Auto configuration of portable computers for use in wireless local area networks
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1. A software-implemented method of configuring a computer to associate with one or more wireless networks through a corresponding wireless communication link, comprising:
- creating a plurality of computer profiles for connection to at least one of the wireless networks, wherein each of the plurality of computer profiles includes a network identifier corresponding to a different wireless network;
using at least one of the plurality of computer profiles to cause the computer to recognize the at least one of the wireless networks;
creating the wireless communication link between the computer and the at least one of the wireless networks;
associating each computer profile with a wireless network based on a priority value until there is a successful association or a list of profiles is exhausted, incrementing a counter associated with a selected computer profile each time that computer profile is matched to a network of the one or more wireless network; and
utilizing a computer value to prioritize subsequent associations of the plurality of computer profile and the one or more wireless networks.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the configuration of a wireless network adapter is disclosed. A wireless network adapter is provided with software that enables the adapter to recognize and connect with one or more networks. Software profiles are loaded onto or created on the adapter. The software profiles each correspond to a unique network.
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1. A software-implemented method of configuring a computer to associate with one or more wireless networks through a corresponding wireless communication link, comprising:
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creating a plurality of computer profiles for connection to at least one of the wireless networks, wherein each of the plurality of computer profiles includes a network identifier corresponding to a different wireless network; using at least one of the plurality of computer profiles to cause the computer to recognize the at least one of the wireless networks; creating the wireless communication link between the computer and the at least one of the wireless networks; associating each computer profile with a wireless network based on a priority value until there is a successful association or a list of profiles is exhausted, incrementing a counter associated with a selected computer profile each time that computer profile is matched to a network of the one or more wireless network; and utilizing a computer value to prioritize subsequent associations of the plurality of computer profile and the one or more wireless networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of configuring a processor-based system for communications, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of network profiles to allow connections to one or more wireless networks available to the processor-based system, wherein each of the plurality of network profiles is associated with a different available wireless network; selecting at least one of the plurality of network profiles based an at least one of the wireless networks available to the processor-based system; establishing a communication link between the processor based system and at least one of the wireless networks available to the processor-based system based on the selected network profile; incrementing a counter associated with a selected network profile each time that profile is matched to a network of said one or more wireless networks; and utilizing the counter value to prioritize subsequent associations of the plurality of computer profiles and the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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