Patent ID: 7941122

Claim:
Wireless local area network association device enabling to associate a new station to a wireless local area network, noted WLAN, via an access point provided through a central apparatus of said WLAN, said association device comprising: receiving means for receiving signals from said station at said central apparatus, sending means for sending signals from said central apparatus to said station, recording means for recording said station as being part of said WLAN, under wireless exchanges between said station and said central apparatus initiated by an association request sent by said station, management means for managing the identity of the WLAN that is the service set identifier, noted WLAN SSID, and time window means intended to trigger the opening of a time window, said recording means being able to be initially activated only during the opening of said time window, wherein said management means are intended to automatically activate a service set identifier, noted association SSID, used only for the recording of said station during the time window.