SMC Networks SMC2582W-B manuel d'utilisation

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    SMC2582W-B[...]

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    Copy right Information furnished by SMC Networks , Inc. (SMC) is believed t o be accurate and r eliable. Ho w- ever , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use , nor for any infringements of pat ents or other rights of third parties which may result fr om its use. No license is grant ed by implication or other- wise under any pat ent or paten[...]

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    Fed e r al Co mmunic ation Commission Interference Statement Th is equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to pro vide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment gener ates , [...]

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    EC Conformance Declara tion - Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Eur ope, Ed ificio Conata II, Ca lle Fructuós Gelaber t 6-8, Planta 2, 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This RF product complies with R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC (Annex IV ) and with the requiremen ts of the Co uncil Directive 89/336/EEC on t[...]

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    8. Beachten Sie beim Anschluß an das Stromnetz die Anschlußwerte. 9. V erlegen Sie die Netzanschlußleitung so , daß niemand darüber fallen kann. Es sollte auch nichts auf der Leitung abgest ellt werden. 10. Alle Hinweise und W arnungen, die sich am Gerät befinden, sind zu beachten. 11.Wir d das Gerät über einen längeren Z eitraum nicht ben[...]

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    6 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview Th e SMC2582W-B is a versatile device that can be c onfigured to be in one of the 3 opera tional modes—Access P oint , Bridge Master , and Bridge Slave—for v arious wireless bridging applications. Wi th the convenient W eb-based user inter face, a network administrator can easily and clearly man- age the SMC2582W[...]

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    • MAC-address-based access control. Wh en the SMC2582W-B is in AP or Bridge Master mode, it can be configured to block unauthoriz ed ST As or Bridge Slav es based on MAC (Media Ac ce ss Contr ol) addresses. The A CL (Access C ontrol List) can also be do wnloaded from a TFTP ser ver . • T ransmit power control. Tr ansmit power of the SMC2582W-B [...]

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    • Management • Web-based management for configuring and monitoring SMC2582W-B via a W eb-Browser . • SNMP . SNMP (Simple Network Management Pr otocol) MIB I, MIB II, IEEE 802.1d, and Privat e Enterprise MIB ar e suppor ted . • UPnP . Th e SMC2582W-B responds t o UPnP discov ery messages so that a W indows XP user can locate the SMC2582W-B i[...]

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    1.3. LED Definitions Th ere are sev eral LED indicators on the housing of the SMC2582W-B . They are defined as follo ws: • AL V : Aliv e. Blinks when the SMC2582W-B is working normally . • RF: IEEE 802.11b interface activit y • LAN: Et hernet LAN inter face activity • PWR: Pow er 9[...]

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    2. First-Time Installation and C onfiguration 2.1. Selec ting a Pow er Supply Method Th e SMC2582W-B can be powered b y either the supplied power adapt er or the optional SMCPWR- INJ3 EliteC onnect™ Pow er Injector . The SMC2582W-B automatically selects the suitable power depending on your decision. To power the SMC2582W-B by the supplied pow er [...]

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    Fig. 2. Co nnec ting Ethernet cables to SMCPWR-INJ3. 5. Check the “ ACTIVE” LED: if power is successfully fed int o the SMC2582W-B, the “ ACTIVE” LED will be on (Red light); otherwise, the “ ACTIVE” LED will be off . 6. If the elec tricity current is over the normal c ondition (Io°÷1.0 A), the “ ACTIVE” LED will flash (Red light).[...]

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    Fi g. 3. Mounting the SMC2582W-B on a wall. 2.3. Preparing for Configura tion Fo r you to configure an SMC2582W-B , a managing computer with a W eb 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-configura tion of a dep[...]

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    Fi g. 4. Connecting a managing computer and an SMC2582W-B via Ethernet. Yo u c a n u s e either a cross-ov er 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 in to the LAN/C ONFIG Ethernet jack of the SMC2582W-B for configuration. 2.3.2. Changing the[...]

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    2.4. Configuring the SMC2582W-B Af te r the IP addressing is configur ed , launch a W eb bro wser on the managing computer . Then, go to “h ttp://192.168.2.50 ”t o access the Start page of the SMC2582W-B’ s Web-based management interface. TIP: Fo r maintenance configura tion of an SMC2582W-B, the SMC2582W-B can be reached by its host name usi[...]

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    Fi g. 6. The Start page. 2.4.2. Step 1: S elec ting an Operational Mode Fi g. 7. Operational modes settings. 15[...]

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    Th e SMC2582W-B suppor ts 3 operational modes for meeting various wir eless connectivity require- ments: • Access P oint (AP). Th e AP mode enables IEEE 802.11 Stations (ST As) to aut omatically associate with it via the standar d IEEE 802.11 association proc ess. In addition, the IEEE 802.11 WDS ( Wireless Distribution S ystem) technology can be[...]

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    Se lect an operational mode and click Sa v e at the bottom of this page, and then you are brough t back to the start page. 2.4.3. Step 2: Configuring TCP/IP Settings Fi g. 8. T CP/IP settings. Go to the TCP/ IP Addressing section to configure IP addr ess settings. The IP address can be manu- ally set or automatically assigned by a DHCP server on th[...]

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    If the SMC2582W-B was configur ed to be in AP or Bridge Master mode , and you wan t to use WDS to establish inter-SMC2582W-B wir eless links, configure the WDS settings. Fi g. 10. Wire less Distribution System settings. To e n a b l e a WDS link: 1. Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge a t the other end of the WDS link. 2. Selec t the corres[...]

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    Fig. 12. Network topology containing a loop . When you are finished , click Sa v e at the bottom of this page, and then you are br ought back to the start page. 2.4.5. Step 4: Reviewing and Applying Settings Fi g. 13. Settings changes are highlighted in red . On the start page, you can re view all the settings you have made . Changes are higlight e[...]

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    2.5. Deploying the SMC2582W-B Af te r the settings have been c onfigured , deploy the SMC2582W-B to the field application envir on- ment. Connect the SMC2582W-B to an Ethernet LAN thr ough an Ethernet switch/hub . If external high-gain directional antennas ar e used for a long-range wireless bridging applica tion, it may be difficult to align the a[...]

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    3. Using W eb-Based Management In this chapter , we ’ll explain each W eb management page of the SMC2582W-B . 3.1. Overview Fi g. 15. The Start page. 3.1.1. Menu Struc ture Th e left side of the star t page contains a menu for you to carry out commands. Here is a brief description of the hyperlinks on the menu: • Home. Fo r going back to the st[...]

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    • System L og. S ystem events log . • General. Global operations. • Operational Mode. Operational mode settings. • Passw ord. Fo r gaining rights to change the settings of the SMC2582W-B . • Firmware T ools. Fo r upgrading the firmware of the SMC2582W-B, backing up and restoring co nfiguration, and configuration reset settings of the SMC2[...]

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    If you click Sa v e , the star t page will reflect the fac t that the configura tion settings have been changed by showing two buttons— Restart and Cancel. In addition, changes are highlighted in re d. Clicking Cancel discar ds all the changes. Clicking Restar t re starts the SMC2582W-B for the set- tings to take effect. Fi g. 17. Settings have b[...]

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    3.2.2. Current DHCP Mappings Fi g. 20 Current DHCP mappings. On this page, all the current static or dynamic DHCP mappings ar e shown. A DHCP mapping is a cor- re spondence relationship between an IP addr ess assigned by the DHCP server and a computer or device that obtains the IP addr ess. A computer or device that acts as a DHCP client is identif[...]

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    3.3. General Operations 3.3.1. Selec ting an Operational Mode Fi g. 22. Operational modes settings. Th e SMC2582W-B suppor ts 3 operational modes for meeting various wir eless connectivity require- ments: • Access P oint (AP). Th e AP mode enables IEEE 802.11 Stations (ST As) to automa tically associ at e with it via the standard IEEE 802.11 asso[...]

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    between an IEEE 802.11 Station (ST A) and an IEEE 802.11 Access Poin t (AP). An ST A is usually a client computer (PC or PDA) with a WLAN net work int er face card (NIC). • WDS. Th is type of wireless link is specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard for communica tion between two IEEE 802.11 APs. Wireless packets tr ansmitted along the WDS link comp[...]

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    backup , and configuration restor e can be achieved via HTTP or TFTP . The HTTP-based way is suggest- ed because it’ s more user-friendly . Howev er , due to different beha vior of different Web br owser ty pes and versions , HT TP-based firmware management oper ations may not w ork properly with some W eb bro wsers. If you cannot successfully pe[...]

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    To restore configuration of the SMC2582W-B by HTTP: 1. Click Browse and then select a correct configuration .he x file. Y ou have t o make sure the file name is the SMC2582W-B’ s MAC addr ess. The firmware file pa th will be shown in the Fi rmware file name text box. 2. Click Restore to upload the configuration file to the SMC2582W-B . 3.3.3.3. U[...]

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    Fig. 30. TFTP Ser ver . NOTE: After th e dialog box of the TFTP ser ver pr ogram appears, be sure to specify the wo rking folder within which the downloaded firmware files r eside. NOTE: Make sur e the Accept r ead requests check bo x of TFTP Ser ver is selected. NOTE: Th e LAN IP address of the SMC2582W-B and the IP addr ess of the TFTP ser ver mu[...]

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    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 addr ess of the computer so that the comput er and the SMC2582W-B are in [...]

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    3.3.3.5. Resetting Configuration t o Factory Defaults Fig. 32. Configuration r eset. Clicking the R e s e t button resets the device configura tion to factory defaults. WAR NI NG : Thi nk t wi ce b ef ore c licking the Reset button. Y ou’ll lose all your curr ent co nfiguration settings. 3.4. Configuring T CP/IP Relat ed Settings 3.4.1. Addressin[...]

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    3.4.2. DHCP Ser ver 3.4.2.1. Basic Fi g. 34. Basic DHCP ser ver settings. Th e SMC2582W-B can automatically assign IP addresses t o client computers by DHCP . In this sec tion of the management page , you can specify the Default gate way , Subnet mask, Primary DNS server , and Seco nd ar y DNS server settings that will be sent to a clien t at its r[...]

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    always assigned the same IP addr ess. To a l w a y s a ssign a static IP address to a specific DHCP client: 1. Specify the MAC address of the DHCP client and the IP addr ess to be assigned to it. Then, give a description of this mapping. 2. S elect the corresponding Enabled check box. 3.5. Configuring IEEE 802.11b-Relat ed Settings 3.5.1. Communica[...]

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    3.5.1.2. Link Integrity Fi g. 37. Link integrity settings. Wh en the SMC2582W-B is in AP or Bridge Master mode and the Ethernet LAN int er face is detected to be d isco nnected from the wired network, all currently associat ed wireless clients (ST As and Bridge Slaves) ar e disassociated b y the SMC2582W-B and no wireless client can associat e with[...]

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    NOTE: An SMC2582W-B can hav e up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wir eless bridges. Fi g. 40. Wire less Distribution System settings. To e n a b l e a WDS link: 3. Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge at the other end of the WDS link. 4. S elect the corresponding Enabled check box. Fo r example, assume you want two SMC2582W-Bs with MA C addre[...]

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    Fig. 42. Network topology containing a loop . 3.5.2. Security IEEE 802.11b security settings include SSID broadc asts, Wireless client isola tion, Security mode, IEEE 802.11 Authentication algorithm, WEP key s, MAC-Address-Based Access Control. 3.5.2.1. Basic Fi g. 43. Basic IEEE 802.11b security settings. For se cu ri t y re as o n s, it is highly[...]

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    SMC2582-Bs in the same IP subnet is blocked . The behaviors ar e illustrat ed in the following figures. Fi g. 44. Behavior of the “This AP Only” wireless client isola tion option. Fi g. 45. Behavior of the “ All APs on This Subnet” wireless client isola tion option. As illustrated in F ig 44 when AP 1 and AP 2 are using the “ This AP Only[...]

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    algorithm setting is provided for better compa tibility with wireless client computers with v arious WLAN network adapters. Ther e are three options a vailable , including Open System, Shared K ey , and Auto. Wh en WEP is enabled by a security mode, the Key length can be specified to be 64 Bits or 128 Bits. The Sel ect ed k ey setting specifies the[...]

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    4. Repeat Step 3 for each other wireless client. To g r a n t w i r e less clients ’ access to the wireless network: 1. Se le ct Enabled from t he Func tionalit y drop-down list. 2. S et the Access control type to in cl usive. 3. Specify the MAC address of a wireless clien t to allow access , and then click Add. 4. Repeat Step 3 for each other wi[...]

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    3.6. Configuring Advanced Settings 3.6.1. Pack et Filters Th e SMC2582W-B provides lay er 2 (Ethernet T ype Filters), layer 3 (IP Pr otocol F ilters), and layer 4 (T CP/UDP Port Filters) filtering capabilities. The configuration pr ocesses for the filters ar e similar . Fu nct io na lit y: whether this filtering capability is enabled or disabled. P[...]

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    source IP addr ess range (Sourc e IP Address AND Sour ce Subnet Mask), and destination IP address r ange (Destination IP Addr ess AND Destination Subnet Mask). A source (destina tion) IP address range is determined b y per forming an AND operation on the source (destina tion) IP address field and the sour ce (destination) subnet mask field . For ex[...]

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    3.6.2.3. Syst em Log Fi g. 53. System log settings. Sy stem events can be logged t o 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 Sy slog (Remote log by BSD Syslog) to a remote SNMP tr ap monitoring server or remote Syslog server , respectively . See the next subsec tion for more i[...]

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    To s p e c i f y a trap target: 1. T ype the IP address of the target host. 2. T ype the Co m m u n i ty for the host. 3. S elect the corresponding check box next to the IP addr ess text box. 43[...]

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    Appendix A: Default S ettings TIP: Pr ess the Default switch on the housing of a pow ered-on SMC2582W-B t o reset the configuration settings t o factor y-default values. 44[...]

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    Appendix B: T roubleshooting Check the following first: • Mak e sure that the pow er of the SMC2582W-B is on and the Ethernet cables ar e connected firmly to the RJ-45 jacks of the SMC2582W-B . • Mak e sure that the LED AL V of the SMC2582W-B is blinking to indica te the SMC2582W-B is wor kin g. • M ak e s u r e t h e types of the E thernet c[...]

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    For a w ire le ss client computer to communica te with a corr espondent host on the Internet by the host’ s domain name (e.g. http://www .wi-fi.com), it first sends a DNS request to a DNS server on the Internet. The DNS request trav els first to the AP , then the AP relays this request to the default ga te- way of the client computer . Finally , [...]

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    • So l v e the preceding pr oblem first. • Ar e the IP address of the SMC2582W-B and the IP addr ess of the client computer in the same IP subnet? • If y ou cannot find any incorr ect settings of the SMC2582W-B, the default gatew ay may be rea ll y d own or there are other communica tion problems on the network backbone . • The DNS server(s[...]

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    • My SMC2582W-B stops working and does not respond t o W eb management requests. • The firmwar e of the SMC2582W-B may be stuck in an incorr ect state. • Unplug the power c onnector from the power jack, and then re-plug the connector to re star t the SMC2582W-B. • Con tact our technical suppor t represen tatives to r eport this problem. •[...]

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    Appendix D: T echnic al S pecifications D-1: SMC2582W-B Wireless Bridge Standa rds: 802.11b 802.3 802.3u 802.3af Data rate & modula tion: CC K@11/5.5Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps and DBSK@1Mbps Radio T echnology: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Operating Range: Up to 1,500 feet Frequenc y range: 2.400 ~ 2.4834 GHz (North America) 2.400 ~ 2.4970 GHz [...]

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    Inter face: 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Connector RS-232c Serial Connector 802.11b WLAN Sec uri ty : 64/128-bit WEP MAC addr ess filtering Disabled SSID broadcast Conf igur at ion and Management We b - browser Te l n e t TFTP SNMP Sysl og Even t Lo gging LEDs Pow e r LAN WLAN Alive Environmental Te m perature: Operating (0~55oC), storage (-20~70oC) Humidity:[...]

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    D-2: SMCPWR-INJ3 Pow er Injector Input Po wer Requirements: AC Input V oltage : 90 – 264Vac AC Fre qu en c y: 47 – 63 Hz AC Input Current : 2A at 100Vac , 1A at 240V ac, (-48Vdc) Powe r o ve r L A N o ut p ut Specification: Pin Assignments and P olarity : (+) 4/5 (–) 7/8 Output V oltage : Aggregate Pow er:50W (48Vdc) Mechanical Requirement: D[...]

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    FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , CALL: Fr om U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day , 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-Y OU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; F ax: (949) 679-1481 Fro m E ur o p e : Con t a c t d e tails can be found on www .smc-europe.com or www .smc.com INTERNET E-mail addresses: te chsuppor t@smc.com european.techsupport@smc-europe.com Driver updates: http://ww[...]