US 12,075,246 B2
Securing transmission paths in a mesh network
Zhuangzhi Duo, Fremont, CA (US); and Atul Dhablania, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to SonicWALL Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by SonicWALL Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/911,111.
Application 16/911,111 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/404,655, filed on May 6, 2019.
Application 16/404,655 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/397,935, filed on Apr. 29, 2019, granted, now 10,972,916.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/942,811, filed on Dec. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0396613 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/00 (2021.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/08 (2013.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/009 (2019.01); H04L 63/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for securing communication pathways in a wireless mesh network, the system comprising:
a registration computer;
a wireless mesh node device;
a wireless mesh point; and
an electronic device comprising a first type of communication interface and a second type of communication interface, wherein the electronic device:
establishes a secure communication session with the registration computer utilizing a first communication channel through the first type of communication interface,
communicates with the wireless mesh node device via the second type of communication interface, wherein the second type of communication interface is a low-power communication interface,
receives a verification code transmitted from the registration computer via the secure communication session established through the first type of communication interface, wherein the registration computer retains a copy of the transmitted verification code,
securely transmits the verification code to the registration computer through a second communication channel separate from the first communication channel, wherein the registration computer receives the verification code transmitted through the second type of communication interface and validates the electronic device by identifying that the retained verification code matches the verification code received via the second type of communication interface, and
sends registration information to the registration computer that includes information unique to the wireless mesh node device and information unique to the wireless mesh point, wherein the wireless mesh node device and the wireless mesh point are respectively allowed to join a wireless mesh network based on the unique mesh node device information and the unique wireless mesh point information, and wherein the electronic device:
communicates the registration information with a network via the first communication channel or the second communication channel connected to the wireless mesh network through the wireless mesh node device based on the electronic device being within a distance from the wireless mesh network, and
identifies a set of compatible wireless mesh node devices for selection at the electronic device, wherein upon selection each compatible wireless mesh node device is configured in parallel according to a profile that is associated with the set of compatible wireless mesh node devices, the profile including a set of rules for controlling data traffic between the wireless mesh node devices in the wireless mesh network and a plurality of authentication codes that are unique to each respective compatible wireless mesh node device.