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Need help to understand AP Station List status
Hello All,
Can some explain the various results I see in the status field under Station List.
For example waht is "Associated" ?
I have read the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point WG602v4 Re...
Hmmm, that an about 15 year old product. The wording does come from the three 802.11 connection states:
- Not authenticated or associated.
- Authenticated but not yet associated.
- Authenticated and associated.
A wireless client must be in authenticated and associated state before a connection to the LAN or other wireless clients can be done.
Hmmm, that an about 15 year old product. The wording does come from the three 802.11 connection states:
- Not authenticated or associated.
- Authenticated but not yet associated.
- Authenticated and associated.
A wireless client must be in authenticated and associated state before a connection to the LAN or other wireless clients can be done.
Looks like I need to brush up on my knowledge of 802.11
I had a look at 802.11 Association process explained [https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/WiFi_Basics_and_Best_Practices/802.11_Association_process_explained] and there is a reference to "Authenticated"
However on the Netgear AP there is a status "Authorized" is that the same as Authenticated but not yet associated? OR is it Authenticated and associated?
Yes, that's a nice documentation. The association is required for doing the authentication onviously.
Netgear does use "authenticated" status information for an authenticated _and_ associated STA - up to the very current WAP models and controllers.
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