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1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
The SMC2585W-G is a versatile device that can be configured to be in one of the 3 opera-
tional modes—Bridge Repeater, AP Repeater, Dual AP—for various wireless bridging ap-
plications. With the convenient Web-based user interface, a network administrator can easily
and clearly manage the SMC2585W-G.
1.2. Features
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IEEE 802.11b/g Compliant
Operational modes.
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Bridge Repeater
. In this mode, both WLAN interfaces are configured as
LAN-to-LAN bridge interfaces. A bridge repeater forwards packets between
two wireless LAN-to-LAN bridges.
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Static AP Repeater.
In this mode, one WLAN interface is configured as an
AP interface, and the other is configured as a LAN-to-LAN bridge interface.
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Dynamic AP Repeater.
In this mode, one WLAN interface is configured as
an AP interface, and the other is configured as an AP client-based dynamic
bridge Interface.
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Dual AP.
In this mode, both WLAN interfaces are configured as AP interfaces.
The dual AP can handle
twice
the number of wireless clients than a normal
AP.
64-bit and 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
For wireless data encryp-
tion.
IEEE 802.1x/RADIUS.
When the SMC2585W-G is in Access Point mode, it can be
configured to authenticate wireless users and distribute encryption keys dynami-
cally by IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Network Access Control and RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service).
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
The SMC2585W-G supports the new WPA
standard. Both WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) mode and full WPA mode are sup-
ported. WPA is composed of TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and IEEE
802.1x and serves as a successor to WEP for better WLAN security.
Enabling/disabling SSID broadcasts.
When the SMC2585W-G is in AP mode,
the administrator can enable or disable the SSID broadcasts functionality for secu-
rity reasons. When the SSID broadcasts functionality is disabled, an STA cannot
associate with the AP with an ANY network name (SSID, Service Set ID); the cor-
rect SSID has to be specified on the STA.
MAC-address-based access control.
When the SMC2585W-G is in AP mode, it
can be configured to block unauthorized STAs based on MAC (Media Access
Control) addresses. The ACL (Access Control List) can also be downloaded from a
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