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System Configuration
Station Status
The Station Status window shows the wireless clients currently
associated with the SMC2552W-G.
The Station Configuration page displays basic connection
information for all associated stations as described below. Note
that this page is automatically refreshed every five seconds.
Station Address: The MAC address of the wireless client.
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Authenticated: Shows if the station has been authenticated.
The two basic methods of authentication supported for 802.11
wireless networks are "open system" and "shared key."
Open-system authentication accepts any client attempting to
connect to the access point without verifying its identity. The
shared-key approach uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to
verify client identity by distributing a shared key to stations
before attempting authentication.
Associated: Shows if the station has been successfully
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associated with the access point. Once authentication is
completed, stations can associate with the current access
point, or reassociate with a new access point. The association
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