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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2009
Robert C. Meier, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Nancy Cam Winget, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Bell, Bountiful, UT (US);
Robert C. Meier, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Nancy Cam Winget, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Bell, Bountiful, UT (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is contemplates an automatic, secure AP configuration protocol. Public/private keys and public key (PK) methods are used to automatically establish a mutual trust relationship and a secure channel between an AP and at least one configuration server. An AP automatically forwards a location identifier to the configuration server, and the configuration server delivers common, AP specific, and location specific configuration parameters to the AP.