 93 477 4920 216 712 36616 34 93 477 4920 7 095 7893573 86 10 6235 4958 886 2
38. ing and monitoring SMC2582W B via a Web Browser e SNMP SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol MIB I MIB Il IEEE 802 1d and Private Enterprise MIB are supported UPnP The SMC2582W B responds to UPnP discovery messages so that a Windows XP user can locate the SMC2582W B in My Network Places and use a Web browser to configure it Telnet The SMC2582W B can be managed by Telnet System log For system operational status monitoring e Local log System events are logged to the on board RAM of the SMC2582W B 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 Power over Ethernet optional Supplying power to an SMC2582W B over an Ethernet cable using 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 the hardware watch dog timer will detect this situation and restart the SMC2582W B This way the SMC2582W B can provide continuous services 1 3 LED Definitions There are several LED indicators on the housing of the SMC2582W B They are defined as follows ALN Alive Blinks when the SMC2582W B is working normally e RF IEEE 802 11b interface activity LAN Ethern
39. ion System WDS APs can communicate with one another wirelessly For example in Fig 38 AP 2 acts as an access point for the notebook 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 Ban L gt WDS Link 3 LAN Segment 1 zf ot Segment 2 Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Fig 39 LAN to LAN bridging By WDS two or more LAN segments can be connected wirelessly As illustrated in Fig 39 a pair of wireless LAN to LAN bridges is used to connect two LAN segments Since the SMC2582W B is WDS enabled it can be used as a wireless bridge even when it is in AP mode 34 NOTE An SMC2582W B can have up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wireless bridges Port Enabled an 1 vr foren 2 cr 3 o 40 CO 5 o 6 B EST Fig 40 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 SMC2582W Bs with MAC addresses 00 02 65 01 62 C5 and 00 02 65 01 62 C6 to establish a WDS link between them On SMC2582W B 00 02 65 01 62 C5 set the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00 02 65 01 62 C6 and on SMC2582W B 00 0
40. is 00 01 02 33 44 55 the configuration backup file should be 000102334455 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 27 Configuration restore by HTTP 27 To restore configuration of the SMC2582W B by HTTP 1 Click Browse and then select a correct configuration hex file You have to make sure the file name is the SMC2582W B s MAC address The firmware file path will be shown in the Firmware file name text box 2 Click Restore to upload the configuration file to the SMC2582W B 3 3 3 3 Upgrading Firmware by TFTP TFTP server IP address 132 168 0 19 Max number of retries 30 Timeout fio sec Fig 28 TFTP server settings When use TFTP as the firmware management protocol you can configure settings for the SMC2582W B 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 maximal number of resend before the TFTP client stops communicating with the TFTP server The SMC2582W B Installation CD includes a TFTP server program TftpSrvr ex
41. ise emissions from digital appa ratus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of Industry Canada Cet appareil numerique respecte les limites de bruits radioelectriques applicables aux appareils umeriques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le material brouilleur Appareils Numeriques NMB 003 edictee par l Industrie EC Conformance Declaration Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is SMC Networks Europe Edificio Conata Il Calle Fructu s Gelabert 6 8 Planta 2 08970 Sant Joan Despi Barcelona Spain This RF product complies with R amp TTE Directive 99 5 EC Annex IV and with the requirements of the Council Directive 89 336 EEC on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73 23 EEC for electrical equipment used within certain voltage limits and the Amendment Directive 93 68 EEC For the evaluation of the compliance with these Directives the following standards were applied Electromagnetic compatibility and radio spectrum matters ERM EN300 328 1 2001 12 and EN300 328 2 2001 12 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Standard for radio equipment and services EN301 489 1 and EN301 489 17 Safety Test EN60950 Immunity to conducted disturbances Induced by radio frequency fields EN 61000 4 6 1996 0 15 80 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80 Modulation 3 V m Power frequency magnetic fiel
42. nels depends on local regulations therefore you have to choose an appropriate regulatory domain to comply with local regulations The SSID of a wireless client com puter and the SSID of the SMC2582W B must be identical for them to communicate with each other NOTE The Regulatory domain setting of the SMC2582W B sold in the U S and Canada is not configurable It is set to FCC by default As a result only channels from 1 to 11 are available If there is RF interference you may want to reduce the Data rate for more reliable wireless trans mission In most cases leave the setting to Auto The transmit power of the RF module of the SMC2582W B can be adjusted so that the RF coverage of the SMC2582W B can be changed 33 3 5 1 2 Link Integrity Functionality Disabled Reference host 0 0 0 0 Fig 37 Link integrity settings When the SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B and no wireless client can associate with the SMC2582W B The detection mechanism is based on pinging the IP address specified in Reference host 3 5 1 3 Wireless Distribution System Notebook Computer gt 2 n B AP2 AP 1 Fig 38 Wireless Distribution System Traditionally access points are connected by Ethernet By IEEE 802 11 Wireless Distribut
43. ng of the SMC2582W B Security Mode Open System WEP Key Length 64 Bits Selected WEP Key Key 1 WEP Key 1 00 00 00 00 00 WEP Key 2 00 00 00 00 00 WEP Key 3 00 00 00 00 00 WEP Key 4 00 00 00 00 00 MAC Address Based Access Disabled Control Access Control Table Type Inclusive Link Integrity Disabled LAN Interface Method of obtaining an IP Address Set Manually IP Address 192 168 2 50 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 DHCP Server Disabled Management UPnP Enabled Device Friendly Name SMC2582W B System Log Local Log SNMP Enabled SNMP Read Community public SNMP Write Community private Telnet Disabled Appendix B Troubleshooting Check the following first Make sure that the power of the SMC2582W B is on and the Ethernet cables are connected firmly to the RJ 45 jacks of the SMC2582W B Make sure that the LED ALV of the SMC2582W B is blinking to indicate the SMC2582W B is working Make sure the types of the Ethernet cables are correct Recall that there are two types normal and crossover B 1 Wireless Settings Problems The wireless client computer cannot associate with an SMC2582W B Is the wireless client set in infrastructure mode e Check the operating mode of the WLAN NIC s the SSID of the WLAN NIC identical to that of the prospective SMC2582W B Check the SSID setting of the WLAN NIC and of the SMC2582W B Is the WEP functionality of the prospective SMC2582W B enabled Make appropri
44. nt Bridge Master and Bridge Slave for various wireless bridging applications With the convenient Web based user interface a network administrator can easily and clearly man age the SMC2582W B In Chapter 2 we describe the steps to install and configure a newly acquired SMC2582W B Following the steps the SMC2582W B can be quickly set up to work In Chapter 3 detailed explana tion of each Web management page is given for the user to understand how to fine tune the set tings of an SMC2582W B to meet his or her specific needs 1 2 Features e IEEE 802 11b Operational modes Access Point The AP 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 e
45. nt wireless clients access to the wireless network 1 Select Enabled from the Functionality drop down list 2 Setthe 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 Click Delete next to the entry NOTE The size of the access control table is 64 TFTP server IP address 192 168 0 125 MAC ACL file name MacAc txt Download Fig 47 MAC ACL download settings 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 command the SMC2582W B to download the MAC ACL Access Control List file from the TFTP server Fig 48 shows the contents of a sample ACL file 86 11 22 33 44 58 66 11 22 33 44 51 66 11 22 33 44 52 66 11 22 33 44 53 00 11 22 33 44 54 808 11 22 33 44 55 88 11 22 33 44 56 86 11 22 33 44 57 88 11 22 33 44 58 66 11 22 33 44 59 66 11 22 33 44 Sa 66 11 22 33 44 Sb 60 11 22 33 44 5c 88 11 22 33 44 68 Fig 48 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 39 3 6 Configuring Advanced
46. or Operational Modes Access Point Bridge used in pure SMC2582W B bridging environment Bridge Master used when both SMC2582W B and SMC2682W are in the Bridging environ ment Bridge Slave used when both SMC2582W B and SMC2682W are in the Bridging environ ment 49 Interface 10 100 Mbps RJ 45 Connector RS 232c Serial Connector 802 11b WLAN Security 64 128 bit WEP MAC address filtering Disabled SSID broadcast Configuration and Management Web browser Telnet TFTP SNMP Syslog Event Logging LEDs Power LAN WLAN Alive Environmental Temperature Operating 0 550 storage 20 700C Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing in storage Electromagnetic Compatibility FCC Class B Industry Canada CE ETS 300 328 ETS 300 826 Dimensions without antenna 6 75 x5 5 x 1 25 Weight 0 80 Ibs 50 D 2 SMCPWR INJ3 Power Injector Input Power Requirements AC Input Voltage 90 264Vac AC Frequency 47 63 Hz AC Input Current 2A at 100Vac 1A at 240Vac 48Vdc Power over LAN output Specification Pin Assignments and Polarity 4 5 7 8 Output Voltage Aggregate Power 50W 48Vdc Mechanical Requirement Dimensions 4x55 X15 Weight 1 38 Lbs Indicators System Indicator AC Power Green Power Active Red 0 05 A 10 0 8 A Over Current Protection Red Flash lo 1 0 A Connectors Shielded Rj 45 Environmental Conditions Operating Temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Operat
47. ork Control Panel Applet to change the TCP IP settings of the managing computer so that the IP address of the computer and the IP address of the SMC2582W B are in the same IP subnet Set the IP address of the computer to 192 168 2 xxx the default IP address of the SMC2582W B is 192 168 2 50 and the subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 TIP You can use SMC2582W B Configuration Utility on the companion CD ROM to scan for all the SMC2582W Bs on the network Double click a scanned SMC2582W B to launch the Web browser to manage the SMC2582W B Note that this utility does not discover the SMC2682W NOTE On Windows 2000 XP SMC2582W B Configuration 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 of TCP IP settings to take effect 13 2 4 Configuring the SMC2582W B After the IP addressing is configured launch a Web browser on the managing computer Then go to http 192 168 2 50 to access the Start page of the SMC2582W B s Web based management interface TIP For maintenance configuration of an SMC2582W B the SMC2582W B can be reached by its host name using a Web browser For example if the SMC2582W B is named AP you can use the URL http AP to access the Web based management interface of the SMC2582W B 2 4 1 Entering the User Name and Password Before the start page is shown you will be prompted to enter the use
48. ote 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 hex decimal 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 00012E3ADF 3 5 2 2 MAC Address Based Access Control Functionality Enabled gt Access control type inclusive exclusive a MAC address format 00 02 DD 30 03 1E MAC Address Delete 00 50 C2 01 96 4D Delete 4 00 09 92 01 02 55 Delete Fig 46 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 associate with the SMC2582W B When the table type is set to inclusive entries in the table are permitted to associate with the SMC2582W B When the table type is set to exclusive entries in the table are not permitted to associate with the SMC2582W B NOTE MAC address based access control is only available when the SMC2582W B 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 38 4 Repeat Step 3 for each other wireless client To gra
49. r name and password to gain the right to access the Web based management interface For first time configuration use the default user name admin and default password smcadmin respectively Enter Network Password 2 x g2 Please type your user name and password gt Site 132 168 9 3 Ream System Setup Use Name Fassword F Save this password in your password Ist x ca 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 start page shows the current settings and status of the SMC2582W B it can be saved or printed within the Web browser for future reference 14 SMC Web Based Network Management Networks a Home Restart You can click Restart to restart the AP Status General P R essen Access Point Settings and Info BICP IP s BIEEE 802 11 Model SMC2582W B Advanced BIOS Firmware Version SMC2582W v1 4 1 0 0 Operational Mode Access Point MAC Address BSSID _ 00 09 92 00 74 42 System Up Time nn hrimin sec 0 00 46 LAN Interface P e IP address 192 168 168 215 REE AE Settings e Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 0 0 0 0 Regulatory domain FCC U S e Channel number 6 e Network name SSID SMC Data rate Auto e Tr
50. s Go to the TCP IP Addressing section to configure IP address settings The IP address can be manu ally set or automatically assigned by a DHCP server on the LAN If you are manually setting the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway settings set them appropriately so that they com ply with your LAN environment In addition you can specify the Host name and Domain DNS suffix of the SMC2582W B When you are finished click Save at the bottom of this page and then you are brought back to the start page 2 4 4 Step 3 Configuring IEEE 802 11 Settings AP functionality Enabled gt Regulatory domain Fec u s Channel number 6 z Network name SSID Ec Fig 9 IEEE 802 11b communication settings Go to the IEEE 802 11 Communication section to configure IEEE 802 11b 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 SMC2582W B sold in the U S and Canada is not configurable It is set to FCC by default As a result only channels from 1 to 11 are available NOTE For two SMC2582W Bs or one wireless client computer and one SMC2582W B to establish a wireless link both devices must be configured with the same channel number and SSID 17 If the SMC2582W B was configured to be in AP or Bridge Master mode and you want to use WDS to establish inter SMC2582W B wirel
51. s C fi 0 2 250 80 02 192 168 0 203 r amar r B r r Oo a r r Fig 35 Static DHCP mappings IP addresses of servers are often static so that clients could always locate the servers by the static IP addresses By 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 32 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 Related Settings 3 5 1 Communication 3 5 1 1 Basic Basic IEEE 802 11b related communication settings include AP functionality Channel number Network name SSID Data rate and Transmit power AP functionality Enabled gt Regulatory domain Fec u s Channel number 6 Network name SSID SMC Data rate Auto Transmit power High Fig 36 Basic IEEE 802 11b communication settings For specific needs such as configuring the SMC2582W B as a wireless LAN to LAN bridge the AP functionality can be disabled so that no wireless client can associate with the SMC2582W B The number of available RF chan
52. settings The IP address of the SMC2582W B can be manually set Set Manually or automatically assigned by a DHCP server on the LAN Obtain from a DHCP Server 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 SMC2582W B 31 3 4 2 DHCP Server 3 4 2 1 Basic Functionality Enabled Default gateway 132 168 2 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Primary DNS server fig2 168 2 1 Secondary DNS server First allocatable IP address fig2 168 22 Allocatable IP address o count Fig 34 Basic DHCP server settings The SMC2582W B 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 allocatable IP addresses NOTE There should be only one DHCP server on the LAN otherwise DHCP would not work properly If there is already a DHCP server on the LAN disable the DHCP server functionality of the SMC2582W B NOTE By default the DHCP server function is disabled 3 4 2 2 Static DHCP Mappings Enabled Desc MAC Address IP Addres
53. stablish wireless links between two Bridge Masters or between a Bridge Master and an AP 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 64 bit and 128 bit WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy For wireless data encryption Enabling disabling SSID broadcasts When the SMC2582W B 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 SMC2582W B is in AP or Bridge Master mode it can be configured to block unauthorized 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 SMC2582W B can be adjusted to control the area of coverage e Link integrity When the SMC2582W B is in AP or Bridge Master mode and the Ethernet LAN interface is detected to be disconnected from the wired network all currently associated wire less clients STAs and Bridge Slaves are disassociated by the SMC2582W B and no wireless client
54. t Are the IP address of the SMC2582W B and the IP address of the client computer in the same IP subnet Ifyou cannot find any incorrect settings of the SMC2582W B the default gateway may be really down or there are other communication problems on the network backbone The DNS server s of the client computer do not respond to ping from the client computer Solve the preceding problems first If you cannot find any incorrect settings of the SMC2582W B the default gateway of the SMC2582W B may be really down or there are other communication problems on the network backbone B 3 Other Problems My SMC2582W B 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 Use the SMC2582W B Configuration Utility WLBrwsr exe utility which is included in the SMC2582W B Installation CD This utility can discover nearby SMC2582W Bs and show their MAC addresses and IP addresses In addition it can launch the Web browser on your computer NOTE On Windows 2000 XP SMC2582W B Configuration Utility can only be run by a user with administrator privilege NOTE SMC2582W B Configuration Utility does not scan the SMC2682W Gg SMC2582 B Configuration Utility Ez xj a Adapter SMC2536W AG Universal High Power Wireless Adapter 7 Discovered wireless routers APs SMC2582W B 00 02 6F 05 06 05 192 168 168 215 SMC Select a SMC2582W B
55. tication Failure trap is issued when using an incorrect community string to manage the SMC2582W B via SNMP and the SNMP MIB II OID snmp Enable AuthenTraps is enabled disabled by default 3 6 2 4 SNMP Functionality Enabled gt Read only community p Read write community p SNMP Trap Table IP Address Community m 192 168 0 2 PeR m 1 0 0 0 EEE m 1 0 00 E _____ E r foooo m 1 000 CY Fig 54 SNMP settings The SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol functionality can be disabled and you can spec ify 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 42 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 43 Appendix A Default Settings TIP Press the Default switch on the housing of a powered on SMC2582W B to reset the configuration settings to factory default values Setting Name Default Value Global User Name admin Password smcadmin Host Name SMC2582W B IEEE 802 11b Operational Mode Access Point Regulatory Domain FCC U S or ETSI Europe Channel Number 6 SSID SMC SSID Broadcasts Enabled Wireless Client Isolation Disabled Transmission Rate Auto Transmit Power High MAC Address See the label on the housi
56. uccessfully 08 07 2003 14 30 29 The administrator from 192 168 168 220 logins the device successfully Fig 21 System log System events are recorded in the memory of the SMC2582W B 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 2 3 for more information 24 3 3 General Operations 3 3 1 Selecting an Operational Mode Access Point Bridge Use this mode to pro vide both Access Point and Bridging Functionality The Brid O ported i ss Distribution System WDS The Se function can support up to 6 bridge links Bridge Master and Bridge Slave modes can be used when you want to use both the SM N bridging environment O g B de the N the nts loc he same network as the Bridge c Bridge Slave Use this mode to this mode the Slave Bridge functionality of the SMC2682W in B will not work as an Access Point Fig 22 Operational modes settings The SMC2582W B supports 3 operational modes for meeting various wireless connectivity require ments e Access Point AP The AP mode enables IEEE 802 11 Stations STAs to automatically associ ate 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
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