Patent ID: 8045491

Claim:
A wireless network device, comprising: a wireless input circuit configured to receive first wireless network signals, and generate first wired signals based on the first wireless network signals; a wireless output circuit configured to transmit second wireless network signals based on second wired signals; a processing circuit configured to process the first wired signals, and generate the second wired signals only when the processing circuit is enabled; and a control circuit independent of the processing circuit, the control circuit configured to receive the first wired signals, enable the processing circuit when the first wired signals meet predetermined wireless network criteria, and disable the processing circuit when the first wired signals do not meet the predetermined wireless network criteria, wherein the control circuit is configured to transmit an enable signal to the processing circuit to enable the processing circuit, and wherein the control circuit is configured to generate the second wired signals to be transmitted by the wireless output circuit as the second wireless network signals when the processing circuit is not enabled.