Detected Client Pre-Authentication Summary; Figure 346: Detected Client Pre-Authentication History Summary; Table 314: Detected Client Pre-Authentication History Summary - D-Link DWL-8600AP User Manual

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Detected Client Pre-Authentication Summary

To help authenticated clients roam without losing sessions and needing to re-authenticate, wireless clients can

attempt to authenticate to other APs within range that the client could possibly associate with. For successful

pre-authentication, the target AP must have a VAP with an SSID and security configuration that matches that

of the client, including MAC authentication, encryption method, and pre-shared key or RADIUS parameters.

The the AP that the client is associated with captures all pre-authentication requests and sends them to the

The Detected Client Pre-Authentication History Summary page lists detected clients that have made pre-

authentication requests and identifies the APs that have received the requests.

The following table describes the fields on the Detected Client Pre-Authentication History Summary page.

AP MAC Address

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The page includes the following button:

• Refresh—Updates the page with the latest information.

MAC address of the client.

MAC Address of the managed AP to which the client has pre-authenticated. This field

can show a history of up to ten pre-authentications for each client.

Monitoring Status and Statistics

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