System and method for configuring a network
First Claim
1. A system for configuring a network comprising:
- a network access point operable to broadcast a message to signal the presence of the network access point; and
an information handling system communicatively coupled to the network access point via a wireless transmission and including a computer-readable medium having stored thereon identifying information associated with one or more network devices communicatively coupled to the network access point, the identifying information being stored in the computer-readable medium prior to delivery to a user, and the information handling system operable to;
listen for the message to signal the presence of the network access point; and
in response to detecting the message to signal the presence of the network access point, initiating a secure communication channel with the network access point;
wherein the network access point encrypts a challenge message based on identifying information associated with the network access point and communicates the encrypted challenge message to the information handling system via the secure communication channel;
wherein the information handling system receives the encrypted challenge message from the network access point, decrypts the encrypted challenge message based on the identifying information stored on the computer-readable medium, and communicates the decrypted challenge message to the network access point;
wherein at least one of the network access point and the information handling system determines whether the information handling system is associated with the network access point; and
wherein the network access point and the information handling system cooperate to automatically configure, via the wireless transmission, network parameters for communication among the network access point, network devices and the information handling system in response to a determination that the identifying information stored on the information handling system is associated with the network access point.
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Abstract
A system and method for configuring a network are disclosed. A method may include storing identifying information associated with one or more network devices on a computer-readable medium in an information handling system prior to delivery of the information handling system to a user. The method may also include determining whether the identifying information stored on the information handling system is associated with the network access point. The method may further include automatically configuring network parameters for communication between the network access point and the information handling system in response to a determination that the identifying information stored on the information handling system is associated with the network access point.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for configuring a network comprising:
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a network access point operable to broadcast a message to signal the presence of the network access point; and an information handling system communicatively coupled to the network access point via a wireless transmission and including a computer-readable medium having stored thereon identifying information associated with one or more network devices communicatively coupled to the network access point, the identifying information being stored in the computer-readable medium prior to delivery to a user, and the information handling system operable to; listen for the message to signal the presence of the network access point; and in response to detecting the message to signal the presence of the network access point, initiating a secure communication channel with the network access point; wherein the network access point encrypts a challenge message based on identifying information associated with the network access point and communicates the encrypted challenge message to the information handling system via the secure communication channel; wherein the information handling system receives the encrypted challenge message from the network access point, decrypts the encrypted challenge message based on the identifying information stored on the computer-readable medium, and communicates the decrypted challenge message to the network access point; wherein at least one of the network access point and the information handling system determines whether the information handling system is associated with the network access point; and wherein the network access point and the information handling system cooperate to automatically configure, via the wireless transmission, network parameters for communication among the network access point, network devices and the information handling system in response to a determination that the identifying information stored on the information handling system is associated with the network access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for configuring a network comprising:
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storing identifying information associated with one or more network devices on a computer-readable medium in an information handling system prior to delivery of the information handling system to a user; listening for a message to signal the presence of a network access point; initiating, in response to the message to signal the presence of the network access point, a secure communication channel with the network access point; receiving an encrypted challenge message at the information handling system from a network access point; decrypting the encrypted challenge message based on the identifying information stored on the computer-readable medium; communicating the decrypted challenge message to the network access point; and automatically configuring, via a wireless transmission, network parameters for communication among the network access point, network devices and the information handling system in response to the message indicating that the decrypted challenge message matches the challenge message communicated by the network access point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information handling system, comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and having data stored thereon prior to delivery to a user, the data including; identifying information associated with one or more network devices; and a program of instructions operable to; listen for a message to signal the presence of a network access point; and in response to the message to signal the presence of the network access point, initiate a secure communication channel between the information handling system and the network access point; receive an encrypted challenge message at the information handling system from the network access point; decrypt the encrypted challenge message based on the identifying information stored on the computer-readable medium; communicate the decrypted challenge message to the network access point; and automatically configure, via a wireless transmission, network parameters for communication among the network access point, network devices and the information handling system in response to the message indicating that the decrypted challenge message matches the challenge message communicated by the network access point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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