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DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A WIRELESS DEVICE

  • US 20120083228A1
  • Filed: 10/01/2010
  • Published: 04/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless device comprising:

  • a housing, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted to an outlet supplying power to the wireless device via an electrical conductor;

    a wireless communication interface capable of connecting the wireless device to a wireless network; and

    a configuration interface coupled to the electrical conductor and the wireless communication interface, wherein the configuration interface communicates with a configuration device directly connected to the electrical conductor, wherein the configuration device communicates configuration instructions to the wireless device over the electrical conductor by modulating power on the electrical conductor, and wherein the wireless interface is configured, by the configuration interface, to connect the wireless device to the wireless network based on the configuration instructions.

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