Method and apparatus for transferring network management information to wireless nodes
First Claim
1. A non-transitory storage media comprising instructions for execution by one or more processors and when executed operable to cause the one or more processors to:
- detect, by scanning using a communications interface of a wireless client host, one or more remote wireless elements of a wireless network in physical radio frequency vicinity of the client host;
select, using the communications interface of the wireless client host, a detected remote element of the one or more remote elements of the wireless network detected during the scan using a network identifier of the selected wireless remote element;
interrogate the selected remote wireless element, using one or more sensors directly attached to the wireless client host by;
sensing signal characteristics of a radio frequency signal received from the selected wireless remote element;
analyzing the sensed signal characteristics associated with the selected wireless remote element; and
determining installation configuration information of the selected wireless remote element; and
transmit to the selected wireless remote element, using the communications interface of the wireless client host, a message including the installation configuration information corresponding to the selected wireless remote element, wherein said transmitting includes identifying the selected wireless remote element using the network identifier and inserting in the message a network command that upon execution causes the selected wireless remote element to locally store the installation configuration information in a file maintained in a non-volatile memory of the selected wireless remote element for later retrieval.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to providing network management information to wireless access points in a wireless network. In one implementation, a wireless client interrogates a wireless access point for its MAC address, for service set identifier (SSID) information, and/or for authentication-related information. If the wireless client determines that the wireless access point is the correct wireless access point, the wireless client polls sensors for physical environment and parameter (PEP) data, which the wireless client then transmits to the wireless access point.
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29 Claims
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1. A non-transitory storage media comprising instructions for execution by one or more processors and when executed operable to cause the one or more processors to:
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detect, by scanning using a communications interface of a wireless client host, one or more remote wireless elements of a wireless network in physical radio frequency vicinity of the client host; select, using the communications interface of the wireless client host, a detected remote element of the one or more remote elements of the wireless network detected during the scan using a network identifier of the selected wireless remote element; interrogate the selected remote wireless element, using one or more sensors directly attached to the wireless client host by; sensing signal characteristics of a radio frequency signal received from the selected wireless remote element; analyzing the sensed signal characteristics associated with the selected wireless remote element; and determining installation configuration information of the selected wireless remote element; and transmit to the selected wireless remote element, using the communications interface of the wireless client host, a message including the installation configuration information corresponding to the selected wireless remote element, wherein said transmitting includes identifying the selected wireless remote element using the network identifier and inserting in the message a network command that upon execution causes the selected wireless remote element to locally store the installation configuration information in a file maintained in a non-volatile memory of the selected wireless remote element for later retrieval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless apparatus for capturing wireless network management information, comprising
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one or more wireless network interfaces; a memory; one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to; detect, by scanning using the one or more wireless network interfaces, one or more remote wireless elements of a wireless network in physical radio frequency vicinity of the wireless network interfaces, select, using the one or more wireless network interfaces, a detected remote element of the one or more remote elements of a wireless network detected during the scan using a network identifier of the selected wireless remote element; interrogate the selected wireless remote wireless element, using the one or more sensors to; sense signal characteristics of a radio frequency signal received from the selected wireless remote element; analyze the sensed signal characteristics associated with the selected wireless remote element; and determine installation configuration information of the selected wireless remote element based on the analyzed signal characteristics; and transmit to the selected wireless remote element, using the one or more wireless network interfaces, a message including the installation configuration information corresponding to the selected remote element, wherein said transmitting includes identifying the selected wireless remote element using the network identifier and inserting in the message a network command that upon execution causes the selected wireless remote element to locally store the installation configuration information in a file maintained in a non-volatile memory of the selected wireless remote element for later retrieval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for capturing wireless network management information, comprising:
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detecting, by scanning using a communications interface of a wireless client host, one or more wireless remote elements of a wireless network in physical radio frequency vicinity of the wireless client host; selecting, using the communications interface of the wireless client host, a detected wireless remote element of the one or more wireless remote elements of a wireless network detected during the scan using a network identifier of the selected wireless remote element; interrogating the selected remote wireless element, using one or more sensors directly attached to the wireless client host by; sensing signal characteristics of a radio frequency signal received from the selected wireless remote element; analyzing the sensed signal characteristics associated with the selected wireless remote element; and determining installation configuration information of the selected wireless remote element; and transmitting to the selected wireless remote element, using the communications interface of the wireless client host, a message containing the installation configuration information corresponding to the selected wireless remote element, wherein said transmitting includes identifying the selected wireless remote element using the network identifier and inserting in the message a network command that upon execution causes the selected remote element to locally store the installation configuration information in a file maintained in a non-volatile memory of the selected wireless remote element for later retrieval. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a sensor device comprising one or more sensors and a wireless communications interface, the sensor device configured to; perform a scan, using the wireless communications interface, and detect one or more wireless access points in physical radio frequency vicinity of the sensor device, select a detected wireless access point of the one or more wireless access points detected during the scan using a network identifier of the selected wireless access point, interrogate the selected wireless access point, using the one or more sensors by; sensing signal characteristics of a radio frequency signal received from the selected wireless access point; analyzing the sensed signal characteristics associated with the selected access point; and determining installation configuration information of the selected wireless access point based on the analyzed signal characteristics; and transmit to the selected wireless access point a message containing the installation configuration information corresponding to the selected wireless access point, wherein said transmitting includes identifying the selected wireless access point using the network identifier and inserting in the message a network command that upon execution causes the selected wireless access point to locally store the installation configuration information in a file maintained in a non-volatile memory of the selected wireless access point for later retrieval; and a wireless access point configured to receive the message containing the installation configuration information from the sensor device, and store the installation configuration information in a file maintained in a non-volatile memory of the selected wireless access point for later retrieval upon executing the network command.
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