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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/421 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An access point has a housing with at least one connector for at least one external antenna and at least one connector for at least one internal antenna. An RF controller detects whether the at least one external antenna is connected to the at least one connector for the at least one external antenna when an open circuit is closed. Responsive to detecting that the at least one external antenna is connected, a first mode in which the at least one internal antenna supports RF capabilities switches to a second mode wherein the at least one external antenna supports RF capabilities.