Providing a hybrid generic attribute database

An apparatus comprising:

• a radio frequency (RF) transceiver to send and receive RF signals;
• and
• a wireless processor coupled to the RF transceiver, the wireless processor comprising a configuration circuit to:
• receive a configuration request from a user, the configuration request comprising a first SSID;
• in response to the configuration request, enter into a monitor mode to identify one or more existing SSIDs of one or more existing access points in an environment with the apparatus;
• configure the apparatus with the first SSID when the first SSID does not match the one or more existing SSIDs;
• and
• obtain a renamed SSID from the user when the first SSID matches at least one of the one or more existing SSIDs.

An access point comprising:

• a first radio frequency (RF) transceiver to send and receive first RF signals;
• a second RF transceiver to send and receive second RF signals;
• a wireless processor coupled to the first and second RF transceivers, the wireless processor comprising a configuration circuit to:
• receive a configuration request from a user to configure the access point, the configuration request comprising a first SSID;
• in response to the configuration request, enter into a monitor mode to identify one or more existing SSIDs of one or more existing access points in an environment with the access point;
• and
• configure the access point with the first SSID when the first SSID does not match the one or more existing SSIDs;
• a non-volatile memory coupled to the wireless processor, the non-volatile memory to store the first SSID when the first SSID does not match the one or more existing SSIDs;
• a local area network interface to enable one or more wired devices to couple to the access point;
• and
• a wide area network interface to couple the access point to one or more networks.