Patent ID: 9510214
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of activating and configuring an access point (AP) located at a location of a customer of an entity, comprising: receiving a first communication from the AP by a cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager, wherein the first communication includes a first unique identifier for the AP; receiving a second communication from an administrator of the entity by the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager, wherein the second communication includes a second unique identifier for the AP and an identifier for the customer of the entity; associating the AP with the customer by the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager; retrieving configuration information for the customer by the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager; and sending the configuration information to the AP by the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager, wherein the configuration information is used by the AP for configuration, wherein a cloud-based AP agent is installed on the AP, wherein the cloud-based AP agent establishes a communication session between the AP and the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager, wherein the first communication and the configuration information are sent through the communication session, and wherein the cloud-based AP agent uses a firewall-friendly communication to establish the communication session between the AP and the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager, the firewall-friendly communication allowing the configuration information sent from the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager to the AP to pass through a firewall between the AP and the cloud-based Wi-Fi service manager.