NETWORK SETUP FOR LIMITED USER INTERFACE DEVICES

摘要

Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems establish a wireless connection between a full-feature device and a limited user interface (UI) device to enable the full-feature device to transmit, and the limited UI device to receive, network setup information for the limited UI device to utilize in connecting to a wireless access point. For example, the transmission and receipt of network setup information include establishing a secure connection between the limited UI device and the full-feature device to configure the limited UI device as a wireless local area network client using the display and input capabilities of the separate full-feature device.

主权项

1. A limited user interface (UI) device, comprising:
a network interface; and a processing device coupled to the network interface and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the limited UI device to:
enter a network setup mode to enable a secure wireless connection with a full-feature device;establish the secure wireless connection with the full-feature device, wherein establishing the secure wireless connection includes the full-feature device using an encryption key to communicate with the first limited UI device and the limited UI device using the encryption key to authenticate the full-feature device;receive, from the wirelessly-connected full-feature device, network setup information to enable the limited UI device to establish a wireless connection to a network access point; andestablish the wireless connection to the network access point using the received network setup information.