Router Wireless Connection Mode Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless routers require users to input stored passwords for device connection, which can be inconvenient, especially in remote or hard-to-reach locations, and do not allow for automated or temporary connection modes without prior password input.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for a wireless router to initiate a connection mode, such as Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), allowing devices to join a network without prior password input, by receiving parameters from a first computing device, verifying device type, and providing a temporary password for connection, enabling automated network joining within a specified time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users must input stored passwords for device connection, then network security is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The router performs preliminary authentication and password verification before the actual connection process. The stored password is pre-configured in the router, and the system prepares the connection state in advance, allowing devices to connect without users manually inputting passwords during the connection moment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism where the router acts as a mediator between the device and the network. Instead of direct password input by users, the system uses an automated authentication process where the router verifies credentials and establishes connections, serving as an intermediary that eliminates the need for manual password entry while maintaining security.
2Ease of operation
If automated connection mode is enabled, then ease of operation improves, but loss of time increases due to mode activation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automated connection where devices can automatically join the network without user intervention for password input. The router autonomously handles authentication and connection establishment, allowing devices to self-configure and connect to the network automatically within the enabled connection mode.
3Ease of operation
If connection mode is left active for extended periods, then ease of operation improves, but security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic time-based control where the automated connection mode is activated for specific time intervals or during predefined periods. The connection mode can be scheduled to enable automatically at certain times and disable at others, creating a periodic pattern that balances ease of operation with security by limiting the duration of automated connection availability.
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AI summary
A system includes a router including a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a wireless request from a first computing device to initiate a connection mode for a wireless network. The instructions are further executable to join a second computing device to the wireless network under the connection mode. wherein the connection mode allows the second device to join the wireless network without input of a password stored prior to the wireless request.