SMC Networks SMC2582W-B manual Changing Password, Managing Firmware

between an IEEE 802.11 Station (STA) and an IEEE 802.11 Access Point (AP). An STA is usually a client computer (PC or PDA) with a WLAN network interface card (NIC).

•WDS. This type of wireless link is specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard for communication between two IEEE 802.11 APs.Wireless packets transmitted along the WDS link comply with the IEEE 802.11 WDS (Wireless Distribution System) format at the link layer.

•BM-BS. This type of wireless link is propriety and was used in the legacy SMC2682W for

providing LAN-to-LAN bridging services.To establish this type of wireless link between two SMC2682W, one SMC2682W must be in Bridge Master (BM) mode and the other must be in

Bridge Slave (BS) mode.The SMC2582W-B provides this type of wireless link for backward com patibility with the SMC2682W.

The relationships among the operational modes and the wireless link types are shown in the fol- lowing table:

Table 2. Operational modes vs. wireless link types.

From the table, a WDS link can be establish between two APs, a BM-BS link can be established be- tween a Bridge Master and a Bridge Slave, but no wireless link can be established between a Bridge Slave and an AP.

3.3.2. Changing Password

Fig. 23. Password.

On this page, you can change the user name and password for the right to modify the configuration

of the SMC2582W-B.The new password must be typed twice for confirmation.

3.3.3. Managing Firmware

Fig. 24. Firmware management protocol setting.

Firmware management operations for the SMC2582W-B include firmware upgrade, configura- tion backup, configuration restore, and configuration reset. Firmware upgrade, configuration

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