CN103517374A - Method for establishing wireless connection and wireless repeater - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless repeater, comprising: a wireless client module, a configuration management module and a wireless access point module; wherein the wireless client module is used to establish a wireless connection with an access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSID The configuration management module is used to synchronously configure the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs when the wireless connection is successfully established to the wireless access when the wireless client module successfully establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSID Entry point module; the wireless access point module is used to establish wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs configured synchronously, so as to realize that the wireless repeater supports multiple SSIDs of the access point AP wireless coverage.

Description

Method for establishing wireless connection and wireless repeater

technical field

The invention relates to the field of wireless communication, in particular to a method for establishing a wireless connection and a wireless repeater.

Background technique

Wireless multi-services are widely used, and the services include wireless Internet, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television, Internet TV), Voip (Voice over Internet Protocol, Internet telephony). With the development of home broadband services, the application of wireless access terminals including home gateways and APs (Access Points) in home networks is developing rapidly. However, due to factors such as room layout and walls, the coverage of wireless signals is not Ideally, building a home wireless network to expand wireless signals through wireless repeater technology can solve the problem of wireless coverage.

At present, wireless repeater products support uplink wireless client interface and downlink wireless LAN access point interface, connect to the access point AP through the uplink wireless client interface, and set the SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the access point AP ), password and authentication configurations are synchronized to the downlink interface.

At present, although it is a common method for operators to distinguish different services by configuring non-service SSIDs on multi-SSID wireless APs, for access point APs that support multiple SSIDs, existing wireless repeaters only support the expansion of a single SSID. Wireless coverage, cannot support wireless coverage of multiple SSIDs at the same time.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for establishing a wireless connection and a wireless repeater.

On the one hand, the present invention provides a kind of wireless repeater, and described wireless repeater comprises: wireless client module, configuration management module and wireless access point module; Wherein, described wireless client module is used for based on multiple The service set identifier SSID establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP; the configuration management module is used for when the wireless client module successfully establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSID, the successful establishment The wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs during wireless connection is synchronously configured to the wireless access point module; Establish a wireless connection separately.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for establishing a wireless connection, the method comprising: an uplink wireless client interface of a wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with an access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSID; After the wireless repeater and the access point AP successfully establish a wireless connection, the wireless repeater will synchronously configure the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs that have successfully established wireless connections to the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater; the wireless repeater's The downlink wireless access point interface establishes wireless connections with multiple wireless clients respectively through the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs configured synchronously.

Through the embodiment provided by the present invention, after the wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP, the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs supported by the access point AP is synchronously configured to the wireless repeater, so that the wireless The repeater acts as an access point AP that supports multiple SSIDs, and establishes wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on the wireless configuration information of the multiple SSIDs, so that the wireless repeater supports multiple SSIDs of the access point AP. cover.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the descriptions of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only of the present invention. For some embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of establishing a wireless connection according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a wireless repeater according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an access point according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a system applied to establishing a wireless connection according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a method for establishing a wireless connection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a scenario in which a wireless repeater is simultaneously connected to multiple SSIDs according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1 , a wireless repeater 100 supports multiple wireless clients through a wireless client module therein. For the convenience of description, the multiple wireless clients are recorded as: wireless client 1, wireless client 2, . . . , wireless client N. The wireless client module is also called an uplink wireless client interface, referred to as an uplink interface, and includes multiple sub-client modules for wirelessly connecting with the access point 102 . For the convenience of description, the multiple sub-client modules are recorded as: sub-client module 1, sub-client module 2, . . . , sub-client module N. Wherein, the sub-client module 1 connects to the access point 102 based on SSID1, the sub-client module 2 connects to the access point 102 based on SSID2, ..., and the sub-client module N connects to the access point 102 based on SSIDN.

After the connection is successful, the wireless repeater 100 obtains the wireless configuration information of the plurality of SSIDs of the access point 102, and then synchronously configures the obtained wireless configuration information of the plurality of SSIDs to the wireless repeater 100 The downlink wireless access point interface (referred to as the downlink interface).

At this time, the downlink interface of the wireless repeater 100 can serve as an AP supporting multiple SSIDs to provide services for multiple wireless clients. For example: the wireless repeater 100 provides Internet services for the wireless client 1, the wireless repeater 100 provides Internet telephony services for the wireless client 2, ..., the wireless repeater 100 provides other network services for the wireless client N. After the services provided above, each wireless client connects to the wireless repeater 100 based on a service set identifier SSID, for example, wireless client 1 connects to the wireless repeater 100 based on SSID1, and wireless client 2 connects to the wireless repeater based on SSID2 Device 100, ..., wireless client N connects to wireless repeater 100 based on SSIDN.

Through the embodiment provided by the present invention, after the uplink interface of the wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP, the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs supported by the access point AP is synchronously configured to the downlink interface of the wireless repeater , so as to use the downlink interface of the wireless repeater as an access point AP that supports multiple SSIDs, and establish wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on the wireless configuration information of the multiple SSIDs, so as to realize that the wireless repeater supports access Wireless coverage of multiple SSIDs of APs.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless repeater according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless repeater includes: a wireless client module 200 , a wireless access point module 202 , and a configuration management module 204 . The configuration management module 204 has a two-way communication connection with the wireless client module 200 and the wireless access point module 202 .

Wherein, the wireless client module 200 is also referred to as an uplink wireless client interface of a wireless repeater, and is used to establish a wireless connection with an access point AP. In this embodiment, the wireless client module 200 may include multiple sub-client modules, and each sub-client module is used to establish a wireless connection with an access point AP with an SSID. In this embodiment, the wireless client module 200 may first obtain a plurality of SSID list information broadcast by the access point AP, and establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on the obtained SSID; The multiple SSID list information preset in the internal memory establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP; it is also possible that the wireless client module 200 first obtains the multiple SSID list information stored on the external memory through the USB interface, and then based on the SSID and The access point AP establishes a wireless connection.

In this embodiment, the sub-client module 1 in the wireless client module 200 can establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on SSID1, and the sub-client module 2 can establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on SSID2, and so on .

The configuration management module 204 is used for when the wireless client module 200 successfully establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP, obtains the wireless configuration information of a plurality of SSIDs that have successfully established wireless connections from the wireless client module 200, and uses the obtained multiple SSIDs The wireless configuration information of the SSID is synchronously configured to the wireless access point module 202 . In this embodiment, the wireless access point module 202 may include multiple SSID sub-modules, wherein each SSID sub-module corresponds to each sub-client module, and the configuration management module 204 is further used to configure each sub-client module successfully The wireless configuration information of the SSID that establishes the wireless connection is synchronously configured to the corresponding SSID sub-module, which can be understood as synchronously configuring the wireless configuration information of the SSID1 that the sub-client module 1 successfully establishes a wireless connection to the SSID sub-module 1, and the sub-client The wireless configuration information of SSID2 that module 2 successfully establishes a wireless connection is synchronously configured to SSID sub-module 2, and so on.

The wireless access point module 202 is also called the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater, referred to as the downlink interface, and is used to establish a wireless connection with multiple wireless clients based on the multiple SSID wireless configuration information synchronously configured by the configuration management module 204. The connection can be understood as using the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater as an access point AP supporting multiple SSIDs. In this embodiment, the wireless access point module 202 may include multiple SSID submodules, each SSID submodule is used to establish a wireless connection with a wireless client based on the wireless configuration information of the corresponding SSID, and connect the multiple wireless clients to The terminal respectively accesses the multiple sub-client modules in the wireless client module 200 via the multiple SSID sub-modules, and then accesses the access point 102 respectively.

In this embodiment, when the wireless access point module 202 successfully establishes wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on multiple SSID wireless configuration information synchronously configured by the configuration management The multiple SSIDs supported by the access point AP are provided to the wireless client, that is, the access point that supports multiple SSIDs provides wireless coverage based on multiple SSIDs through the wireless repeater, thus realizing the wireless repeater supporting the access Wireless coverage of multiple SSIDs of APs.

Through the embodiment provided by the present invention, after the uplink interface of the wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP, the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs supported by the access point AP is synchronously configured to the downlink interface of the wireless repeater , so as to use the downlink interface of the wireless repeater as an access point AP that supports multiple SSIDs, and establish wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on the wireless configuration information of the multiple SSIDs, so as to realize that the wireless repeater supports access Wireless coverage of multiple SSIDs of APs.

Preferably, the wireless local area network is WiFi (Wireless Fidelity, wireless compatibility certification), and may also be Zigbee ZIGBEE, or other types of wireless local area networks, which are not limited here.

Preferably, the wireless repeater can also include a connection control module, which is used to control the wireless client module 200 corresponding to the wireless client module 200 through a web page, WPS (WiFi Protected Setup, wireless compatibility certification security protection setting standard) or remote control Telnet mode. Connections between each sub-wireless client and each SSID of the access point AP. Doing so is convenient for the user to operate the wireless repeater to connect with multiple SSIDs of the access point AP.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an access point according to an embodiment of the present invention. The access point includes multiple SSID modules, which are used to respectively establish wireless connections with multiple sub-client modules in the wireless repeater based on the multiple SSIDs.

The multiple SSID modules may be respectively: SSID1 module, SSID2 module, ..., SSIDN module. Each of the modules is used to establish a wireless connection with a corresponding sub-client module in the wireless repeater based on an SSID. Terminal module 1, sub-client module 2, ..., sub-client module N correspond.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a system for realizing simultaneous connection of multiple SSIDs by a wireless repeater according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system can be applied to the scenario in FIG. 1 where a wireless repeater is simultaneously connected to multiple SSIDs.

The system includes a wireless repeater 400 as shown in FIG. 2 , an access point 402 as shown in FIG. 3 , and a plurality of wireless clients 404 .

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a method for establishing a wireless connection according to an embodiment of the present invention. The methods include:

In step 500, the uplink wireless client interface of the wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSID; in this embodiment, the uplink wireless client interface may be referred to as the uplink interface.

In this embodiment, the uplink wireless client interface may include multiple sub-client modules, and each sub-client module establishes a wireless connection with an access point AP based on an SSID. In this embodiment, a wireless connection is established with the access point AP based on acquiring multiple SSID list information broadcast by the access point AP; or, based on multiple preset SSID lists information to establish a wireless connection with the access point AP; or, obtain multiple SSID list information stored on the external memory through a USB interface, and establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on the multiple SSIDs.

Step 502, when the wireless repeater successfully establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP, the wireless repeater synchronously configures the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs that have successfully established wireless connections to the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater ; In this embodiment, the downlink wireless access point interface may be referred to as a downlink interface for short.

In this embodiment, after the multiple sub-client modules in the downlink wireless client interface successfully establish wireless connections with the access point AP, the wireless repeater obtains the SSID information of the sub-client modules that successfully establish wireless connections. wireless configuration information, and then synchronously configure the obtained wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs to the downlink wireless access point interface in the wireless repeater.

In this embodiment, the downlink wireless access point interface includes a plurality of SSID submodules, and the SSID submodules are in one-to-one correspondence with the subclient modules in the uplink wireless client interface. In this embodiment, after the wireless connection is successfully established, the wireless repeater synchronously configures the wireless configuration information of the SSID on the sub-client module to the corresponding SSID sub-module.

In step 504, the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater establishes wireless connections with multiple wireless clients respectively through the synchronously configured wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs. In this embodiment, it can be understood that the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater is used as an access point AP supporting multiple SSIDs.

In this embodiment, after the downlink wireless access point interface successfully establishes a wireless connection with the wireless client, it is realized that multiple SSIDs supported by the access point AP are provided to the wireless client through the wireless repeater, that is, The access point that realizes supporting multiple SSIDs provides wireless coverage based on multiple SSIDs through the wireless repeater, thereby realizing the wireless coverage that the wireless repeater supports multiple SSIDs of the access point AP.

Through the embodiment provided by the present invention, after the uplink interface of the wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP, the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs supported by the access point AP is synchronously configured to the downlink interface of the wireless repeater , so as to use the downlink interface of the wireless repeater as an access point AP that supports multiple SSIDs, and establish wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on the wireless configuration information of the multiple SSIDs, so as to realize that the wireless repeater supports access Wireless coverage of multiple SSIDs of APs.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed device may be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the modules is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple modules or components can be combined or May be integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored, or not implemented. In another point, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or modules may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional module and device in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, each module may exist separately physically, or two or more modules may be integrated into an integrated module. The above-mentioned modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software function modules.

If the integrated modules are realized in the form of software function modules and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the essence of the technical solution of the present invention or the part that contributes to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium , including several instructions to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

The specific embodiments described above have further described the purpose, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present invention in detail. It should be understood that the above descriptions are only specific embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Protection scope, within the spirit and principles of the present invention, any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc., shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A wireless repeater, characterized in that, the wireless repeater includes: a wireless client module, a configuration management module and a wireless access point module; wherein, The wireless client module is used to establish a wireless connection with an access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSID; The configuration management module is configured to synchronously configure the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs when the wireless connection is successfully established when the wireless client module successfully establishes wireless connections with the access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSIDs to the wireless access point module; The wireless access point module is configured to respectively establish wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on the synchronously configured wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs. 2. The wireless repeater according to claim 1, wherein the wireless client module is further configured to acquire a plurality of SSID list information broadcasted by the access point AP, and based on the obtained plurality of SSIDs and the obtained The access point AP to establish a wireless connection; or further used to establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on the preset multiple SSID list information; or further used to obtain multiple SSIDs stored on the external memory through the USB interface list information, and establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on the multiple SSIDs. 3. wireless repeater as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described wireless client module comprises a plurality of sub-client modules, and described wireless access point module comprises a plurality of SSID sub-modules, and described sub-client The modules are in one-to-one correspondence with the SSID sub-modules. 4. The wireless repeater according to claim 3, wherein the configuration management module is further configured to synchronously configure the wireless configuration information of the SSID of the sub-client module when the wireless connection is successfully established to the corresponding SSID sub- module. 5 . The wireless repeater according to claim 4 , wherein the multiple SSID submodules are configured to respectively establish wireless connections with multiple wireless clients based on the wireless configuration information of the synchronously configured SSIDs. 6. A method for establishing a wireless connection, characterized in that the method comprises: The uplink wireless client interface of the wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with the access point AP based on multiple service set identifiers SSID; When the wireless repeater and the access point AP successfully establish a wireless connection, the wireless repeater will synchronously configure the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs that have successfully established wireless connections to the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater; The downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater establishes wireless connections with multiple wireless clients respectively through the synchronously configured wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the uplink wireless client interface of the wireless repeater establishes a wireless connection with an access point AP based on a plurality of service set identifiers SSID, respectively, comprising: By acquiring multiple SSID list information broadcast by the access point AP, and establishing a wireless connection with the access point AP based on the acquired multiple SSIDs; Or, establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on preset multiple SSID list information; Or, obtain multiple SSID list information stored on the external memory through the USB interface, and establish a wireless connection with the access point AP based on the multiple SSIDs. 8. The method according to claim 6, wherein after the wireless repeater and the access point AP successfully establish a wireless connection, the wireless repeater will successfully establish wireless configuration information of a plurality of SSIDs for wireless connection The steps to synchronize the configuration to the downlink AP interface of the wireless repeater include: Synchronously configure the wireless configuration information of multiple SSIDs that have successfully established wireless connections on the uplink wireless client interface to the downlink wireless access point interface of the wireless repeater.

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