Technique for configuring smart antenna for wi-fi access point

Abstract

An optimal arrangement for a configurable smart antenna in a wireless (e.g., Wi-Fi) network having zero, one, or more other mesh nodes is determined by characterizing the network performance for each possible arrangement by determining a number of connected devices (e.g., either client devices or mesh nodes) and one or more other performance parameters. If one arrangement has more connected devices than any other, then that arrangement is selected. If two or more arrangements have the same greatest number of connected devices, then one or more other performance parameters are applied either serially or in parallel to select the optimal arrangement. In some implementations, the other performance parameters are sums or averages for all connected devices. In other implementations, the other performance parameters are for only a selected priority device, where the selected arrangement must connect to the priority device.