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Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface
Web Interface Screens
Wireless Stations Screen
Accessed through the Wireless Stations option on the Device Information
sash, the Wireless Stations screen displays radio and network station status
details.
Figure 4-7. The Wireless Stations Screen
The Wireless Stations screen displays client stations associated with a partic-
ular access point. The associated stations are displayed along with informa-
tion about packet traffic transmitted and received for each station.
■ Radio: Indicates the access point radio.
■ SSID: Indicates the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN to which
the access point is connected.
■ Station: The MAC address of the wireless client.
■ Auth.: 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.
■ Assoc.: Shows if the station has been successfully associated with the
access point. Once authentication is completed, stations can associate
with the current access point, or reassociate with a new access point.
The association procedure allows the wireless system to track the loca-
tion of each mobile client, and ensures that frames destined for each client
are forwarded to the appropriate access point.
■ Fwd: If 802.1X is used, this parameter indicates the station passed 802.1X
authentication and traffic can be forwarded to the access point. It also
indicates whether a wireless station has the correct WPA pre-shared key
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