WIRELESS ACCESS POINT WITH WILDCARD SSID RESPONSE ENABLING ASSOCIATION BY CLIENT DEVICE REQUESTING ANY SSID AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of access points for enabling wireless access to a network;
first ones of the access points configured to transmit and receive signals having a first polarization; and
second ones of the access points configured to transmit and receive signals having a second polarization different from the first polarization;
wherein the access points are configured with a wild card response to facilitate association of a client device for any service set identifier requested in transmissions from the client device;
whereby the client device is caused to associate with one of the access points and gain access to the network without a specific service set identifier requested by the client device being preprogrammed into the access points before the specific service set identifier is requested by the client device.
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Abstract
A wireless access point includes an antenna, a connection port providing wired communications with a network, one or more processors, and a storage device having software stored therein. When executed by the one or more processors the software causes the wireless access point to respond to a probe from a client device requesting a specific service set identifier according to a wildcard service set identifier response in order to facilitate wireless association of the client device with the wireless access point regardless of the specific service set identifier requested by the client device, and to provide the client device with wireless access to the network. In this way, the client device is enabled to associate with the wireless access point and receive access to the network without a specific service set identifier requested by the client device being preprogrammed into the wireless access point.
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of access points for enabling wireless access to a network; first ones of the access points configured to transmit and receive signals having a first polarization; and second ones of the access points configured to transmit and receive signals having a second polarization different from the first polarization; wherein the access points are configured with a wild card response to facilitate association of a client device for any service set identifier requested in transmissions from the client device; whereby the client device is caused to associate with one of the access points and gain access to the network without a specific service set identifier requested by the client device being preprogrammed into the access points before the specific service set identifier is requested by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing a wildcard service set identifier response in a system comprising a plurality of access points enabling wireless access to a network;
- first ones of the access points configured to transmit and receive signals having a first polarization; and
second ones of the access points configured to transmit and receive signals having a second polarization different from the first polarization;
the method comprising;receiving at one or more of the access points a probe from a client device requesting a specific service set identifier; responding to the client device by the one or more access points in order to facilitate wireless association of the client device to one of the one or more access points regardless of the specific service set identifier requested by the client device; and providing the client device with wireless access to the network; whereby the client device is caused to associate with the one of the one or more access points and gain access to the network without a specific service set identifier requested by the client device being preprogrammed into the access points before the specific service set identifier is requested by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- first ones of the access points configured to transmit and receive signals having a first polarization; and
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15. A wireless access point comprising:
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an antenna; a connection port providing wired communications with a network; one or more processors; and a storage device having software stored therein that when executed by the one or more processors cause the wireless access point to; respond to a probe from a client device requesting a specific service set identifier according to a wildcard service set identifier response in order to facilitate wireless association of the client device with the wireless access point regardless of the specific service set identifier requested by the client device; and provide the client device with wireless access to the network; whereby the client device is enabled to associate with the wireless access point and receive access to the network without a specific service set identifier requested by the client device being preprogrammed into the wireless access point before the specific service set identifier is requested by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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