Patent ID: 9439227
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A wireless local area network (WLAN) access device, connected with a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server and a gateway, comprising at least one processor, a storage system, and one or more programs stored in the storage system and executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for: connecting to the DHCP server and obtaining an internet protocol (IP) address from the DHCP server; sending packet internet groper (PING) messages to the gateway by using the obtained IP address and receiving a corresponding response message from the gateway; enabling a wireless module of the WLAN access device when the corresponding response message is received from the gateway; setting a first interval and a second interval; when the IP address is not obtained, connecting to the DHCP server, after the first interval, and obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server again; when the corresponding response message is not received from the gateway, connecting to the DHCP server, after the second interval, and obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server again.