Wep Open System Authentication - NETGEAR WG602 - 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

• Shared Key Authentication requires that the station and the access point have the same WEP
Key to authenticate. These two authentication procedures are described below.

WEP Open System Authentication

This process is illustrated in below.
1) Authentication request sent to AP
3) Client connects to network
Client
attempting
to connect
Figure B-1: 802.11 open system authentication
The following steps occur when two devices use Open System Authentication:
The station sends an authentication request to the access point.
1.
The access point authenticates the station.
2.
The station associates with the access point and joins the network.
3.
Wireless Networking Basics
Reference Manual for the WG602 v2 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point
802.11 Authentication
Open System Steps
2) AP authenticates
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