Wi-Fi multiple access point—user friendly installation
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorKrishna Prasad Panje
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium implement a dynamic channel selection function at an access point device so as to establish a backhaul connection between the access point device and an extender access point device. Once initiated either by the access point device or an application, the dynamic channel selection function iterates or loops through channels based on one or more factors to select a channel for establishment of the backhaul connection. The dynamic channel selection function provides ease of installation of configuration of devices on a network without requiring relocation of the device to establish the backhaul connection.
Claims20
An access point device (APD) for use with an extender access point device (EAPD) and for establishing a backhaul connection to the EAPD, the APD comprising:
- a memory storing one or more computer-readable instructions;
- a processor configured to execute the one or more computer-readable instructions to perform one or more operations, the one or more operations comprising:
- establishing an initial fronthaul connection to the EAPD over a fronthaul service set identifier (SSID) as part of a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) operation;
- sending an initial backhaul configuration with a backhaul SSID and one or more credentials to the EAPD;
- initializing the backhaul connection with the EAPD on a first channel of a plurality of channels based on the initial backhaul configuration with the backhaul SSID and the one or more credentials;
- determining whether the connection with the EAPD on the first channel is established;
- and
- in response to the backhaul connection with the EAPD not being established:
- performing a dynamic channel selection function to initialize the backhaul connection with the EAPD on a second channel of the plurality of channels;
- and
- establishing the backhaul connection with the EAPD on the second channel.
A method for an access point device (APD) to establish a backhaul connection to an extender access point device (EAPD), the method comprising:
- establishing an initial fronthaul connection to the EAPD over a fronthaul service set identifier (SSID) as part of a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) operation;
- sending an initial backhaul configuration with a backhaul SSID and one or more credentials to the EAPD;
- initializing the backhaul connection with the EAPD on a first channel of a plurality of channels based on the initial backhaul configuration with the backhaul SSID and the one or more credentials;
- determining whether the connection with the EAPD on the first channel is established;
- and
- in response to the backhaul connection with the EAPD not being established:
- performing a dynamic channel selection function to initialize the backhaul connection with the EAPD on a second channel of the plurality of channels;
- and
- establishing the backhaul connection with the EAPD on the second channel.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium of an access point device (APD) storing a program for establishing a backhaul connection with an extender access point device (EAPD), which when executed by a processor of the APD, causes the APD to perform operations comprising:
- establishing an initial fronthaul connection to the EAPD over a fronthaul service set identifier (SSID) as part of a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) operation;
- sending an initial backhaul configuration with a backhaul SSID and one or more credentials to the EAPD;
- initializing the backhaul connection with the EAPD on a first channel of a plurality of channels based on the initial backhaul configuration with the backhaul SSID and the one or more credentials;
- determining whether the connection with the EAPD on the first channel is established;
- and
- in response to the backhaul connection with the EAPD not being established:
- performing a dynamic channel selection function to initialize the backhaul connection with the EAPD on a second channel of the plurality of channels;
- and
- establishing the backhaul connection with the EAPD on the second channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.