Reduced power auto-configuration
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1. A method of communication in a wireless network including a wireless station and an access point (AP), the method comprising:
- initiating configuration between the wireless station and the AP;
transmitting, by the AP, configuration settings at a reduced RF power from the default maximum RF power of the AP;
determining if a connection is established after the transmitting;
increasing the previous reduced RF power;
transmitting, by the AP, configuration settings at the increased RF power;
establishing a connection between the wireless station and the AP; and
increasing the RF power of the AP for communication between the wireless station and the AP.
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Abstract
An auto-configuration algorithm for establishing a wireless connection between an access point (AP) and a wireless station includes reducing the power that the AP transmits or broadcasts configuration setting information, resulting in possible reception of the configuration setting only within a small area of the network.
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1. A method of communication in a wireless network including a wireless station and an access point (AP), the method comprising:
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initiating configuration between the wireless station and the AP; transmitting, by the AP, configuration settings at a reduced RF power from the default maximum RF power of the AP; determining if a connection is established after the transmitting; increasing the previous reduced RF power; transmitting, by the AP, configuration settings at the increased RF power; establishing a connection between the wireless station and the AP; and increasing the RF power of the AP for communication between the wireless station and the AP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An access point (AP) in a wireless network comprising a wireless station, the AP comprising:
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an antenna adapted to receive packets from and transmit packets to the wireless station, wherein the packets contain configuration setting information; a processor coupled to the antenna for processing the packets received from the wireless station, wherein the processor determines a reduced power to transmit the packets; and a transmitter adapted to transmit configuration setting information at the reduced power, wherein the processor is adapted to determine if a connection is established after transmitting at the reduced power and increases the previous reduced RF power, and wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit configuration settings at the increased RF power and increase RF power for communication between the AP and the wireless station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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