User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
- Chapter 3 Network Configuration
- Chapter 4 Initial Configuration
- Chapter 5 System Configuration
- Chapter 6 Command Line Interface
- Using the Command Line Interface
- Entering Commands
- Command Groups
- General Commands
- System Management Commands
- SNMP Commands
- Flash/File Commands
- RADIUS Client
- 802.1x Port Authentication
- Filtering Commands
- Interface Commands
- interface
- dns server
- ip address
- ip dhcp
- shutdown
- speed-duplex
- show interface ethernet
- description
- closed-system
- speed
- channel
- turbo
- ssid
- beacon-interval
- dtim-period
- fragmentation-length
- rts-threshold
- authentication
- encryption
- key
- transmit-key
- transmit-power
- max-association
- multicast-cipher
- wpa-clients
- wpa-mode
- wpa-preshared-key
- wpa-psk-type
- shutdown
- show interface wireless
- show station
- IAPP Commands
- VLAN Commands
- Appendix A Troubleshooting
- Appendix B Cables and Pinouts
- Appendix C Specifications
- Glossary
- Index
System Configuration
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Station Status
The Station Status window shows the wireless clients currently
associated with the SMC2555W-AG.
The Station Configuration page displays basic connection
information for all associated stations as described below. Note
that this page is automatically refreshed every five seconds.
• Station Address: The MAC address of the wireless client.
• Authenticated: Shows if the station has been authenticated.
The two basic methods of authentication supported for 802.11
wireless networks are “open system” and “shared key.”
Open-system authentication accepts any client attempting to
connect to the access point without verifying its identity. The
shared-key approach uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to
verify client identity by distributing a shared key to stations
before attempting authentication.
• Associated: Shows if the station has been successfully
associated with the access point. Once authentication is