Apparatus and method for seamless commissioning of wireless devices

摘要

An apparatus is provided for commissioning a target device onto a wireless local area network (WLAN). The apparatus includes a smart wireless device. The smart wireless device has commissioning logic and a transducer. The commissioning logic is configured to format and direct transmission of one or more WLAN configuration packets that convey WLAN configuration data. The transducer is coupled to the commissioning logic, and is configured to transmit the one or more WLAN configuration packets over the transmission path to the target device, wherein the transducer is an existing component of the smart wireless device.

主权项

1. A method for commissioning a target device onto a wireless local area network (WLAN), comprising:
at the target device including a microprocessor, a plurality of wireless radios, and commissioning logic, wherein the plurality of wireless radios include a first wireless radio and a second wireless radio:
receiving from a wireless device in proximity to the target device a request to initiate a commissioning process with the target device;establishing a short-range signal transmission path with the wireless device independently of the WLAN, wherein information received at the first wireless radio of the target device is communicated from the wireless device to the target device via the short-range signal transmission path;in response to receiving the request, receiving from the wireless device via the short-range transmission path one or more WLAN configuration packets, wherein the one or more WLAN configuration packets are received at the first wireless radio, and convey WLAN configuration data associated with the WLAN according to a predetermined data format, the WLAN configuration data including at least a security passphrase for accessing the WLAN;executing an application on the target device to decode and process by the commissioning logic the one or more WLAN configuration packets and recover the WLAN configuration data; andafter receiving the WLAN configuration packets at the first wireless radio, employing via the second wireless radio the WLAN configuration data conveyed in the one or more WLAN configuration packets to enable the target device to join the WLAN.