802.11 State Machine

The 802.11 state machine defines the condition of the connection of a client STA to another STA. It can be in one of three states: Unauth/Unassoc, Auth/Unassoc, or Auth/Assoc.

The 802.11 state machine defines the condition of the connection of a client STA to another STA and can be in one of three states: Unauthenticated/Unassociated, Authenticated/Unassociated, or Authenticated/Associated.