SMC SMCWEBS-N EZ Connect N Wireless Access Point/Repeater User's Guide

300Mbps Wireless-N Access Point/RepeaterSMCWEBS-NUSER GUIDE

– 10 –CONTENTSWARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRATION 4COMPLIANCES 5ABOUT THIS GUIDE 9CONTENTS 10FIGURES 13TABLES 15SECTION I GETTING STARTED 161INTRODUCT

CONTENTS– 11 –Mounting on a Horizontal Surface 254INITIAL CONFIGURATION 26Connecting to the Login Page 26Home Page and Main Menu 27Common Web Pag

CONTENTS– 12 –System Status 61Statistics 62System Log 63SECTION III APPENDICES 65ATROUBLESHOOTING 66Diagnosing LED Indicators 66Before Contacting

– 13 –FIGURESFigure 1: Top Panel 18Figure 2: Rear Panel 19Figure 3: LEDs 19Figure 4: Operating as an Access Point 21Figure 5: Operating as a Wireles

FIGURES– 14 –Figure 32: System Management 57Figure 33: Time Zone Settings 58Figure 34: Firmware Upgrade 59Figure 35: Configuration Settings 60Figure

– 15 –TABLESTable 1: Key Hardware Features 17Table 2: LED Behavior 19Table 3: WMM Access Categories 41Table 4: LED Indicators 66Table 5: 10/100B

– 16 –SECTION IGETTING STARTEDThis section provides an overview of the Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater, and describes how to install and mount the

– 17 –1 INTRODUCTIONThe Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater (SMCWEBS-N) supports an access point service that extends a local wired network to wireless

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionPackage Contents– 18 –PACKAGE CONTENTSThe Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater package includes:◆ Wireless-N Access Point/Repe

CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionHardware Description– 19 –Figure 2: Rear PanelLED INDICATORS The Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater includes seven status L

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CHAPTER 1 | IntroductionHardware Description– 20 –ETHERNET LANPORTSThe Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater has four 100BASE-TX RJ-45 ports that can b

– 21 –2 NETWORK PLANNINGThe Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater is designed as an access point that extends an existing wired network to support wirele

CHAPTER 2 | Network PlanningWireless Bridge– 22 –WIRELESS BRIDGEThe IEEE 802.11 standard defines a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) for bridge c

– 23 –3 INSTALLING THE ACCESS POINT/REPEATERThis chapter describes how to install the access point.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSYou must meet the following mi

CHAPTER 3 | Installing the Access Point/RepeaterMounting the Device– 24 –MOUNTING THE DEVICEThe Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater can be mounted on

CHAPTER 3 | Installing the Access Point/RepeaterMounting the Device– 25 –MOUNTING ON AHORIZONTAL SURFACETo keep the Wireless-N Access Point/Repeat

– 26 –4 INITIAL CONFIGURATIONThe Wireless-N Access Point/RepeaterWireless-N Access Point/Repeater offers a user-friendly web-based management interf

CHAPTER 4 | Initial ConfigurationHome Page and Main Menu– 27 –Figure 8: Login PageHOME PAGE AND MAIN MENUAfter logging in to the web interface, t

CHAPTER 4 | Initial ConfigurationCommon Web Page Buttons– 28 –COMMON WEB PAGE BUTTONSThe list below describes the common buttons found on most web

CHAPTER 4 | Initial ConfigurationSetup Wizard– 29 –STEP 2 - TIMESETTINGSThe Step 2 page of the Wizard configures time zone and SNTP settings.Selec

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CHAPTER 4 | Initial ConfigurationSetup Wizard– 30 –The following items are displayed on this page:◆ SSID Choice — The name of the wireless network

– 31 –SECTION IIWEB CONFIGURATIONThis section provides details on configuring the Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater using the web browser interface.T

– 32 –5 NETWORK SETTINGSThe Network Settings pages allow you to manage basic system configuration settings. LAN SETTINGThe Wireless-N Access Point/R

CHAPTER 5 | Network SettingsLAN Setting– 33 –◆ MAC Address — The shared physical layer address for the Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater’s LAN port

– 34 –6 WIRELESS CONFIGURATIONThe wireless settings section displays configuration settings for the access point functionality of the Wireless-N Acc

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationBasic Settings– 35 –The Basic Settings page allows you to configure the wireless network name (Service Set Ident

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationBasic Settings– 36 – 11b/g/n mixed mode: All 802.11b/g/n clients can communicate with the Wireless-N Access Poin

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationBasic Settings– 37 –HT PHYSICAL MODESETTINGSThe HT Physical Mode section on the Wireless Settings Advanced page

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationAdvanced Settings– 38 –◆ Decline BA Request — Select to reject peer BA-Request or not. (Default: Disabled)ADVANC

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationAdvanced Settings– 39 –The following items are displayed in this section on this page:◆ BG Protection Mode — Ena

– 4 –WARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRATIONTo register SMC products and to review the detailed warranty statement, please refer to the Support Section of

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationAdvanced Settings– 40 –After receiving an RTS frame, the station sends a CTS (clear to send) frame to notify the

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationAdvanced Settings– 41 –WMM defines four access categories (ACs): voice, video, best effort, and background. Thes

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationAdvanced Settings– 42 –◆ WMM Parameters — Click the WMM Configuration button to set detailed WMM parameters.Figu

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 43 –◆ ACM — The admission control mode for the access category. When enabled, clients are blocked

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 44 –The Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater supports supports ten different security mechanisms that

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 45 –When you select to use WEP, be sure to define at least one static WEP key for user authentica

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 46 –WPA PRE-SHAREDKEYWi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) was introduced as an interim solution for the v

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 47 – AES — Uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) keys for encryption. WPA2 uses AES Counter-Mod

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 48 –Figure 23: Security Mode - WPAThe following items are displayed in this section on this page

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 49 –CCMP) provides extremely robust data confidentiality using a 128-bit key. Use of AES-CCMP enc

– 5 –COMPLIANCESFEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENTThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWLAN Security– 50 –Figure 24: Security Mode - 802.1XThe following items are displayed in this section on this p

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWireless Distribution System (WDS)– 51 –ACCESS POLICY The Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater provides a MAC addres

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWireless Distribution System (WDS)– 52 –Figure 26: Manual WDS MAC Address ConfigurationFigure 27: WDS Configur

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWireless Distribution System (WDS)– 53 –Figure 28: WDS ConfigurationThe WDS settings configure WDS related para

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)– 54 – Repeater: Operates as a wireless repeater, extending the range for remote wire

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationWi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)– 55 –The following items are displayed on this page:◆ WPS — Enables WPS, locks secur

CHAPTER 6 | Wireless ConfigurationStation List– 56 –◆ AP PIN — Displays the PIN Code for the Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater. The default is excl

– 57 –7 ADMINISTRATION SETTINGSThe Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater’s Administration Settings allow you to configure a management access password, s

CHAPTER 7 | Administration SettingsSystem Management– 58 –The following items are displayed in the first two sections on this page:◆ Language Sett

CHAPTER 7 | Administration SettingsFirmware Upgrade– 59 –FIRMWARE UPGRADEYou can update the Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater firmware by using the

COMPLIANCES– 6 –IC STATEMENTThis Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)

CHAPTER 7 | Administration SettingsConfiguration Settings– 60 –CONFIGURATION SETTINGSThe Configuration Setting page allows you to save the Wireles

CHAPTER 7 | Administration SettingsSystem Status– 61 –SYSTEM STATUSThe System Information page displays basic system information and the displayed

CHAPTER 7 | Administration SettingsStatistics– 62 –STATISTICSThe Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater Traffic Statistics - Interfaces window displays

CHAPTER 7 | Administration SettingsSystem Log– 63 –◆ Tx bytes — Displays the total number of bytes transmitted by the specified interface.SYSTEM L

CHAPTER 7 | Administration SettingsSystem Log– 64 –◆ Clear — Removes the current system log messages from the System Log Table.

– 65 –SECTION IIIAPPENDICESThis section provides additional information and includes these items:◆ “Troubleshooting” on page 66◆ “Hardware Specifica

– 66 –A TROUBLESHOOTINGDIAGNOSING LED INDICATORSBEFORE CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORTCheck the following items before you contact local Technical Supp

APPENDIX A | TroubleshootingBefore Contacting Technical Support– 67 –Then use the default user name “admin” and password “smcadmin” to access the

– 68 –B HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONSPORT INTERFACES LAN 1~4: 1 10/100BASE-TX port, RJ-45 connector, auto MDI/X (100-ohm, UTP cable; Category 5 or better)

APPENDIX B | Hardware Specifications– 69 –SAFETY EN 60950-1 (2006)ENVIRONMENTAL ETSI EN 300 019-2-1 Class 1.2 (Storage)ETSI EN 300 019-2-2 Class 2

COMPLIANCES– 7 –This device is intended for use in the following European Community and EFTA countries: NOTE: The user must use the configuration u

– 70 –C CABLES AND PINOUTSTWISTED-PAIR CABLE ASSIGNMENTSFor 10/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must have two pairs of wires. For 1000BA

APPENDIX C | Cables and Pinouts10/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments– 71 –10/100BASE-TX PIN ASSIGNMENTSUse unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twist

APPENDIX C | Cables and PinoutsCrossover Wiring– 72 –Figure 40: Straight-through WiringCROSSOVER WIRINGIf the twisted-pair cable is to join two p

– 73 –D LICENSE INFORMATIONThis product includes copyrighted third-party software subject to the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU

APPENDIX D | License InformationThe GNU General Public License– 74 –GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND

APPENDIX D | License InformationThe GNU General Public License– 75 –b). Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give

APPENDIX D | License InformationThe GNU General Public License– 76 –9. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain coun

– 77 –GLOSSARY10BASE-T IEEE 802.3-2005 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3 or better UTP cable.100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3-200

GLOSSARY– 78 –the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the capability of automatic allocation of reusable network addresses and additional configurati

GLOSSARY– 79 – ODFM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing: OFDM allows multiple users to transmit in an allocated band by dividing the bandwidt

COMPLIANCES– 8 –GermanDeutschHiermit erklärt Manufacturer, dass sich dieser/diese/dieses Radio LAN device in Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden A

GLOSSARY– 80 –WPA-PSK WPA Pre-shared Key: WPA-PSK can be used for small office networks with a limited number of users that may not need a high leve

– 81 –INDEXNUMERICS10/100BASE-TX pin assignments 71802.11n settings 34Aaccess categories, WMM 41access point connections 21access policy set

INDEX– 82 –mounting on a wall 24multicast-to-unicast convertion 43multiple SSID 36Nnetwork name, wireless 34, 36network statistics 62Oopen

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– 9 –ABOUT THIS GUIDEPURPOSE This guide gives specific information on how to install the Wireless-N Access Point/Repeater and its physical and perfo