Siemens IEEE802.11 - Manual (Page 46)

WLAN-IEEE802.11 Tutorial (Maximilian Riegel), 021018-wlan-tutorial.ppt Page 46 © Siemens, 2002
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Initial connection to an Access Point
– Reassociation follows a similar process
Steps to Association:
Station sends Probe.
APs send Probe Response.
Station selects best AP.
Station sends Association
Request to selected AP.
AP sends Association
Response.
Access Point C Access Point A
Active Scanning Example