Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Connecting access point to wireless multi-hop network based on a network role of the access point
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Application No.: US16807529Application Date: 2020-03-03
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Publication No.: US11671830B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Yafeng Jiang , Chunfeng Wang , Qiang Zhou
- Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Patent Department
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W12/069 ; H04W76/19 ; H04L9/40 ; H04W12/03 ; H04W12/041 ; H04W12/0433 ; H04L29/12 ; H04W88/08 ; H04W84/18

Abstract:
In embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an approach for connecting an access point (AP) to a wireless multi-hop network. An electronic device obtains device information of the AP in a wireless manner, and the electronic device and the AP can establish a wireless trusted connection based on the device information. Then, the electronic device transmits a configuration to the AP over the wireless trusted connection, wherein the configuration at least indicates an identifier of a wireless multi-hop network and a network role of the AP in the wireless multi-hop network. The AP then connects to the wireless multi-hop network according to the configuration. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wireless trusted way to provision an AP, which requires little manual intervention and technical expertise, while ensuring the safety of the provisioning.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210282013A1 CONNECTING ACCESS POINT TO WIRELESS MULTI-HOP NETWORK Public/Granted day:2021-09-09
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