Associating With a Network

The association process is initiated using the wln.associate method. Association is a required step before your device is able to send and receive data over the Wi-Fi interface. Note that wln.associate is a task and there is a certain correct way of handling tasks.

The wln.associate method works differently on the GA1000 and WA2000:

• wln.associate on GA1000
• wln.associate on WA2000

Wi-Fi security (WPA or WEP) must be set prior to associating.

When WPA or WPA2 security is used, this method only really achieves "pre-association." After this, the Wi-Fi interface must still execute the WPA handshake. If this fails, your device will be disassociated from the network and an on_wln_event(1 — PL_WLN_EVENT_DISASSOCIATED) event will be generated.