NETGEAR WG311 manual Authentication Shared Key Steps

WG311

Client attempting to connect

802.11 Authentication

Shared Key Steps

1) Authentication	Access Point (AP)
request sent to AP
2) AP sends challenge text	FVM318

Cable or

DLS modem

3) Client encrypts challenge text and sends it back to AP

4)AP decrypts, and if correct, authenticates client

5)Client connects to network

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portion of every packet it sends using a configured WEP Key. The receiving 802.11 device decrypts the data using the same WEP Key. For authentication purposes, the 802.11 network uses Shared Key Authentication.

Note: Some 802.11 access points also support Use WEP for Authentication Only (Shared Key Authentication without data encryption).

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