Sensor based configuration and control of network devices
First Claim
1. A method for network enrollment, comprising:
- establishing, using a wireless communication protocol, a first communication link between a mobile device and an access point of a network;
providing, by the mobile device, a first notification signal to the access point using the wireless communication protocol to cause the access point to provide a second notification signal to a network device using a wired communication protocol via a wired communication medium;
utilizing a sensor of the mobile device to detect sensor information from the network device, the detection of the sensor information being after the access point providing the second notification signal to the network device, wherein the second notification signal is associated with the sensor information;
decoding, by the mobile device, the sensor information to retrieve a device security credential associated with the network device from the decoded sensor information, the device security credential having been encoded in the sensor information for a network enrollment of the network device; and
providing, by the mobile device via the first communication link, the device security credential to the access point of the network to cause the access point to establish using the wired communication protocol, a second communication link from the access point to the network device and perform the network enrollment of the network device with the network using the device security credential.
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Abstract
A mobile device, such as a smartphone or a tablet computer, can execute functionality for configuring a network device in a communication network and for subsequently controlling the operation of the network device with little manual input. The mobile device can detect sensor information from a network device. The mobile device can determine device configuration information based, at least in part, on decoding the sensor information. The mobile device can provide the device configuration information to an access point of a network. The mobile device can receive communication link information from the access point. The mobile device can provide the communication link information to the network device. The mobile device can receive a message indicating a communication link between the network device and the access point is established.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for network enrollment, comprising:
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establishing, using a wireless communication protocol, a first communication link between a mobile device and an access point of a network; providing, by the mobile device, a first notification signal to the access point using the wireless communication protocol to cause the access point to provide a second notification signal to a network device using a wired communication protocol via a wired communication medium; utilizing a sensor of the mobile device to detect sensor information from the network device, the detection of the sensor information being after the access point providing the second notification signal to the network device, wherein the second notification signal is associated with the sensor information; decoding, by the mobile device, the sensor information to retrieve a device security credential associated with the network device from the decoded sensor information, the device security credential having been encoded in the sensor information for a network enrollment of the network device; and providing, by the mobile device via the first communication link, the device security credential to the access point of the network to cause the access point to establish using the wired communication protocol, a second communication link from the access point to the network device and perform the network enrollment of the network device with the network using the device security credential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile device comprising:
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a sensor; a processor; and a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the mobile device to; establish, using a wireless communication protocol, a first communication link between the mobile device and an access point of a network; provide a first notification signal to the access point using the wireless communication protocol to cause the access point to provide a second notification signal to a network device using a wired communication protocol via a wired communication medium; utilize the sensor of the mobile device to detect sensor information from the network device, the detection of the sensor information being after the access point providing the second notification signal to the network device, wherein the second notification signal is associated with the sensor information; decode the sensor information to retrieve a device security credential associated with the network device from the decoded sensor information, the device security credential having been encoded in the sensor information for a network enrollment of the network device; and provide, via the first communication link, the device security credential to the access point of the network to cause the access point to establish, using the wired communication protocol, a second communication link from the access point to the network device and perform the network enrollment of the network device with the network using the device security credential. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor of a mobile device cause the mobile device to:
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establish, using a wireless communication protocol, a first communication link between the mobile device and an access point of a network; provide a first notification signal to the access point using the wireless communication protocol to cause the access point to provide a second notification signal to a network device using a wired communication protocol via a wired communication medium; utilize a sensor of the mobile device to detect sensor information from the network device, the detection of the sensor information being after the access point providing the second notification signal to the network device, wherein the second notification signal is associated with the sensor information; decode the sensor information to retrieve a device security credential associated with the network device from the decoded sensor information, the device security credential having been encoded in the sensor information for a network enrollment of the network device; and provide, via the first communication link, the device security credential to the access point of the network to cause the access point to establish, using the wired communication protocol, a second communication link from the access point to the network device and perform the network enrollment of the network device with the network using the device security credential. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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