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System, computer program product and method for managing and controlling a local network of electronic devices and reliably and securely adding an electronic device to the network

  • US 7,058,719 B2
  • Filed: 07/22/2002
  • Issued: 06/06/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of using a hand held control device to set a wireless electronic device to join a wireless local area network (LAN) comprising:

  • sending a setup request from the wireless electronic device to the hand held control device via a limited access connection, said setup request including a request to be added to the wireless LAN;

    receiving at the wireless device a data package from the hand held control device, the data package including network information necessary for the wireless device to join the wireless LAN; and

    utilizing the network information at the wireless device to establish a full access wireless connection to an access point of the wireless LAN, wherein said full access wireless connection is not provided via said hand held control device.

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