US 12,289,705 B2
Methods and devices for configuring a channel at an access point (AP)
Rajesh Kumar Nuvvula, Mountain House, CA (US); and Apurva Mehta, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Versa Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Versa Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/072,351.
Prior Publication US 2024/0179672 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/003 (2013.01) [H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processes, implement a method comprising:
receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) geolocation of an access point (AP) at an AP manager, wherein the IP geolocation indicates a physical location country of the AP;
obtaining a configuration of the AP from a configuration database, the configuration of the AP including a configured country;
determining whether the physical location country of the AP matches the configured country of the AP;
identifying a common channel when the physical location country of the AP and the configured country of the AP do not match, the common channel including a channel that is authorized for use in both the physical location country of the AP and in the configured country of the AP; and
pushing an indication of the common channel from the AP manager to the AP in a configuration message.