Automatic wireless network device configuration
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a wireless client device to connect to a secured wireless network, comprising:
- detecting at least one user input on a wireless configuration device;
in response to detecting the at least one user input, transmitting a request signal from the wireless configuration device to an access point for network connectivity settings associated with the secured wireless network;
receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point on the wireless configuration device;
generating a first confirmation signal in response to receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point;
in response to detecting the at least one user input, transmitting the network connectivity settings from the wireless configuration device to the wireless client device, the wireless client device being unconnected to and remote from the access point upon receiving the network connectivity settings; and
generating a second confirmation signal in response to transmitting the network connectivity settings to the wireless client device;
wherein generating a first confirmation signal and a second confirmation signal comprises generating at least one of a visual alert and an audible alert.
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Abstract
A portable wireless configuration device, such as a key fob, is provided which executes an application program to configure a wireless client device to connect to a secured wireless network via an access point. The wireless client device may be unconnected to and remote from the access point. A request signal is transmitted from the wireless configuration device to the access point in response to detecting a user input on the wireless configuration device. The request signal includes a request for network connectivity settings associated with the secured wireless network. The wireless configuration device receives and then stores the network connectivity settings from the access point. The wireless configuration device then transmits the settings to the wireless client device to be configured.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a wireless client device to connect to a secured wireless network, comprising:
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detecting at least one user input on a wireless configuration device; in response to detecting the at least one user input, transmitting a request signal from the wireless configuration device to an access point for network connectivity settings associated with the secured wireless network; receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point on the wireless configuration device; generating a first confirmation signal in response to receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point; in response to detecting the at least one user input, transmitting the network connectivity settings from the wireless configuration device to the wireless client device, the wireless client device being unconnected to and remote from the access point upon receiving the network connectivity settings; and generating a second confirmation signal in response to transmitting the network connectivity settings to the wireless client device; wherein generating a first confirmation signal and a second confirmation signal comprises generating at least one of a visual alert and an audible alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for configuring a wireless client device to connect to a secured wireless network, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a request signal to an access point for network connectivity settings associated with the secured wireless network in response to detecting at least one user input and for transmitting the network connectivity settings to the wireless client device in response to detecting the at least one user input, the wireless client device being unconnected to and remote from the access point upon receiving the network connectivity settings; a receiver for receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point; a processor, in communication with the transmitter and the receiver, for executing instructions to format the request signal prior to transmission to the access point, transmit the request signal to the access point, and transmit the network connectivity settings to the wireless client device; and an alert generator, in communication with the transmitter and the receiver, for generating an alert in response to receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point and in response to transmitting the network connectivity settings to the wireless client device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions, which, when executed on a wireless configuration device, will cause the wireless configuration device to perform a method for configuring a wireless client device to connect to a secured wireless network, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one user input on the wireless configuration device; in response to detecting the at least one user input, transmitting a request signal from the wireless configuration device to an access point for network connectivity settings associated with the secured wireless network; receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point on the wireless configuration device; generating a first confirmation signal in response to receiving the network connectivity settings from the access point; storing the received network connectivity settings on the wireless configuration device; in response to detecting the at least one user input, transmitting the network connectivity settings from the wireless configuration device to the wireless client device, the wireless client device being unconnected to and remote from the access point upon receiving the network connectivity settings; and generating a second confirmation signal in response to transmitting the network connectivity settings to the wireless client device; wherein generating a first confirmation signal and a second confirmation signal comprises generating at least one of a visual alert and an audible alert. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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