CONFIGURATION OF AN END DEVICE FOR AN ACCESS TO A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK

• US 20130304879A1
• Filed: 04/16/2013
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Inventors: Schmidt, Ulrich
• Application Number:
  US13/863,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304879A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method is provided to configure an end device (3) for an access to a first wireless communication network (9) formed by a network facility (4) with the participation of a configuration facility (5).

The end device (3) is connectable with the configuration facility (5) via a second communication network (1) and the network facility (4) is connectable with the configuration facility (5) via a third communication network (2).

Furthermore a configuration facility (5) and a network facility (4), is provided to at least partially perform one of the methods defined by the present invention.

Claims

1. Method to configure an end device for an access to a first wireless communication network formed by network facility with the participation of a configuration facility,

wherein the end device is connectable with the configuration facility via a second communication network and

the network facility is connectable with the configuration facility via a third communication network,

comprising the following steps:

gathering an identifier assigned to the network facility and/or to the first communication network with the end device, wherein the identifier is usable by the configuration facility for identification of the network facility;

transmitting of the gathered identifier from the end device to the configuration facility via the second communication network;

use of the identifier received by the configuration facility to establish a communication link between the configuration facility and the network facility via the third communication network;

transmitting of data necessary for an access of the end device to the first communication network from the network facility to the configuration facility via the communication link between the configuration facility and the network facility;

use of the data received by the configuration facility to create configuration data by the configuration facility;

transmitting of the configuration data from the configuration facility to the end device via the second communication network; and

use of the configuration data to configure the end device.

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the first communication network is formed according to a first standard in telecommunication and the second and/or third telecommunication network is formed according to a second standard in telecommunication.

3. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the network facility is a wireless access point, preferably a WLAN router.

4. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the end device is a mobile end device, preferably a mobile phone.

5. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that a user identifier is transmitted from the end device to the configuration facility via the second communication network, which is preferably usable for an authentification of the end device and/or of the user of the end device by the configuration facility and/or by a further facility connected with the configuration facility.

6. Method according to claim 5, characterized in that an identification of the network facility in the third communication network is enabled using the identifier and user identifier.

7. Method according to claim 5, characterized by an authentification of the user identifier by a comparison of the received user identifier with registered identifiers.

8. Method according to claim 1 characterized in that within the configuration of the end device an access profile for an access to the first communication network by the use of the configuration data transmitted to the end device is created.

9. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration data are transmitted to the end device as a configuration message.

10. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the identifier transmitted from the end device to the configuration facility comprises a network name.

11. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the identifier transmitted from the end device to the configuration facility comprises a network facility device number.

12. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmittal of the identifier from the end device to the configuration facility via the second communication network is achieved by a multimedia message.

13. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmittal of the identifier from the end device to the configuration facility via the second telecommunication network and/or the transmittal of the configuration data from the configuration facility to the end device via the second communication network is achieved by a secured IP connection, wherein the transmittal preferably is achieved by using a dialogue between the end device and the configuration facility via by a browser.

14. Configuration facility for configuring an end device for an access to a first wireless communication network formed by a network facility wherein the end device is connectable with the configuration facility via a second communication network and the network facility is connectable with the configuration facility via a third communication network, characterized by means to perform the method steps according to claim 1, which are performed by the configuration facility.

15. Network facility to form a wireless communication network which is connectable to a configuration facility via a further communication network, characterized by means to perform the method steps according to claim 1, which are performed by the network facility.