Patent ID: 8131209

Claim:
A method for configuring a repeater using a wireless station, the method comprising: wirelessly broadcasting discovery packets to the repeater in range of the wireless station; controlling the wireless station to operate at a first, reduced power while broadcasting the discovery packets to the repeater; detecting the repeater including processing a repeater response to the discovery packets sent by the repeater at the first, reduced power, the repeater response including configuration and state information associated with the repeater; displaying, at the wireless station, a user interface to a user to allow for the configuration of the repeater including displaying the configuration and state information; operating the wireless station and the repeater at the first, reduced power while the configuration of the repeater is performed; and operating the wireless station and the repeater at a second, unreduced power after configuration of the repeater is performed, wherein the first, reduced power helps prevent snooping by other devices during discovery and configuration of the repeater.