Claiming network devices for a home network in a distributed Wi-Fi network
US11140215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods implemented through a user device, for claiming network devices for a home network in a distributed Wi-Fi network includes discovering a newly powered on access point; claiming the newly powered on access point for the home network; and relaying the claimed newly powered on access point to a cloud controller via a disjoint network from the home network, wherein the home network is restricted by the cloud controller to only operate with claimed access points. The discovering, the claiming, and the relaying can be performed by a mobile application executed on the user device.
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