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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
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Figure 51 WPS: Example Network Step 1
In step 2 , you add another wireless client to the network. You know that Client 1 supports
registrar mode, but it is better to use AP1 for the WPS handshake with the new client since
you must connect to the access point anyway in order to use the network. In this case, AP1
must be the registrar, since it is configured (it already has security information for the
network).
AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2 .
Figure 52 WPS: Example Network Step 2
In step 3, you add another access point ( AP2 ) to your network. AP2 is out of range of AP1 , so
you cannot use AP1 for the WPS handshake with the new access point. However, you know
that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use it to perform the WPS handshake
instead.
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