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Chapter 3 Wireless LANs registrar, since it is configured (it already has security information for the network). AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2. Figure 11 WPS: Example Network Step 2 EXISTING CONNECTION REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO AP1 CLIENT 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. Figure 12 WPS: Example Network Step 3 EXISTING CONNECTION CLIENT 1 REGISTRAR EXISTING CONNECTION AP1 CLIENT 2 SECURITY INFO ENROLLEE AP1 26 NWD Series User's Guide

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Chapter 3 Wireless LANs
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registrar, since it is configured (it already has security information for the network).
AP1
supplies
the existing security information to
Client 2
.
Figure 11
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.
Figure 12
WPS: Example Network Step 3
REGISTRAR
CLIENT 1
AP1
ENROLLEE
CLIENT 2
EXISTING CONNECTION
SECURITY INFO
CLIENT 1
AP1
REGISTRAR
CLIENT 2
EXISTING CONNECTION
SECURITY INFO
ENROLLEE
AP1
EXISTING CONNECTION