US 11,758,399 B2
Wireless local area network configuration using probe request frame having authentication information
Jianfeng Xu, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Appl. No. 16/616,210
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
PCT Filed May 25, 2017, PCT No. PCT/CN2017/085979
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 22, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/214114, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0178079 A1, Jun. 4, 2020
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 48/14 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/068 (2021.01) [H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 48/14 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, implemented by a terminal, comprising:
obtaining authentication information of a first wireless local area network, wherein the authentication information of the first wireless local area network comprises a service set identifier (SSID) and an access password of the first wireless local area network;
configuring the SSID of the first wireless local area network as a hidden SSID; and
sending at least one first probe request frame having at least a part of the authentication information of the first wireless local area network,
wherein the first probe request frame further comprises a feature code, wherein the feature code is used by a home device to identify the terminal such that when the feature code included in the first probe request frame is different from a preset feature code, the home device discards the first probe request frame, and when the feature code included in the first probe request frame is same as the preset feature code, the home device determines that the first probe request frame is sent by the terminal.