Systems and methods for managing out-of-band device connection
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1. A method of managing in-band connection of an information handling system configured as a wireless profile manager with one or more secondary wireless devices operating in a given network environment, comprising:
- receiving a request in said wireless profile manager from a user to activate a chosen inactive wireless device profile on said wireless profile manager;
determining if any of said secondary wireless devices of said chosen inactive wireless device profile are inactive in response to said request received by said wireless profile manager from said user to activate said chosen wireless device profile;
polling any of said secondary wireless devices of said chosen inactive wireless device profile that are determined to be inactive, said polling being performed by said wireless profile manager using out-of-band wireless communication;
receiving an out-of-band wireless communication response transmitted from one or more of said determined inactive secondary wireless devices to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling, said out-of-band wireless communication response comprising authentication information;
authenticating any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that transmit correct authentication information to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling, and not authenticating any of said one or more of said determined inactive secondary wireless devices that do not transmit correct authentication information to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling; and
activating any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that have been authenticated for in-band wireless communication with said wireless profile manager, and not activating any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that have not been authenticated for in-band wireless communication with said wireless profile manager.
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Systems and methods for managing connection of devices to a wireless network using out-of-band communications.
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1. A method of managing in-band connection of an information handling system configured as a wireless profile manager with one or more secondary wireless devices operating in a given network environment, comprising:
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receiving a request in said wireless profile manager from a user to activate a chosen inactive wireless device profile on said wireless profile manager; determining if any of said secondary wireless devices of said chosen inactive wireless device profile are inactive in response to said request received by said wireless profile manager from said user to activate said chosen wireless device profile; polling any of said secondary wireless devices of said chosen inactive wireless device profile that are determined to be inactive, said polling being performed by said wireless profile manager using out-of-band wireless communication; receiving an out-of-band wireless communication response transmitted from one or more of said determined inactive secondary wireless devices to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling, said out-of-band wireless communication response comprising authentication information; authenticating any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that transmit correct authentication information to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling, and not authenticating any of said one or more of said determined inactive secondary wireless devices that do not transmit correct authentication information to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling; and activating any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that have been authenticated for in-band wireless communication with said wireless profile manager, and not activating any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that have not been authenticated for in-band wireless communication with said wireless profile manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using out-of-band wireless communication to perform device profile configuration management for wireless devices operating in a given network environment, comprising:
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providing an information handling system configured as a wireless profile manager configured to communicate with secondary wireless devices using in-band wireless communication and out-of-band wireless communication, said wireless profile manager configured to include at least one wireless device profile that includes the identities of a group of said secondary wireless devices; using in-band wireless communication from said wireless profile manager to identify one or more available secondary wireless devices that are not currently in at least one wireless device profile of said wireless profile manager, polling said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices a first time to determine if one or more of said identified available secondary wireless devices is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, said first time polling being performed by said wireless profile manager using in-band wireless communication; receiving a first in-band wireless communication response transmitted from one or more of said identified available secondary wireless devices to said wireless profile manager in response to said first time in-band wireless communication polling, said in-band wireless communication response indicating that said one or more of said responding identified available secondary wireless devices is capable of out-of-band wireless communication; negotiating out-of-band wireless authentication between said wireless profile manager and said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices that has responded that it is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, said negotiating comprising; receiving a second in-band wireless communication response in said wireless profile manager from at least one of said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices that is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, said second in-band wireless communication response comprising authentication information for said at least one of said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices that is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, and adding said received authentication identification information for said at least one of said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices to at least one wireless device profile of said wireless profile manager. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless profile manager, comprising an information handling system configured to communicate with one or more secondary wireless devices operating in a given network environment, said information handling system configured to communicate with each of said one or more secondary wireless devices using in-band wireless communication and out-of-band wireless communication;
- and wherein said wireless profile manager is further configured to;
receive a request from a user to activate a chosen inactive wireless device profile on said wireless profile manager; determine if any of said secondary wireless devices of said chosen inactive wireless device profile are inactive in response to said request received by said wireless profile manager from said user to activate said chosen wireless device profile; poll any of said secondary wireless devices of said chosen inactive wireless device profile that are determined to be inactive, said polling being performed by said wireless profile manager using out-of-band wireless communication; receive an out-of-band wireless communication response transmitted from one or more of said determined inactive secondary wireless devices to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling, said out-of-band wireless communication response comprising authentication information; authenticate any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that transmit correct authentication information to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling, and not authenticate any of said one or more of said determined inactive secondary wireless devices that do not transmit correct authentication information to said wireless profile manager in response to said polling; and activate any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that have been authenticated for in-band wireless communication with said wireless profile manager, and not activate any of said one or more determined inactive secondary wireless devices that have not been authenticated for in-band wireless communication with said wireless profile manager. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
- and wherein said wireless profile manager is further configured to;
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20. A wireless profile manager, comprising an information handling system configured to communicate with one or more secondary wireless devices operating in a given network environment, said information handling system configured to communicate with each of said one or more secondary wireless devices using in-band wireless communication and out-of-band wireless communication;
- and wherein said wireless profile manager is further configured to;
include at least one wireless device profile that includes the identities of a group of said secondary wireless devices; use in-band wireless communication from said wireless profile manager to identify one or more available secondary wireless devices that are not currently in at least one wireless device profile of said wireless profile manager; poll said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices a first time to determine if one or more of said identified available secondary wireless devices is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, said first time polling being performed by said wireless profile manager using in-band wireless communication; receive a first in-band wireless communication response transmitted from one or more of said identified available secondary wireless devices to said wireless profile manager in response to said first time in-band wireless communication polling, said in-band wireless communication response indicating that said one or more of said responding identified available secondary wireless devices is capable of out-of-band wireless communication; negotiate out-of-band wireless authentication between said wireless profile manager and said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices that has responded that it is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, said negotiating comprising; receiving a second in-band wireless communication response in said wireless profile manager from at least one of said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices that is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, said second in-band wireless communication response comprising authentication information for said at least one of said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices that is capable of out-of-band wireless communication, and adding said received authentication identification information for said at least one of said one or more identified available secondary wireless devices to at least one wireless device profile of said wireless profile manager.
- and wherein said wireless profile manager is further configured to;
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