PROVISIONING A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION USING AN ACCESS POINT DESIGNED WITH PUSH-BUTTON MODE OF WPS (WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP)
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning a wireless device for communication with an access point, said method comprising:
- receiving an electronic signal from an agent; and
responsive to receipt of said electronic signal, enrolling in a wireless network by communicating with an access point in accordance with a push-button mode of WPS standard, wherein said wireless network comprises said access point,wherein said agent is implemented external to both of said access point and said access point.
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Abstract
A wireless device is provisioned according to WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) push button mode. The wireless device receives an electronic signal from a provisioning agent external to the wireless device, the electronic signal indicating to the wireless device that the wireless device is to start WPS provisioning procedures. A user presses a push button on an AP to which the wireless device is to be connected. On receipt of the electronic signal, the wireless device enrolls in a wireless network, of which the AP is a part, by communicating with the access point in accordance with push button mode of WPS. The technique enables a wireless device to be provisioned without a user requiring to press any button on the wireless device.
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1. A method of provisioning a wireless device for communication with an access point, said method comprising:
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receiving an electronic signal from an agent; and responsive to receipt of said electronic signal, enrolling in a wireless network by communicating with an access point in accordance with a push-button mode of WPS standard, wherein said wireless network comprises said access point, wherein said agent is implemented external to both of said access point and said access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for provisioning a wireless device for communication with an access point, wherein execution of said one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors contained in said wireless device enables said wireless device to perform the actions of:
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receiving an electronic signal from an agent; and responsive to receipt of said electronic signal, enrolling in a wireless network by communicating with an access point in accordance with a push-button mode of WPS standard, wherein said wireless network comprises said access point, wherein said agent is implemented external to both of said access point and said access point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a provisioning agent to generate an electronic signal to command a wireless device to initiate push button mode of WPS; and a wireless device designed to; receive said electronic signal from said provisioning agent; and enroll, in response to receipt of said electronic signal, in a wireless network by communicating with an access point in accordance with a push-button mode of WPS standard, wherein said wireless network comprises said access point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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