Chapter 3
Installing the Software
Table 3-9
Parameter
AUTHTYPE
ASSOCIATIONTO
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Infrastructure Parameters (continued)
Value
OPEN,
WEPOPEN
WEPSHARED
MIXEDOPEN
MIXEDSHARED
0–0xFFFF
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for MS-DOS
Driver Keywords and Settings
Description
(Optional)—Determines the wireless
network's level of security.
OPEN = Allows client, regardless of its WEP
settings, to authenticate and attempt to
communicate with an access point.
WEPOPEN = Client uses full encryption.
Access point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to full encryption and Accept
Authentication Type parameter set to Open.
WEPSHARED = Client uses full encryption.
Access point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to Full Encryption and Accept
Authentication Type parameter set to Open.
MIXEDOPEN = Client can operate in a cell
with other clients regardless of encryption
used.
Access point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to open, Authentication Accept
Type parameter set to Open.
MIXEDSHARED = Client can operate over a
range of cells with other clients regardless of
encryption used.
Access Point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to optional, and Accept
Authentication Type parameter must be set to
shared.
Default: OPEN
This parameter is not available in
ad hoc mode.
(Optional)—Shows the maximum amount of
time that the client waits for a response to an
association request from the access point.
Default: 2,000 Kusec (2 sec)
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