NETGEAR WG302 - 802.11g ProSafe Wireless Access Point User Manual

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302
B-4 Wireless Networking Basics
July 2005 v3.0
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The access point authenticates the station.
3. The station associates with the access point and joins the network.
This process is illustrated below.
Figure B-1: Open system authentication
Shared Key Authentication
The following steps occur when two devices use Shared Key Authentication:
1. The station sends an authentication request to the access point.
2. The access point sends challenge text to the station.
3. The station uses its configured 64-bit or 128-bit default key to encrypt the challenge text, and
sends the encrypted text to the access point.
4. The access point decrypts the encrypted text using its configured WEP Key that corresponds
to the station’s default key. The access point compares the decrypted text with the original
challenge text. If the decrypted text matches the original challenge text, then the access point
and the station share the same WEP Key and the access point authenticates the station.
5. The station connects to the network.
If the decrypted text does not match the original challenge text (the access point and station do not
share the same WEP Key), then the access point will refuse to authenticate the station and the
station will be unable to communicate with either the 802.11 network or Ethernet network.
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NETGEAR WG302 - 802.11g ProSafe Wireless Access Point Specifications

General

Brand	NETGEAR
Model	WG302 - 802.11g ProSafe Wireless Access Point
Category	Wireless Access Point
Language	English