发明申请
- 专利标题: WIRELESS PROVISIONING A DEVICE FOR A NETWORK USING A SOFT ACCESS POINT
- 专利标题(中): 使用软访问点无线提供用于网络的设备
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申请号: US12347440申请日: 2008-12-31
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公开(公告)号: US20100165879A1公开(公告)日: 2010-07-01
- 发明人: Yatharth Gupta , David A. Roberts
- 申请人: Yatharth Gupta , David A. Roberts
- 申请人地址: US WA Redmond
- 专利权人: Microsoft Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Microsoft Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US WA Redmond
- 主分类号: H04L12/28
- IPC分类号: H04L12/28
摘要:
A computing device for provisioning a wireless device for connection to a wireless network via a legacy access point. The wireless device supports a wireless protected setup protocol for obtaining the network profile of the network. A user requests the computing device discover wireless devices for provisioning. In response to the user input, the computing device is configured as a soft access point and broadcasts a beacon signal indicating that the access point supports a wireless protected setup protocol, such as Wi-Fi Protected Setup. A request for provisioning is then received by the computing device from the wireless device. A network profile is transmitted from the computing device to the wireless device in accordance with the wireless protected setup protocol. The wireless device may use the profile to connect to the network via the legacy access point using the network profile.