Connecting to Hidden Wireless Access Points via Visible Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for connecting to hidden wireless access points are not intelligent enough, hindering user experience and making it difficult for users to connect to these networks while maintaining network security.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that involve a user device scanning for identification information and MAC address of a visible wireless access point to acquire identification information of a corresponding hidden access point, then sending a connection request to a wireless routing device, which broadcasts a visible access point and sends connection response information based on authentication results, simplifying user operations and enhancing user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users hide SSIDs of wireless access points to prevent unauthorized access and guarantee network speeds, then network security and performance are improved, but ordinary users are hindered from connecting to these networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a visible access point as an intermediary that mediates between the hidden access point and user devices. The visible access point broadcasts its SSID and allows users to connect, while automatically establishing a connection to the hidden access point in the background. This intermediary approach maintains network security by keeping the hidden access point concealed while improving ease of operation by providing a visible connection target for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically managing the connection between visible and hidden access points without requiring user intervention. When a user connects to the visible access point, the system automatically establishes the corresponding connection to the hidden access point, performing authentication and connection management tasks autonomously. This eliminates the need for users to manually configure hidden SSIDs while maintaining security requirements.
2Ease of operation
If a defined hidden SSID is added to a wireless list in advance for authentication and connection, then connection to hidden access points is enabled, but the solution is not adequately intelligent and user experience needs optimization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a copy approach by establishing a visible access point that mirrors the functionality of the hidden access point. The visible access point maintains the same network identity and authentication credentials, allowing users to interact with a visible interface while the system handles the connection to the hidden access point. This copying mechanism simplifies user operations while maintaining the security benefits of hidden access points.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-establishing the connection relationship between visible and hidden access points before user connection attempts. The visible access point is configured in advance with the necessary authentication information and connection parameters to the hidden access point, so that when users connect to the visible point, the connection to the hidden point is already prepared and can be established automatically without requiring users to pre-configure hidden SSIDs.
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AI summary
A method and a device for connecting to a hidden wireless access point, where a wireless routing device broadcasts a visible wireless access point to a user device, and the wireless access point has a corresponding hidden wireless access point; the user device obtains identification information and MAC address information of the visible wireless access point by scanning, and thereby acquires identification information of the hidden wireless access point corresponding to the visible wireless access point; and then, the user device sends a connection request with respect to the hidden wireless access point to the wireless routing device, and if the connection request is successfully authenticated, the user device is successfully connected to the hidden wireless access point.