Wireless device profiling, classifying, and onboarding using baseband profiles of the wireless device

A method comprising:

• at a cloud-based management entity configured to communicate over a network with a wireless access point configured to wirelessly receive modulated radio frequency (RF) packets from a wireless device:
• receiving from the access point a baseband profile including baseband parameters derived by the access point from the modulated RF packets;
• accessing a database including baseband profiles of wireless devices classified under known device types based on baseband parameters included in the baseband profiles, such that baseband profiles in the database having corresponding baseband parameters that match or mismatch each other are classified under the same or different device types, respectively;
• comparing the baseband parameters of the baseband profile to corresponding baseband parameters of the baseband profiles in the database;
• and
• if the comparing indicates a match between the baseband profile and one of the baseband profiles:
• classifying the wireless device under the known device type of the one of the baseband profiles, and storing the baseband profile in the database under the device type.

An apparatus comprising:

• a radio to wirelessly receive modulated radio frequency (RF) packets from a wireless device, and to convert the modulated RF packets to modulated baseband packets;
• a baseband processor coupled to the radio and configured to derive baseband parameters from the modulated baseband packets;
• and
• a processor coupled to the baseband processor and configured to:
• create for the wireless device a baseband profile including the baseband parameters;
• access a database including baseband profiles of wireless devices classified under known device types based on baseband parameters included in the baseband profiles, such that baseband profiles having corresponding baseband parameters that match or mismatch each other are classified under the same or different device types in the database, respectively;
• compare the baseband parameters of the baseband profile to corresponding baseband parameters of the baseband profiles in the database;
• and
• if the compare indicates a match between the baseband profile and one of the baseband profiles:
• classify the wireless device under the known device type of the one of the baseband profiles, and store the baseband profile in the database under the known device type.