Station Status - HP ProCurve 420 Management And Configuration Manual

Figure 4-11. The Station Status Window
Speed-Duplex: The operating speed and duplex mode of the access
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point's RJ-45 Ethernet interface.

Station Status

The Station Status window shows the wireless clients currently associated
with the access point.
The Station Configuration table displays the following information:
■ Station Address: The MAC address of the wireless client.
Authenticated: Shows if the station has been authenticated. The two
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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 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
Using the HP Web Browser Interface
Status Reporting Features
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