User's Manual

3.3. General Operations

3.3.1. Selecting an Operational Mode

Fig. 22. Operational modes settings.

The SMC2585W-G supports 4 operational modes for meeting various wireless connectivity

requirements:

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

In any mode, the SMC2585W-G forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and wire-

less interface for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host(s) on the wireless side.

There are 2 types of wireless links between two SMC2585W-Gs or between an