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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Siddhartha Dattagupta, Irvine, CA (US);
Aaron Hyman Averbuch, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig A. Hobbs, Seattle, WA (US);
Dan Nguyen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Eu Chong Son, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Flemming Kraglund, Frederiksberg, DK;
Siddhartha Dattagupta, Irvine, CA (US);
Aaron Hyman Averbuch, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig A. Hobbs, Seattle, WA (US);
Dan Nguyen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Eu Chong Son, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Flemming Kraglund, Frederiksberg, DK;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A host device for a wireless network may be configured to implement at least two virtual access points for connecting client devices to the wireless network. A user virtual access point enables a client device to connect to the wireless network and transmit network traffic to other devices connected to the wireless network. In addition, a setup virtual access point provides an additional access point to connect to the wireless network when network credentials for the user virtual access point, such as a service set identifier (SSID) or a password, are changed by a user. When a client device cannot find the user virtual access point based on a stored SSID or password, the client device may be configured to automatically reconnect to the setup virtual access point to request a new SSID and network credentials for the user virtual access point.