Configuring wireless devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a home-networking gateway and over a wired connection between the home-networking gateway and a wireless communications device, a security code from the wireless communications device;
accessing a trusted security code that is stored at the home-networking gateway;
based on the accessed trusted security code, determining if the security code received from the wireless communications device is valid;
based on a determination that the received security code is valid, using the home-networking gateway to access wireless configuration information that is useful for configuring the wireless communications device to communicate wirelessly with the home-networking gateway; and
sending the accessed wireless configuration information from the home-networking gateway to the wireless communications device over the wired connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for the configuration of a home-networking system. Home-networking configuration information may be stored on a host system in a manner accessible to the home-networking system and migrated to a home-networking gateway or router that has not yet been configured. Wireless configuration information may be stored on a home-networking gateway or router and used to configure one or more wireless access points through the use of a physical connection, such as a wired communications pathway. One or more wireless home-networking devices may be configured based on wireless configuration information stored in a central repository on a host system or a home-networking system. The wireless configuration information may be accessible only through the use of a security code.
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Citations
42 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a home-networking gateway and over a wired connection between the home-networking gateway and a wireless communications device, a security code from the wireless communications device; accessing a trusted security code that is stored at the home-networking gateway; based on the accessed trusted security code, determining if the security code received from the wireless communications device is valid; based on a determination that the received security code is valid, using the home-networking gateway to access wireless configuration information that is useful for configuring the wireless communications device to communicate wirelessly with the home-networking gateway; and sending the accessed wireless configuration information from the home-networking gateway to the wireless communications device over the wired connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A home-networking gateway comprising:
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an input configured to enable a wired connection between the home-networking gateway and a wireless communications device and to receive, over the wired connection between the home-networking gateway and the wireless communications device, a security code from the wireless communications device; a storage component configured to store a trusted security code; means for accessing the trusted security code that is stored in the storage component; means for determining if the security code received from the wireless communications device is valid based on the accessed trusted security code; means for accessing wireless configuration information that is useful for configuring the wireless communications device to communicate wirelessly with the home-networking gateway based on a determination that the received security code is valid; and means for sending the accessed wireless configuration information from the home-networking gateway to the wireless communications device over the wired connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A storage device having embodied thereon a computer program that includes instructions that, when executed, cause a home-networking gateway to:
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receive, over a wired connection between the home-networking gateway and a wireless communications device, a security code from the wireless communications device; access a trusted security code that is stored at the home-networking gateway; based on the accessed trusted security code, determine if the security code received from the wireless communications device is valid; based on a determination that the received security code is valid, access wireless configuration information that is useful for configuring the wireless communications device to communicate wirelessly with the home-networking gateway; and send the accessed wireless configuration information from the home-networking gateway to the wireless communications device over the wired connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway.
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19. A method for transferring configuration information to a communications device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a gateway and over a physical connection between the gateway and a communications device, a communication from the communications device; in response to receiving the communication from the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device, requesting authentication information from the communications device; receiving, at the gateway and over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device, authentication information submitted by or through the communications device; in response to receiving the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device, attempting to validate the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device; based on a successful validation of the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device, accessing configuration information that is useful for configuring the communications device to communicate wirelessly with the gateway; and transferring the accessed configuration information from the gateway to the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A network gateway comprising:
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means for receiving, over a physical connection between the network gateway and a communications device, a communication from the communications device; means for requesting authentication information from the communications device in response to receiving the communication from the communications device over the physical connection between the network gateway and the communications device; means for receiving, at the gateway and over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device, authentication information submitted by or through the communications device; means for attempting to validate the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device in response to receiving the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device; means for accessing configuration information that is useful for configuring the communications device to communicate wirelessly with the gateway based on a successful validation of the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device; and means for transferring the accessed configuration information from the gateway to the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A storage device having embodied thereon a computer program that includes instructions that, when executed, cause a home-networking gateway to:
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receive, at a gateway and over a physical connection between the gateway and a communications device, a communication from the communications device; in response to receiving the communication from the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device, request authentication information from the communications device; receive, at the gateway and over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device, authentication information submitted by or through the communications device; in response to receiving the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device, attempt to validate the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device; based on a successful validation of the authentication information submitted by or through the communications device, access configuration information that is useful for configuring the communications device to communicate wirelessly with the gateway; and transfer the accessed configuration information from the gateway to the communications device over the physical connection between the gateway and the communications device.
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42. A method for transferring configuration information from a gateway to a communications device, the method comprising:
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establishing a communications session between a communications device and a gateway; in response to establishing the communications session between the communications device and the gateway, requesting a security code from the communications device; receiving, at the gateway, a security code from the communications device; accessing another security code that is stored at the gateway; comparing the security code received from the communications device to the accessed other security code; based on a result of comparing the security code received from the communications device to the accessed other security code, determining if the security code received from the communications device is authentic; based on a determination that the received security code is authentic, accessing configuration information that is needed in order to configure the communications device to be able to wirelessly participate in a wireless network associated with the gateway; and communicating the accessed configuration information from the gateway to the communications device.
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