SECURE, UNTETHERED PROVISIONING AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF WIRELESS NETWORK DEVICES

摘要

A wireless network device only installs configuration information that is wirelessly received from a provisioning device if the wireless network device successfully authenticates a security token it receives from the provisioning device. The provisioning device can obtain the security token by scanning a label associated with the wireless network device or by other methods.

主权项

1. A method for provisioning a wireless network device, comprising:
establishing a wireless communication link between the wireless network device and a provisioning device; the wireless network device receiving a security token from the provisioning device via the wireless communication link; the wireless network device authenticating the security token received via the wireless communication link; and the wireless network device storing configuration information received from the provisioning device via the wireless communication link in response to successful authentication of the security token by the wireless network device.