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Fisher-rosemount Systems, Inc

Murray Freeman

Robert J Karschnia

Joseph Citrano, Iii

Daniel Clifford Carlson

Jeffrey Dale Potter

Girish Altekar

A wireless networking device adapter for provisioning a wireless network using new or existing track lighting. The adapter securely engages the track light channel and supports a commercially available wireless access point (WAP) device. A lock mechanism on the adapter prevents unexpected disengagement of the adapter from the track light channel, yet allows for operator removal. A power converter within the adapter powers the WAP device from the electrical power provided by the track light channel. Multiple adapters communicate to form a mesh network to improve wireless network fault tolerance, or may operate in a repeater mode configuration or some combination.

Track light powered adapter for wireless networking device

Wireless devices are provisioned to join a wireless mesh network by writing an individual or common join key and network identification information to the wireless device, and creating an association of the wireless device with a gateway of the network by providing the gateway with a unique device identifier for the wireless device. The writing of the join key to the wireless device is achieved without revealing the join key to a user.

Join key provisioning of wireless devices

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Murray Freeman