NETGEAR WG602NA WEP Open System Authentication

User’s Guide for the WG602 v3 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point
Wireless Networking Basics B-5
202-10060-01, September 2004
• 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.
Figure B-1: 802.11 open system authentication
The following steps occur when two devices use Open System Authentication:
1. The station sends an authentication request to the access point.
2. The access point authenticates the station.
3. The station associates with the access point and joins the network.
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