SMC Networks SMCWBR11S-N manual LAN Access Point, Operating as an Access Point

CHAPTER 2 Network Planning

LAN Access Point

The private local network, connected to the LAN port or wireless interface, provides a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server for allocating IP addresses to local PCs and wireless clients, and Network Address Translation (NAT) for mapping the multiple "internal" IP addresses to one “external” IP address.

The public external network, connected to the WAN port, supports DHCP client, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol), and static IP for connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) through a cable or DSL modem.

LAN ACCESS POINT

The Mini Broadband Router can provide an access point service for an existing wired LAN, creating a wireless extension to the local network. The Mini Broadband Router functions as purely an access point when set to Bridge Mode. When used in this mode, there are no gateway functions between the WAN port and the LAN and wireless interfaces.

A Wi-Fi wireless network is defined by its Service Set Identifier (SSID) or network name. Wireless clients that want to connect to a network must set their SSID to the same SSID of the network service.

Figure 6: Operating as an Access Point

Server

(IP: 192.168.2.x)

Desktop PC

(IP: 192.168.2.x)

LAN Switch

Notebook PC	Mini Router
(IP: 192.168.2.x)

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