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Active Scanning Example
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Initial connection to an Access Point
– Reassociation follows a similar process
Access Point A
WLAN-IEEE802.11 Tutorial (Maximilian Riegel), 021018-wlan-tutorial.ppt
Steps to Association:
Access Point C
Station sends Probe.
APs send Probe Response.
Station selects best AP.
Station sends Association
Request to selected AP.
AP sends Association
Response.
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