Patent ID: 7863771

Claim:
A system comprising: a Power over Ethernet-(PoE-) compliant port; a data port; a first physical (PHY) layer coupled to the PoE-compliant port; a second PHY layer coupled to the data port; a processor coupled to the first PHY layer and the second PHY layer; a primary radio coupled to the processor; an auxiliary radio coupled to the processor; wherein, in operation, the PoE-compliant port is coupled to an Ethernet network and receives power and first data; at least some of the power is provided to the primary radio; the first data is provided to the primary radio through the first PHY layer and the processor and output by the primary radio as first wireless data; the data port is coupled to a network and is capable of receiving second data; when the power is sufficient to power the auxiliary radio, the second data is provided from the data port to the auxiliary radio through the second PHY layer and the processor and output by the auxiliary radio as second wireless data; when the power is insufficient to power the auxiliary radio, the second data is provided from the data port to the primary radio through the second PHY layer and the processor and output by the primary radio as second wireless data.