User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111
2.The access point sends challenge text to the station.
3.The station uses its configured
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 (i.e., 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.
WEP Keys
The IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types of WEP encryption:
•64-bit WEP
The
When configured for
•128-bit WEP
The
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