User's Manual

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TFTP server.
 Transmit power control.
Transmit power of the SMC2585W-G can be adjusted to
control the area of coverage.
 Wireless client isolation.
When the SMC2585W-G is in AP mode, wire-
less-to-wireless traffic between STAs can be blocked so that the STAs cannot see
each other. This capability can be used in hotspots applications to prevent wireless
hackers from attacking other wireless users’ computers.
 Link integrity.
When the SMC2585W-G is in AP mode and the Ethernet LAN in-
terface is detected to be disconnected from the wired network, all currently associ-
ated wireless clients are disassociated by the SMC2585W-G and no wireless client
can associate with it thereafter.
 Associated wireless clients status.
Showing the status of all wireless clients that
are associated with the SMC2585W-G.
 Detachable antenna.
The SMC2585W-G antenna can be replaced with SMC
high-gain antennas for long operating range.
z DHCP client.
The SMC2585W-G can automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP
server.
z DHCP server.
The SMC2585W-G can automatically assign IP addresses to computers
or other devices by DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
 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.
 Current DHCP mappings.
Showing which IP address is assigned to which host
identified by a MAC address.
z Packet Filtering.
The SMC2585W-G provides Layer 2, Layer 3, and Layer 4 filtering
capabilities.
z Firmware Tools
 Firmware upgrade. The firmware of the SMC2585W-G 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).
 Configuration backup. The configuration settings of the SMC2585W-G can be
backed up to a file via TFTP
or HTTP.
 Configuration reset.
Resetting the configuration settings to factory-default values.
z Management
 Web-based management
for configuring and monitoring SMC2585W-G via a
Web-Browser.