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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018

Filed:

May. 31, 2016
Applicant:

Meru Networks, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Berend Dunsbergen, San Jose, CA (US);

Sung-Wook Han, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Nair Madhavan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Narayanasami Vijayraghavan, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04H 20/38 (2008.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 84/22 (2009.01); H04W 92/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 49/1584 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 40/244 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04H 20/38 (2013.01); H04L 61/6022 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/22 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04W 92/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A client access point joins a wireless network over a wireless connection in order to allow stations access to the wireless network. To join, the client access point (having a wireless connection to a mesh network) receives a beacon frame with unique identifiers of authorized client access points from a host access point (having a wired connection to the mesh network). Responsive to a unique identifier of the beacon frame matching the unique identifier of the client access point, a connection request for a connection is sent. A connection response confirming configuration of the client access point with the host access point in accordance is received.


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