DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENROLLING A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT INTO A MAP WIRELESS NETWORK

Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method for enrolling a wireless AP into a Multi-AP, MAP, wireless network. By enrolling multiple wireless AP in a MAP wireless network, the wireless APs can cooperate to efficiently service wireless STAs and advantageously mitigate signal interference and degradation do to walls, structures, objects, etc. To enroll a new wireless AP into an existing MAP wireless network, the new wireless AP is authenticated and configured into the MAP network using a wireless device with 'controller' functionality, i.e. a "controller device", that can act as a 'Device Provisioning Protocol, DPP, configurator.' A DPP-capable smartphone can perform DPP authentication and configuration without using a proprietary smartphone application. In this way the burden on both the user and the equipment manufacturer is reduced because a propriety smartphone application is not needed to enroll the new wireless AP.