US 12,413,980 B2
Practical easyconnect onboarding of extenders
Jay Strater, San Diego, CA (US); Kurt A. Lumbatis, Dacula, GA (US); and Gregory N. Nakanishi, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC, Horsham, PA (US)
Filed by ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/961,739.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/270,126, filed on Oct. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0132077 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/38 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/12 (2009.01); H04W 92/02 (2009.01); H04W 92/10 (2009.01); H04W 92/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 76/38 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/085 (2013.01); H04W 88/12 (2013.01); H04W 92/02 (2013.01); H04W 92/10 (2013.01); H04W 92/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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7. A method of operating a client device with a user, a network extender device and a gateway device, the network extender device having extender identification data associated therewith, the gateway device being configured to establish and maintain a wireless network and having backhaul credentials associated therewith and being additionally configured to provide the backhaul credentials, said method comprising:
obtaining, via a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a memory, the backhaul credentials from the wireless network;
obtaining, via the processor, the extender identification data from the network extender device;
instructing, via a processor, a graphic user interface to provide an instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device;
communicating, via the processor, with the network extender device based on the extender identification data; and
providing, via a processor, the backhaul credentials to the network extender device to enable the network extender device to join the wireless network.