Configuring Mobile Station According to Type of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Deployment
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1. A method in a mobile station, the method comprising:
- determining whether an access point belongs to a corporate/enterprise-type wireless local area network (WLAN) deployment or to a small office/home office (SOHO)-type WLAN deployment, the access point having been selected by the mobile station from results of a discovery scan for a connection attempt;
configuring the mobile station in a first configuration where the access point is determined to belong to a corporate/enterprise-type WLAN deployment; and
configuring the mobile station in a second configuration that differs from the first configuration where the access point is determined to belong to a SOHO-type WLAN deployment.
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Abstract
A target access point is selected from the results of a discovery scan so that a mobile station can attempt a connection with the target access point. The mobile station determines whether the target access point belongs to a small office/home office (SOHO)-type wireless local area network (WLAN) deployment or to a corporate/enterprise-type WLAN deployment. The mobile station then configures itself according to the determination of the type of WLAN deployment to which the target access point belongs.
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1. A method in a mobile station, the method comprising:
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determining whether an access point belongs to a corporate/enterprise-type wireless local area network (WLAN) deployment or to a small office/home office (SOHO)-type WLAN deployment, the access point having been selected by the mobile station from results of a discovery scan for a connection attempt; configuring the mobile station in a first configuration where the access point is determined to belong to a corporate/enterprise-type WLAN deployment; and configuring the mobile station in a second configuration that differs from the first configuration where the access point is determined to belong to a SOHO-type WLAN deployment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile station comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication interface coupled to the processor, the mobile station operative to determine whether an access point belongs to a corporate/enterprise-type wireless local area network (WLAN) deployment or to a small office/home office (SOHO)-type WLAN deployment, the access point having been selected by the mobile station from results of a discovery scan for a connection attempt, the mobile station further operative to configure the mobile station in a first configuration where the access point is determined to belong to a corporate/enterprise-type WLAN deployment, and the mobile station further operative to configure the mobile station in a second configuration that differs from the first configuration where the access point is determined to belong to a SOHO-type WLAN deployment.
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