Provisioning methods and apparatus for wireless local area networks (WLANs) with use of a provisioning ESSID
US8437324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless network has a primary network which provides one or more communication services and a provisioning network which provides a provisioning service but disallows the one or more communication services. A mobile device associates with an access point of the wireless network by sending a request which includes a first set service identifier (SSID) for accessing and operating in the provisioning network. If an authentication procedure is successful, the device receives via the access point a second SSID in a provisioning procedure with the provisioning network, and programs the second SSID in a network list. The device subsequently associates with the access point by sending a request which includes the second SSID from the network list instead of the first SSID, for accessing and operating in the primary network for the one or more communication services.
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