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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2022
Arris Enterprises Llc, Suwanee, GA (US);
Jay Strater, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt A. Lumbatis, Dacula, GA (US);
Gregory N. Nakanishi, San Diego, CA (US);
ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC, Horsham, PA (US);
Abstract
A client device is provided for use with a user, a network extender device and a gateway device. The client device includes: a memory; a graphic user interface configured to provide an instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: obtain the backhaul credentials from the wireless network; obtain the extender identification data from the network extender device; instruct the graphic user interface to provide the instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; communicate with the network extender device based on the extender identification data; and provide the backhaul credentials to the network extender device to enable the network extender device to join the wireless network.