Repeater WPS Connection Method and Apparatus
First Claim
1. A repeater Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a client side of a wireless repeater device and an uplink access point (AP) device when a WPS button on the wireless repeater device is activated;
obtaining wireless configuration information of the uplink AP device;
synchronizing the wireless configuration information to an AP side of the wireless repeater device;
enabling a WPS negotiation of the AP side of the wireless repeater device; and
establishing a connection between the AP side of the wireless repeater device and an enrollee station (STA) device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a Repeater WPS connection method and apparatus, which relate to the field of wireless networks and can complete WPS connections of a Client side and an AP side of a Repeater device in one Repeater WPS PBC operation, thereby simplifying the flow of a WPS connection operation. The method of the present invention includes: when a WPS button on a wireless Repeater device is activated, first establishing a connection between a Client side of the Repeater device and an uplink AP device, and obtaining wireless configuration information of the uplink AP device; and synchronizing the wireless configuration information to an AP side of the Repeater device, and then establishing a connection between the AP side of the Repeater device and an STA device. The present invention is mainly applied in the process of the Repeater WPS connection.
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12 Claims
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1. A repeater Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a client side of a wireless repeater device and an uplink access point (AP) device when a WPS button on the wireless repeater device is activated; obtaining wireless configuration information of the uplink AP device; synchronizing the wireless configuration information to an AP side of the wireless repeater device; enabling a WPS negotiation of the AP side of the wireless repeater device; and establishing a connection between the AP side of the wireless repeater device and an enrollee station (STA) device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A repeater WPS connection apparatus comprising:
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a first connection unit configured to establish a connection between a client side of a repeater device and an uplink AP device when a WPS button on the repeater device is activated; an obtaining unit configured to obtain wireless configuration information of the uplink AP device; and a second connection unit configured to synchronize the wireless configuration information obtained by the obtaining unit to an AP side of the repeater device, enable a WPS negotiation of the AP side of the repeater device, and establish a connection between the AP side of the repeater device and an STA device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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