Method for setting wireless network devices

• US 20030198191A1
• Filed: 10/02/2002
• Published: 10/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gemtek Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ju-Fang Hsiao
• Inventors: Hsiao, Ju-Fang
• Granted Patent: US 7,184,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters

Abstract

A method for setting wireless network devices aims at altering settings of at least one second wireless network device from a first wireless network device in a wireless transmission fashion. The method includes at least the following steps: starting a promiscuous mode on a wireless network adapter card located respectively in a first wireless network device and a second wireless network device; transmitting a search packet from the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device; returning an acknowledgement character (ACK) packet from the second wireless network device to the first wireless network device; the first wireless network device notifying an user based on the search ACK packet that setting for the second wireless network device may be started; the user ordering the first wireless network device to perform setting for the second wireless network device; the first wireless network device transmitting the setting packet to the second wireless network device; the second wireless network device returning setting ACK packet to the first wireless network device; the second wireless network device performing setting based on the setting packet; closing the network interface card in the second wireless network device; activating the network interface card in the second wireless network device; and the second wireless network device transmitting a Service Set Identification (SSID) information packet to the first wireless network device.

Claims

1. A method for setting wireless network devices that alters settings of at least one second wireless network device from a first wireless network device in a wireless transmission fashion, the method comprising at least steps of:

linking the first wireless network device to a multiple broadcast channel;

starting a promiscuous mode on a first wireless network adapter card in the first wireless network device;

activating another promiscuous mode on a second wireless network adapter card in the second wireless network device;

linking the second wireless network device to the multiple broadcast channel;

transmitting a search packet from the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device through the multiple broadcast channel;

returning a search acknowledgement character (ACK) packet from the second wireless network device to the first wireless network device through the multiple broadcast channel;

notifying an user by the first wireless network device based on the returned search ACK packet to start setting the second wireless network device;

ordering the first wireless network device by the user to perform setting for the second wireless network device;

p1 transmitting a setting packet from the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device through the multiple broadcast channel;

returning a setting ACK packet from the second wireless network device to the first wireless network device through the multiple broadcast channel;

setting the second wireless network device based on the setting packet;

closing a network interface card in the second wireless network device;

activating the network interface card in the second wireless network device;

transmitting a Service Set Identification (SSID) information packet from the second wireless network device to the first wireless network device through the multiple broadcast channel;

closing the promiscuous mode on the second wireless network adapter card in the second wireless network device; and

closing the promiscuous mode on the first wireless network adapter card in the first wireless network device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device are respectively a user end computer and a Wireless Presentation Gateway (WPG) device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the packet transmission between the user end computer and the WPG device includes a direct transmission in an ad hoc mode.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the packet transmission between the user end computer and the WPG device includes an indirect transmission in an infrastructure mode through a wireless network access point.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting packet includes information of an Internet Protocol address or a transmission mode of the second wireless network device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmission mode includes an infrastructure mode or an ad hoc mode.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the search ACK packet includes information of the location of the second wireless network device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting ACK packet includes information of the location of the second wireless network device.

9. A method for setting network devices that alters settings of at least one second wireless network device from a first wireless network device in a wireless transmission fashion, the method comprising at least the steps of:

starting a promiscuous mode on a first wireless network adapter card in the first wireless network device;

activating another promiscuous mode on a second wireless network adapter card in the second wireless network device;

transmitting a search packet from the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device;

returning a search acknowledgement character (ACK) packet from the second wireless network device to the first wireless network device;

notifying an user by the first wireless network device based on the returned search ACK packet for all second wireless network devices designated to be set;

ordering the first wireless network device by the user to perform setting for at least one of the designated second wireless network devices;

transmitting setting packets from the first wireless network device to all of the designated second wireless network devices;

returning setting ACK packets from all of the designated second wireless network devices to the first wireless network device;

setting all of the designated second wireless network device based on the setting packet;

closing network interface cards in all of the designated second wireless network devices;

activating the network interface cards in all of the designated second wireless network devices; and

transmitting Service Set Identification (SSID) information packets from all of the designated second wireless network devices to the first wireless network device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmitting Service Set Identification (SSID) information packets to the first wireless network device is followed by steps of:

closing the promiscuous mode on the second wireless network adapter cards in all of the designated second wireless network device; and

closing the promiscuous mode on the first wireless network adapter card in the first wireless network device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmitting a search packet from the first wireless network device to the second wireless network device is preceded by steps of:

linking the first wireless network device to a multiple broadcast channel; and

linking the at least one second wireless network device to the multiple broadcast channel.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the packet transmission between the first wireless network device and the at least one second wireless network device is done through the multiple broadcast channel.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the first wireless network device and the second wireless network device are respectively a user end computer and a Wireless Presentation Gateway (WPG) device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the packet transmission between the user end computer and the WPG device includes a direct transmission in an ad hoc mode.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the packet transmission between the user end computer and the WPG device includes an indirect transmission in an infrastructure mode through a wireless network access point.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the setting packet includes information of an Internet Protocol address or a transmission mode of the second wireless network device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmission mode includes an infrastructure mode or an ad hoc mode.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein the search ACK packet includes information of the location of the second wireless network device.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the setting ACK packet includes information of the location of the second wireless network device.