Network appliance wireless configuration interface
First Claim
1. A network appliance comprising:
- a wireless interface to receive wireless signals containing the network appliance'"'"'s configuration information; and
a network interface to receive network information.
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Abstract
A network appliance with a wireless interface for receiving wireless signals from a wireless device, where the signals contain the network appliance'"'"'s configuration information, is disclosed. A wireless device with signal generating, coding and transmitting capabilities allows a user to send coded signals containing configuration information to a network appliance. A network appliance with a wireless signal interface receives the signals, decodes them, converts them to machine-accessible information to configure the network appliance, and stores the information in memory. The configuration information can be displayed, either on the network appliance or the wireless device, to confirm that configuration is correct.
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25 Claims
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1. A network appliance comprising:
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a wireless interface to receive wireless signals containing the network appliance'"'"'s configuration information; and
a network interface to receive network information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A method for converting wireless signals to machine-accessible information for configuring a network appliance, comprising:
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receiving wireless signals containing configuration information from a wireless device;
decoding the wireless signals;
sending the decoded signals to the network appliance'"'"'s microprocessor;
converting the decoded signals to machine-accessible configuration information; and
storing the configuration information in the network appliance'"'"'s memory.
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20. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions that, when executed, cause a wireless device to:
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code a network appliance'"'"'s configuration information input to the wireless device;
generate a wireless signal;
encode the wireless signal with the configuration information; and
transmit the encoded signal to the network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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