Method and apparatus for providing radio configuration parameters to mobile access points
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorMurali Achanta
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for automatically configuring access points are disclosed. A wired interface is configured to detect the presence of a wireless access point on a network. The wired interface then embeds radio configuration parameters in a message and sends said message to the access point. The message may be encoded as a DHCP message, and may be provided to the access point in response to a request from the access point for an IP address. Parameters such as transmit power level, country code, and reserved channels may be sent to the access point, and the access point may then be configured itself in accordance with the parameters at startup.
Claims12
A method for automatically configuring an access point, said method comprising:
- detecting, by a wired interface, the presence of a wireless access point on a network;
- embedding, by said wired interface, radio configuration parameters in a message;
- and
- sending said message to said access point.
An apparatus for automatically configuring an access point comprising:
- a wired interface network management device, said device configured to:
- detect the presence of a wireless access point on a network;
- embed radio configuration parameters in a message;
- and
- send said message to said access point.
An apparatus for automatically configuring an access point comprising:
- means for detecting the presence of a wireless access point on a network;
- means for embedding radio configuration parameters in a message;
- and
- means for sending said message to said access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.