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The access point permits the station to communicate.
At this point, the WEP key can be distributed. (Whether the WEP key can be
distributed depends on the authentication type.)
6. The station can joint the network.
Authentication type
Several types of authentication are prepared. The radio LAN station and RADIUS
server need to predetermine which type of authentication to use mutually. If
different types of authentication are set, the authentication procedure cannot be
performed and the authentication of the station fails. Whether the WEP key can be
distributed depends on the authentication type.
The following lists the typical types of authentication.
Name
MD5-Challenge
EAP-TLS
Distribution of WEP key
When authentication ends successfully, the access point distributes the WEP key
to the station. (Whether the WEP key can be distributed depends on the authenti-
cation type.)
The WEP key is created at random by the access point.
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Description
Authentication method using the user name and password
In this type of authentication, the WEP key cannot be
distributed.
Authentication method using a digital certificate. It may be
represented by "Smart Card or other certificate."
To use this type of authentication, the certificate needs to be
obtained from the CA and stored in each station.
In this type of authentication, the WEP key can be distrib-
uted.
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