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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Network Performance Research Group Llc, Campbell, CA (US);
Terry Ngo, Bellevue, WA (US);
Erick Kurniawan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kun Ting Tsai, Fremont, CA (US);
Seung Baek Yi, Norwich, VT (US);
NETWORK PERFORMANCE RESEARCH GROUP LLC, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
Access point (AP) management via secure association between APs and mobile devices is facilitated. A method comprises: associating the device with an AP that is locked, wherein the associating is performed via a proximity-based network facilitating communication based on the device and the AP being within a defined distance of one another; unlocking the AP employing a key associated with the device, wherein the unlocking the AP comprises facilitating access to one or more configuration settings of the AP via the device; and enabling a service of the AP and a corresponding service of the device to facilitate change of at least one of the one or more configuration settings via the device. In one embodiment, the associating the device with the AP comprises performing exchange of information between the device and the AP for secure pairing between the device and the AP.