Configuring an ad hoc wireless network using a portable media device
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps for configuring wireless devices for forming an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
- prompting a user, through a user interface of an initiating computer, to create network settings for the ad hoc wireless network;
collecting network settings for the ad hoc wireless network;
generating an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file including the network settings for the ad hoc wireless network;
writing the XML file to a portable media device connected to the initiating computer; and
instructing the user, through the user interface, to remove the portable media device from the initiating computer and to connect the portable media device to a peer computing device for configuring the peer computing device for joining the ad hoc wireless network.
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Abstract
A computer-readable portable media device is used for transferring network settings for an ad hoc wireless network to simply the task of configuring devices for the ad hoc wireless network. A configuration program on an initiating computer assists a user in creating the network settings, including a security key, and incorporates the network settings in an XML file and writes the file in to the portable media device. The portable media device is then attached to a second device that is to join the ad hoc wireless network. The second device is automatically configured using the network settings on the portable media device for joining the ad hoc wireless network.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps for configuring wireless devices for forming an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
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prompting a user, through a user interface of an initiating computer, to create network settings for the ad hoc wireless network;
collecting network settings for the ad hoc wireless network;
generating an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file including the network settings for the ad hoc wireless network;
writing the XML file to a portable media device connected to the initiating computer; and
instructing the user, through the user interface, to remove the portable media device from the initiating computer and to connect the portable media device to a peer computing device for configuring the peer computing device for joining the ad hoc wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable media device for provisioning a computing device with network settings, the portable media device having stored thereon data comprising:
an XML file containing network settings for setting up the computing device to join an ad hoc wireless network when the portable media device is connected to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of provisioning a wireless computing device with network settings for joining an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
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determining network settings for the ad hoc wireless network, the network settings including a network name and a network security key for the ad hoc wireless network;
generating an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file including the network settings for the ad hoc wireless network; and
writing the XML file to a portable media device, wherein the steps of determining, generating, and writing are performed on an initiating computer of the ad hoc wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps for configuring a computing device for joining an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
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detecting installation of a portable media device on the computing device, the portable media device containing network settings for the ad hoc wireless network; and
automatically configuring the computing device for joining the ad hoc wireless network using the network settings contained in the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of configuring a computing device for joining an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
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detecting installation of a portable media device on the computing device, the portable media device containing network settings for the ad hoc wireless network; and
automatically configuring the computing device for joining the ad hoc wireless network using the network settings contained in the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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