User manual SMC WHSG44-G

[. . . ] SMCWHSG44-G 1 Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. How-ever, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. [. . . ] Firmware management operations for the Wireless Hotspot Gateway include firmware upgrade, configuration backup, configuration restore, and configuration reset. Firmware upgrade, configuration backup, and configuration restore can be achieved via HTTP or TFTP. The HTTP-based way is suggested because it's more user friendly. However, due to different behavior of different Web browser versions, HTTP-based firmware management operations may not work properly 48 with some Web browsers. If you cannot successfully perform HTTP-based firmware management operations with your Web browser, try the TFTPbased way. 2. 3. 3. 1. To upgrade firmware of the SMCWHSG44-G by HTTP: 1. Click Browse and then select a correct firmware . bin file. The firmware file path will be shown in the Firmware file name text box. Click Upgrade to begin the upgrade process. 2. 3. 3. 2. Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by HTTP Fig. To back up configuration of the SMCWHSG44-G by HTTP: 1. You'll be prompted to open or save the configuration file. The configuration file is named by the SMCWHSG44-G _backup. hex. Don't change the con-figuration file name in the Save As dialog box. Select a folder in which the configuration file is to be stored. NOTE: The procedure may be a little different with different Web browsers. Fig. To restore configuration of the SMCWHSG44-G by HTTP: 1. Click Browse and then select a correct configuration . hex file. You have to make sure the file name is the correct name "SMCWHSG44-G_Backup". The configuration file path will be shown in the Configuration file name text box. Click Restore to upload the configuration file to the wireless Hotspot gateway. 49 2. 3. 3. 3. When using TFTP as the firmware management protocol, you can configure settings for the SMCWHSG44-G's TFTP client to communicate with a TFTP server. [. . . ] Power over Ethernet (PoE) A specification for providing both power and data to low-power network devices using a single Category 5 Ethernet cable. PoE provides greater flexibility in the locating of access point's and network devices, and significantly decreased installation costs. RADIUS A logon authentication protocol that uses software running on a central server to control access to the network. Roaming A wireless LAN mobile user moves around an ESS and maintains a continuous connection to the infrastructure network. [. . . ]